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| Software: Poser5 |
| Model Credits: California Coastal Gnatcatcher from "Threatened, Endangered & Extinct" Songbird ReMix (DAZ) and Mosquito (DAZ) |
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It was in 1988, that the California Gnatcatcher
was found to be a different species than the Black-tailed Gnatcatcher. The
California Gnatcatcher lives in lowland costal sage shrubs from Baja
California to Ventura County on the coast of California. It lives
primarily on insects and spiders found on twigs and foliage. It builds its
nest from plant material and makes a compact cup attached to branches of
shrubs.
It was labeled a species of "special concern" in 1982 by the Audubon Society when it was still believed it was a subspecies of the Back-tailed Gnatcatcher. The northern California subspecies of the California Gnatcatcher was designated "Endangered" in 1991. The California Coastal Gnatcatcher is endangered because of urban sprawl and habitat fragmentation. The remaining birds live on coastal golf courses and housing tracts that haven't been developed yet. Although the population of this bird is less than many on the "Endangered" list and the threat of extinction is very real, it has failed to make the list because of intense and heated debate from real estate developers and some government officials.
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