Ecology

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The EcoChart is a pie chart showing the relative likelihood of observing particular other species commonly observed near Carduelis psaltria. Likelhood considers both the frequency with which Carduelis psaltria is observed at all locations where it has been reported, and the number of observations of all other species at each of those locations. A species that is common where Carduelis psaltria is common will have a higher score than if only one of these species is common at that location.
The Top Species lists enumerate those species most commonly observed near Carduelis psaltria.
While the chart, lists, and wheel are empirically based on observations, observations favor some phyla over others. Typically Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa, and Arthropods are more common in the field than in our records.
In the section Characteristics of Habitat, we make some habitat inferences based on the known habitat preferences of those species most commonly associated with Carduelis psaltria.

Species Most Often Observed near Carduelis psaltria

EcoChart

Top Species

These species are those which most commonly occur in our observation database near Carduelis psaltria. Observations favor some phyla over others. Typically Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa, and Arthropods are more common in the field than in our records.

Top Birds

Top Mammals

Top Amphibians

Top Fish

Top Arthropods

Top Plants

Top Other

Characteristics of Habitat

Range and Population:

This species has a large range, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 3,900,000 km². It has a large global population estimated to be 3,100,000 individuals (Rich et al. 2003). Global population trends have not been quantified, but the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e. declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations). For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern.[1]
Countries:Native:
Belize; Canada; Colombia; Costa Rica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Haiti; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Peru; United States; Venezuela

Introduced (regionally extinct):
Cuba

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Ecology Notes:

List of Habitats:3.5Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 3.7Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude 14.6Artificial/Terrestrial - Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

In sections below, we make some habitat inferences based on the known habitat preferences of those species most commonly associated with Carduelis psaltria.

Zone:

alpine, montane, subtropics, temperate.

Vegetation:

alpine meadows, boreal forest, coniferous forests, croplands, cultivated areas, deciduous woods and forests, desert, desert scrub, disturbed sites, fence rows, fields, forest edges, forests, gardens, grasslands, hardwood forests, mature forests, meadows, mesic forest, montane forests, open forests, pasture, pine forests, rain forest, shrubby vegetation, thickets, tropical forest, tundra grassland.

Terrain:

flood plains, hillsides, mountain slopes, pastureland, roadsides, rock outcrops, sand dunes, scree, streamsides, urban areas, valleys.

Soil and Rock:

clay, loam, sandy areas, sandy soil.

Water in Area:

along rivers, bays, bogs, brackish water, coral reef, ditches, dry areas, estuaries, flood plains, lagoon, lakes, marshes, mesic areas, pelagic, ponds, rivers, saltwater, shores, stream banks, streams, swamps, swampy areas.

Slopes in Area:

hillsides, rocky slopes.