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Digital Distribution Maps of the Birds of the Western Hemisphere Introduction 
Habitat for birds and other animals is disappearing quickly from the Earth's surface. Conservationists are in a race against time to protect remaining habitat to stem the loss of biodiversity. Critical to these conservation efforts is focusing on-the-ground actions on the places where threatened species are found. To aid conservationists in determining where these species occur, NatureServe formed part of a consortium of conservation organizations that joined forces to develop a digital library of the distributions of the birds and mammals of the Western Hemisphere. The goal of the project was to make these maps easily accessible to conservation planners and other interested users. The data presented here represents an updated version of major product of this collaboration—a digital map library of the distributions of the birds of the Western Hemisphere, now covering 4,273 species. The maps are annotated to indicate sources, migratory status, historic versus current ranges, origin (native or introduced) and taxonomic decisions. The migratory status indications are particularly detailed, distinguishing where birds are permanent residents, breeding residents, non-breeding residents, or passage migrants. These maps are presented as a free resource for conservationists, researchers, and the general public. To view the map for each species, visit our InfoNatura website, search for the species you are interested in, and click on "Range Map." To download the map files in ArcView format, see below. The map files can be viewed using ESRI ArcExplorer software, which can be downloaded for free from ESRI's website. Please contact ESRI, not NatureServe, for any support needs related to the software.
Download ArcView files for birds organized by family: Download the Entire Database
Birds Part 1 (Struthioniformes - Phoenicopteriformes), 147M Request for Images NatureServe is also in the process of posting images of all birds of the Western Hemisphere on its conservation information portals: NatureServe Explorer and InfoNatura. These images would be freely downloadable for noncommercial (e.g., educational) uses. Any for-profit uses or publication rights would be referred back to the contributing photographer. See examples of 300 fish images posted on NatureServe Explorer (e.g., search on Cottus baileyi and click on camera icon or comprehensive report icon). We have entered into an agreement with VIREO (Visual Resources for Ornithology) to post thumbnails images of images for 2000 birds occurring in Latin American that will link to images posted on their web site. The downloadable list represents other Western Hemisphere bird species whose images are still needed. Please contact animal_images@natureserve.org if you are interested in contributing images of any of these species to NatureServe Explorer and InfoNatura. Citation and Acknowledgements Citation of this data compilation is as follows: Ridgely, R. S., T. F. Allnutt, T. Brooks, D. K. McNicol, D. W. Mehlman, B. E. Young, and J. R. Zook. 2007. Digital Distribution Maps of the Birds of the Western Hemisphere, version 3.0. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia, USA. All products that make use of these data (produced in any media, including but not limited to publications, databases, theses, websites, and oral presentations) should acknowledge the data contributors in the following manner: "Data provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Robert Ridgely, James Zook, The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International - CABS, World Wildlife Fund - US, and Environment Canada - WILDSPACE." For additional detailed information about citing and using these data, see the original Project Description. Copyright Notice Compilation ©2007 NatureServe. All Rights Reserved. |
 
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