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Cactus Wren (Bernalillo County)

Cactus Wren (Bernalillo County)

A Cactus Wren photographed in Bernalillo County, N.M.

Credit: Tom Kennedy

Curve-billed Thrasher

Curve-billed Thrasher

A Curve-billed Thrasher in Bernalillo County, N.M.

Credit: Tom Kennedy

Kofa NWR in Arizona

Kofa NWR in Arizona

University of New Mexico Professor Blair Wolf (far right) and other researchers preparing data as part of an evaporative water loss study in desert passerines.

Credit: Tom Kennedy

Curve-billed Thrasher Big-Bend, Ariz.

Curve-billed Thrasher Big-Bend, Ariz.

Curve-billed Thrasher Big-Bend, Ariz.

Credit: Tom Kennedy

Extreme temperatures threaten desert songbirds with death by dehydration

Small species lose water faster

By Steve Carr February 13, 2017

Categories: Latest News Biology Research

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