Marvelous Spatuletail. Photo by Dubi Shapiro. Time has flown by since ABC’s 1994 founding, and we’ve grown from a small organization with a handful of staff to a team of more than 150 working with partners in 15+ countries. Here’s a hemispheric roundup highlighting a few of ABC’s many bird… Read more >>

https://youtu.be/q31iLQJXKbw As a year of celebrating ABC’s 30th anniversary comes to a close, we’re rounding up our 30 “North Stars” — species that have inspired our work, informed our research, and benefited from the conservation efforts of ABC and our many partners throughout the Western Hemisphere. Read the first part… Read more >>

https://youtu.be/gslKhfjpdzI Meet 30 bird species from across the Western Hemisphere that ABC has helped to conserve in the last three decades. In the 30 years since American Bird Conservancy was founded, we and our partner groups throughout the Western Hemisphere have conserved millions of acres and protected habitat for more… Read more >>

It’s easy for bird lovers to develop a bit of tunnel vision when it comes to male birds — after all, they tend to have brighter colors and more dazzling songs than their female counterparts. But female birds are fascinating, too, and just as deserving of our attention and admiration.… Read more >>

The Kentucky Warbler relies on conservation areas funded by ABC and Southern Wings in Guatemala. Photo by Greg Lavaty. In 2009, leaders of state fish and wildlife agencies founded a program called Southern Wings to deal with a simple fact: Birds don’t recognize state and national borders. The agencies realized… Read more >>

What do you get when you join American Bird Conservancy with Migratory Bird Joint Ventures (JVs) over a 15-year span? Improved conservation management on 9.7 million acres of U.S. bird habitat — an area almost twice the size of Massachusetts! These regional partnerships work to protect, restore, and enhance habitats,… Read more >>

In a remarkable year for the Amargosa River and Basin, the California Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) has awarded two critical grants to support the resilience and biodiversity of this unique desert ecosystem. These grants, one focused on planning and the other on implementation, represent a comprehensive approach to restoring the… Read more >>

ʻAʻo (Newell's Shearwater) on Kaua`i. Photo by Jim Denny. This past summer, a fist-sized ball of gray-and-white fluff burst out of its shell and, several months later, took flight into the salty sea sprays and cool winds of the Pacific ocean. The arrival of the ʻAʻo (Newell’s Shearwater) chick within… Read more >>

Representative flying bird silhouettes over U.S. lights at night. Bright lights can disorient birds and draw migratory birds off their natural migration routes. New model outdoor lighting policies from DarkSky International seek to reduce unnecessary lighting.Map image credit: SRSStudio/Shutterstock In an era when the world is becoming increasingly aware of… Read more >>

To prevent the extinction of the Gray-breasted Parakeet in northeastern Brazil, ABC has supported our partner Aquasisʼ installation of nest boxes and work to prevent poaching. The efforts paid off in 2017 when the species was downlisted from Critically Endangered to Endangered. Photo by Fabio Nunes. This year is American… Read more >>