Habitat Pradera (35)
Prairies were one of the ecologically richest landscapes on earth but are now one of the most globally impacted and threatened biomes.Across the world, less than two percent have been permanently conserved. Numerous species and ecological functions have been dramatically reduced and are imperiled.American Prairie aims t...
Cowboys sometimes called these owls 'howdy birds,' because they seemed to nod in greeting from the entrances to their burrows in prairie-dog towns. Colorful fiction once held that owls, prairie-dogs, and rattlesnakes would all live in the same burrow at once. A long-legged owl of open country, often active by day, the B...
Pollinator welfare is a recognized research and policy target, and urban greenspaces have been identified as important habitats. Yet, landscape-scale habitat fragmentation and greenspace management practices may limit a city's conservation potential. We examined how landscape configuration, composit

Greater Prairie-Chicken Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
p Few performances in the bird world are more memorable than the dawn display of Greater Prairie-Chickens at their booming ground, or lek the traditional spot where males dance, call, and try to impress females with their vigor. When displaying, the males erect earlike plumes on the head and blow up bright orange air s...
Características de la pradera Se conoce como pradera a toda extensión de gran terreno donde predominan las hierbas, pastos y flores. La pradera es un bioma que está ubicado entre el clima boscoso y el desértico, en donde las precipitaciones no son muy cotidianas , sin embargo se hace presencia de una gran fauna y vegeta...