Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Passeriformes > Parulidae > Helmitheros > Helmitheros vermivorumHelmitheros vermivorum (Worm-eating Warbler)Synonyms: Helmitheros vermivorus; Motacilla vermivora The worm-eating warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum) is a small New World warbler that breeds in the Eastern United States and migrates to southern Mexico and Central America for the winter. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 9.37998 EDGE Score: 2.33988 |
Adult Weight [1] | 14 grams | Birth Weight [3] | 1.7 grams | | Breeding Habitat [2] | Temperate eastern forests | Wintering Geography [2] | Caribbean | Wintering Habitat [2] | Tropical evergreen forests, Tropical dry forests | | Diet [4] | Carnivore (Invertebrates) | Diet - Invertibrates [4] | 100 % | Forages - Mid-High [4] | 70 % | Forages - Understory [4] | 30 % | | Clutch Size [6] | 5 | Clutches / Year [5] | 1 | Fledging [1] | 11 days | Global Population (2017 est.) [2] | 860,000 | Incubation [5] | 13 days | Maximum Longevity [5] | 8 years | Migration [7] | Intercontinental | | Female Maturity [5] | 1 year | Male Maturity [5] | 1 year |
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Name |
Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land Use |
Allegheny Highlands forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Atlantic coastal pine barrens |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Bahamian pine mosaic |
Bahamas |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Belizean pine forests |
Belize |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Bermuda subtropical conifer forests |
United Kingdom |
Nearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Caribbean shrublands |
France, United Kingdom, Dominica, St. Lucia, Netherlands |
Neotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Central American Atlantic moist forests |
Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Central American dry forests |
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Central American montane forests |
Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Central American pine-oak forests |
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Central forest-grasslands transition |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Central tall grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Central U.S. hardwood forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Chiapas Depression dry forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Chiapas montane forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Chimalapas montane forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Chocó-Darién moist forests |
Colombia, Panama |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Costa Rican seasonal moist forests |
Costa Rica |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Cuban cactus scrub |
Cuba |
Neotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Cuban dry forests |
Cuba |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Cuban moist forests |
Cuba |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Cuban pine forests |
Cuba |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Cuban wetlands |
Cuba |
Neotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Enriquillo wetlands |
Haiti, Dominican Republic |
Neotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Flint Hills tall grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Hispaniolan dry forests |
Haiti, Dominican Republic |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Hispaniolan pine forests |
Haiti, Dominican Republic |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Isthmian-Atlantic moist forests |
Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Isthmian-Pacific moist forests |
Costa Rica, Panama |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Jamaican dry forests |
Jamaica |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Jamaican moist forests |
Jamaica |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Leeward Islands moist forests |
St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua & Barbuda |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Lesser Antillean dry forests |
Grenada, St. Lucia |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Miskito pine forests |
Honduras, Nicaragua |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Mississippi lowland forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Motagua Valley thornscrub |
Guatemala |
Neotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Northeastern coastal forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Oaxacan montane forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Ozark Mountain forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Panamanian dry forests |
Panama |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Pantanos de Centla |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Petén-Veracruz moist forests |
Mexico, Guatemala, Belize |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Piney Woods forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Puerto Rican moist forests |
United States |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Sierra de los Tuxtlas |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Sierra Madre de Chiapas moist forest |
Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Sierra Madre de Oaxaca pine-oak forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Sierra Madre Oriental pine-oak forests |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Southeastern conifer forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Southern Great Lakes forests |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Southern Pacific dry forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Talamancan montane forests |
Costa Rica, Panama |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Tamaulipan mezquital |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Veracruz dry forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Veracruz moist forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Veracruz montane forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Western Gulf Coastal grasslands |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Windward Islands moist forests |
Martinique, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Yucatán dry forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Yucatán moist forests |
Mexico, Guatemala, Belize |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park |
II |
175430 |
Cuba |
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Antietam National Battlefield |
III |
3263 |
Maryland, United States |
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Assateague Island National Seashore |
II |
8621 |
Maryland, United States |
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Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve |
VI |
358906 |
Mexico |
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Big Bend Biosphere Reserve National Park |
II |
815561 |
Texas, United States |
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Big Cypress National Preserve |
V |
732120 |
Florida, United States |
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Big Thicket Biosphere Reserve National Park |
II |
616880 |
Texas, United States |
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Biscayne National Park |
II |
11085 |
Florida, United States |
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Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
4842 |
Georgia, United States |
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Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
19192 |
Maryland, United States |
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Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
16363 |
Delaware, United States |
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Buenavista Wetland Reserve |
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778949 |
Cuba |
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Cabrillo National Monument |
V |
149 |
California, United States |
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Canaveral National Seashore |
II |
9090 |
Florida, United States |
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Cape Cod National Seashore |
II |
21724 |
Massachusetts, United States |
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore |
II |
21476 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
8964 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park |
II |
15448 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve |
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310228 |
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, United States |
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Catoctin Mountain Park National Park |
II |
5994 |
Maryland, United States |
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Central Gulf Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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40530 |
United States |
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Central Plains Biosphere Reserve |
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15345 |
United States |
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Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area |
V |
7622 |
Georgia, United States |
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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Hist. Park National Historical Park |
V |
19586 |
Maryland, District of Columbia, United States |
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Chickasaw National Recreation Area |
V |
7025 |
Oklahoma, United States |
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Chiquibul Forest Reserve |
VI |
148670 |
Belize |
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Ciénaga de Zapata National Park |
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1606900 |
Cuba |
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Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary |
IV |
122962 |
Belize |
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Colonial National Historic Park National Historical Park |
V |
9316 |
Virginia, United States |
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Columbia River Forest Reserve |
VI |
149053 |
Belize |
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Congaree Swamp National Park |
II |
6095 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Cordillera Volcanica Central Forest Reserve |
VI |
150571 |
Costa Rica |
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Cumberland Island National Seashore |
II |
20629 |
Georgia, United States |
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park |
II |
24907 |
Ohio, United States |
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Dinosaur National Monument |
III |
203307 |
Colorado, Utah, United States |
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Edwin S. George Reserve |
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1297 |
Michigan, United States |
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Farallon National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
352 |
California, United States |
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Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
66133 |
Arkansas, United States |
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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary |
IV |
2387149 |
Florida, United States |
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Fort Matanzas National Monument |
III |
269 |
Florida, United States |
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Fort Pulaski National Monument |
V |
4213 |
Georgia, United States |
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Gateway National Recreation Area |
V |
1807 |
New Jersey, United States |
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George WA Carver National Monument |
V |
210 |
Missouri, United States |
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Gettysburg National Military Park |
V |
3560 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area |
V |
1087901 |
Arizona, Utah, United States |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
II |
515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Guadalupe Mountains National Park |
II |
46114 |
Texas, United States |
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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park |
VI |
715 |
West Virginia, United States |
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Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site |
III |
861 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Horseshoe Bend National Military Park |
V |
1926 |
Alabama, United States |
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Hot Springs National Park |
II |
5740 |
Arkansas, United States |
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
II |
8272 |
Indiana, United States |
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Jean Lafitte National Hist. Park & Preserve National Historical Park |
II |
17686 |
Louisiana, United States |
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La Amistad International Park National Park |
II |
541617 |
Panama, Costa Rica |
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La Selva Biological Station Protective Zone |
VI |
6052 |
Costa Rica |
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Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
28351 |
Louisiana, United States |
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Lake Mead National Recreation Area |
V |
670229 |
Arizona, Nevada, United States |
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Land Between the Lakes Biosphere Reserve |
V |
166264 |
Kentucky, Tennessee, United States |
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Lanphere-Christensen Dunes Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve |
Ia |
471 |
California, United States |
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Little River National Wildlife Refuge |
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Oklahoma, United States |
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Long Point Biosphere Reserve |
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100325 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Luquillo Biosphere Reserve |
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8617 |
Puerto Rico, United States |
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Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve (Natn'l Park) National Park |
II |
51235 |
Kentucky, United States |
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Maya Multiple Use Area |
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1156412 |
Guatemala |
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Montecristo National Park |
IV |
9237 |
El Salvador |
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Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve |
VI |
814711 |
Chiapas, Mexico |
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Morristown National Historical Park |
VI |
1677 |
New Jersey, United States |
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New River Gorge National River National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway |
V |
55591 |
West Virginia, United States |
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Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve |
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470167 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Oak Ridge National Environmental Research Park |
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20001 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Obed Wild and Scenic River National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway |
V |
5268 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Ocmulgee National Monument |
V |
693 |
Georgia, United States |
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Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
38256 |
Florida, United States |
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Ozark National Scenic Riverways National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway |
V |
54621 |
Missouri, United States |
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Padre Island National Seashore |
II |
42068 |
Texas, United States |
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Parque Nacional Henri Pittier National Park |
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218030 |
Venezuela |
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Pico Mogote Ecological Reserve |
II |
3698 |
Cuba |
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Point Pelee National Park |
II |
5764 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Point Reyes National Seashore |
II |
27068 |
California, United States |
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Prince William Forest Park |
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19378 |
District of Columbia, United States |
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Rara Avis Rainforest Reserve |
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3163 |
Costa Rica |
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Reserva de la Biosfera de Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve |
VI |
1312618 |
Mexico |
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Rock Creek Park |
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District of Columbia, United States |
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Rocky Mountain Biosphere Reserve |
II |
239938 |
Colorado, United States |
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Rondeau Provincial Park |
II |
5035 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area |
V |
38440 |
California, United States |
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Sarstoon Temash National Park |
II |
42082 |
Belize |
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Seaflower Marine Protected Area |
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15125514 |
Colombia |
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Sevilleta LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research |
IV |
228335 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Shenandoah National Park |
II |
108221 |
Virginia, United States |
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South Atlantic Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
|
20317 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
|
37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Tawas Point State Park |
|
183 |
Michigan, United States |
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Tikal National Park |
II |
142943 |
Guatemala |
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Tuabaquey - Limones Ecological Reserve |
II |
4859 |
Cuba |
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Valley Forge National Historical Park |
VI |
3509 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Vicksburg National Military Park |
V |
1651 |
Mississippi, United States |
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Virgin Islands Biosphere Reserve |
|
15148 |
Virgin Islands, United States |
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Virginia Coast Biosphere Reserve |
|
33386 |
Virginia, United States |
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Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
26618 |
Alabama, United States |
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Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
Caribbean Islands |
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks And Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands - British, Virgin Islands - U.S. |
No |
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Madrean Pine-Oak Woodlands |
Mexico, United States |
No |
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Mesoamerica |
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama |
No |
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Tumbes-Choco-Magdalena |
Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru |
No |
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