{"id":23967,"date":"2016-03-22T12:23:59","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T16:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/?p=23967"},"modified":"2016-03-22T16:54:55","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T20:54:55","slug":"10-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-u-s-cuba-and-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-u-s-cuba-and-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Things You Might Not Know About the U.S., Cuba, and Birds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[gallery size=\"full\" ids=\"23970\"]\n\n--><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/REgret-square-Simmons.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/REgret-square-Simmons-720x510.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/REgret-square-Simmons-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/REgret-square-Simmons-1280x907.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/REgret-square-Simmons-480x340.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"The beautiful Reddish Egret breeds in both the U.S. and Cuba. It is a declining species. Photo by Phillip Simmons via Birdshare.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption>The beautiful Reddish Egret breeds in both the U.S. and Cuba. It is a declining species. <em>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/9Q92WG\">Phillip Simmons<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/groups\/birdshare\/\">Birdshare<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption>\n              <\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group sidebar-alignright sidebar-space order-bottom\"><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\" id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-a8fe3c9a-217b-40fd-b1ff-2bb76ebe2cf3\"><span class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-a8fe3c9a-217b-40fd-b1ff-2bb76ebe2cf3\" id=\"hs-cta-a8fe3c9a-217b-40fd-b1ff-2bb76ebe2cf3\"><!--[if lte IE 8]><div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div><![endif]--><a href=\"http:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/95627\/a8fe3c9a-217b-40fd-b1ff-2bb76ebe2cf3\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" id=\"hs-cta-img-a8fe3c9a-217b-40fd-b1ff-2bb76ebe2cf3\" style=\"border-width:0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/95627\/a8fe3c9a-217b-40fd-b1ff-2bb76ebe2cf3.png\"  alt=\"New self-paced course: Learn How to Identify Bird Songs, Click to Learn More\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta.load(95627, 'a8fe3c9a-217b-40fd-b1ff-2bb76ebe2cf3', {}); <\/script><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code -->\r\n<!--<span class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\" id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-394b2cc2-4447-4677-b18b-d2f2de5b57cd\">\r\n    <span class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-394b2cc2-4447-4677-b18b-d2f2de5b57cd\" id=\"hs-cta-394b2cc2-4447-4677-b18b-d2f2de5b57cd\">-->\r\n        <!--[if lte IE 8]><div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div><![endif]-->\r\n        <!--<a href=\"http:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/95627\/394b2cc2-4447-4677-b18b-d2f2de5b57cd\"  target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" id=\"hs-cta-img-394b2cc2-4447-4677-b18b-d2f2de5b57cd\" style=\"border-width:0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/95627\/394b2cc2-4447-4677-b18b-d2f2de5b57cd.png\"  alt=\"Join the Cornell Lab\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\r\n    <\/span>\r\n    <script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script>\r\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n        hbspt.cta.load(95627, '394b2cc2-4447-4677-b18b-d2f2de5b57cd', {});\r\n    <\/script>\r\n<\/span>-->\r\n<!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code -->\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>President Barack Obama is the first sitting-U.S. President to visit Cuba in 90 years. While the U.S. is just reopening diplomatic ties with the island nation due south of Florida, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology has been cooperating on scientific research and conservation projects in Cuba for over a decade. And going back 20 years, scientists and conservationists in the U.S. and Cuba have worked together to assess and protect shared natural resources, including migratory birds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/CTrogon-HOpkins.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/CTrogon-HOpkins.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/CTrogon-HOpkins-480x659.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"Cuban Trogon or Tocoro by Allan Hopkins via Birdshare\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption>The Cuban Trogon, or \"Tocoro,\" is Cuba's national bird. Check out the way the end of its tail feathers are shaped. <em>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/smJGFT\">Allan Hopkins<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/groups\/birdshare\/\">Birdshare<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption>\n              <\/figure><\/div>\n<p>Here are 10 other things you might not know about the U.S., Cuba, and birds:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The United States and Cuba share over 250 migratory bird species that fly between our countries.<\/li>\n<li>About one-third of migratory birds species protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and two-thirds of migratory birds species protected under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, migrate through or winter in Cuba.<\/li>\n<li>98% of Ospreys from the eastern United States and Canada migrate to or through Cuba (the Osprey\u2019s Spanish name in Cuba is &#8220;Guincho&#8221;).<\/li>\n<li>The spectacular Painted Bunting (or &#8220;Mariposa&#8221; in Spanish) has a dual citizenship, living in both the United States and Cuba at different times of the year.<\/li>\n<li>Eight endangered North American bird species, including the Piping Plover, have resident or wintering populations in Cuba.<\/li>\n<li>Our two countries share populations of more than 20 species of birds that breed in both nations, such as the Reddish Egret (&#8220;Garza Rojiza&#8221; in Spanish)\u2014which is protected as a declining species in our coastal ecosystems.<\/li>\n<li>Cuba has 26 endemic species that are found nowhere else in the world.<\/li>\n<li>The magnificent Cuban Trogon (or &#8220;Tocoro&#8221;) is red, white, and blue. It\u2019s Cuba\u2019s national bird.<\/li>\n<li>The Bee Hummingbird (or &#8220;Zunzuncito&#8221;) is a miracle of nature. The smallest bird in the world, it weighs less than a penny.<\/li>\n<li>The Fernandina Flicker (or &#8220;Carpintero Churroso&#8221;) is one of the world\u2019s rarest birds, found only in Cuban Palm Savanna ecosystems.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group well-gray has-lightgray-background-color has-background\">\n<h4>Cuba-U.S. Thaw Should Ease Scientific Collaborations<\/h4>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio \"><audio controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/160321CubanScience.mp3\" title=\"\"><\/audio><figcaption>Cornell Lab of Ornithology researcher Eduardo Inigo-Elias, a veteran of efforts to work with Cuban researchers, talks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/podcast\/episode\/cuba-u-s-thaw-should-ease-scientific-collaborations\/\">Scientific American host Steve Mirsky<\/a> about what improved relations between the U.S. and Cuba could mean for science and conservation.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Barack Obama is the first sitting-U.S. President to visit Cuba in 90 years. While the U.S. is just reopening diplomatic ties with the island nation due south of Florida,<a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-u-s-cuba-and-birds\/\" title=\"Read10 Things You Might Not Know About the U.S., Cuba, and Birds\">&#8230; Read more 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