Identifying Potential Current Distribution for Bendire's Thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei)

The main goal of this project was to produce a robust, defensible, and predictive model that illustrates the potential current distribution of Bendire's Thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei) and potential future range shift. Due to the important relationship with the Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre), the current distribution for this species was also modeled. The resulting datasets provide insight into the current range of each species, potential current habitat quality, and the relationship between the two species on a landscape scale. Each model was projected onto future climate change data identifying potential range shifts. Read Report.