Bird Habitat: Temperate Grasslands and Prairies

This episode—which is Number 64—is all about the importance of temperate grasslands as habitat for birds. When we say “temperate grasslands,” we mean those generally occurring in the middle latitudes. Temperate grasslands exist in several parts of the world. Some of them cover vast areas. Here in North America, we have the Great Plains as a “great” example. The steppes of Mongolia and the Pampas of South America are similarly vast temperate grasslands. Many, many bird species around the w...