The northern bobwhite is an iconic species of the southeastern United States. Southern rangelands are considered important for nearly one third of the range-wide population of northern bobwhites. Across southern rangelands bobwhites have experienced a long-term (since 1970) average decline of 92% with the current short-term (2004-2014) decline average of 6.3%. Loss of grasslands through conversion to non-native monotypic species and unmanaged savannas becoming closed canopy woodlands have contributed to the decline of northern bobwhites. Recent efforts which have established native grasses and forbs to large landscapes and thinning and burning of pine stands resulting in re-establishing herbaceous ground cover, have resulted in increased bobwhite populations along with a suite of other grassland and scrub birds. Efforts are underway in both grasslands and pine savannas to expand on current successes.
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