Acorn Woodpecker predicted distribution

The California Avian Data Center has created a mapping tool to assist land managers and scientists in California. California's terrestrial ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to future changes in the global climate, including increased temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, and changes in human infrastructure and development. Information on the potential effects of climate change on bird communities can help guide effective conservation and informed land management decisions. CADC and its partners are using climate models and multi-source bird data networked for the first time thanks to the Avian Knowledge Network to predict current and future species distributions for over 80 species. These California Partners in Flight (CalPIF) focal species represent the major habitat types found within California including riparian, oak woodland, scrub, conifer, and grassland. Currently, 60 species available for viewing, organized into 5 different habitat types.