Least Bell's Vireo Habitat Suitability Model for California (2019)

This habitat model was developed to identify suitable habitat for the federally-endangered least Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) across its current and historic range in California. The vireo disappeared from most of its range by the 1980s, remaining only in small populations in southern California. Habitat protection and management since the mid-1980s has led to an increase in southern California vireo populations with small numbers of birds recently expanding into the historic range. Predictions from this model will be used to focus surveys in the historic range to determine where vireos are recolonizing and to track the status and distribution of populations over time. We used the Partitioned Mahalanobis...

Categories: Data; Types: ArcGIS REST Map Service, ArcGIS Service Definition, Downloadable, Map Service; Tags: California, Least Bell's vireo, Life sciences, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Vireo bellii pusillus, All tags... Wildlife Biology, biota, endangered species, environment, geospatial analysis, habitat, landscape modeling, multivariate statistical analysis, native species, niche modeling, partitioned Mahalanobis D2, shrubland ecosystems, species distribution models, statistical analysis, wildlife, Fewer tags