Birds of Two Worlds:

Saving Songbirds With Your Coffee Cup

L. Elliot

Birds of Two Worlds

Lang Elliot

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Wood Thrush

Breeding Bird Survey Results

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Olive-sided Flycatcher

Canada Warbler

R. Royse

R. Royse

Forest Birds in Decline

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Marie Read

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Lang Elliot

Cerulean Warbler

R. Royse

Other Forest Birds in Decline

Lang Elliot

Kentucky Warbler

Threats on the Wintering Threats on the Wintering GroundsGrounds

Large breeding range

Small wintering range

Tropical DeforestationTropical Deforestation

1967

1990

Southern Mexico

In southern Mexico, In southern Mexico, young Wood Thrush young Wood Thrush cannot compete for cannot compete for forest-interior forest-interior territories territories

Living in forest edges Living in forest edges or scrub decreases or scrub decreases winter survival winter survival

Losing OutLosing Out

Losing OutLosing Out

In Mexico most young In Mexico most young Hooded Warblers live Hooded Warblers live as desperate as desperate “wanderers” because “wanderers” because there is not enough there is not enough forestforest

In Jamaica young American In Jamaica young American Redstarts, and females, are Redstarts, and females, are forced into dry scrub, forced into dry scrub, where there is little foodwhere there is little food

Saving Forest Biodiversity with Shade Coffee

“Bird Friendly” certified shade coffeefarms resemble a natural rainforest

Marie Read

Baltimore Oriole

Marie Read

R. Royse

Magnolia Warbler

Scarlet Tanager

Coffee - before harvest

Traditional Shade Coffee:

Partial Shade Coffee:

Sun Coffee:

Sun CoffeeSun Coffee

2 million acres of 2 million acres of shade coffee have shade coffee have been converted to sun been converted to sun coffee in recent coffee in recent decadesdecades

40% of coffee 40% of coffee production in Latin production in Latin America is now sun America is now sun growngrown

Unsustainable for the Unsustainable for the farmer and the farmer and the environmentenvironment

Sun Coffee

Migratory Songbirds & Shade Migratory Songbirds & Shade CoffeeCoffee

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Be Certain, Buy Certified

““Bird Friendly” is the Gold Bird Friendly” is the Gold Standard for Shade CoffeeStandard for Shade Coffee

Heavy Shade Coffee

Partial Shade

Sun Coffee

Birds & “Bird Friendly” Birds & “Bird Friendly” CoffeeCoffee

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Butterflies and “Bird Friendly” Butterflies and “Bird Friendly” CoffeeCoffee

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Dangers of Pesticides

100% “Bird Friendly” 100% “Bird Friendly” Certified Shade GrownCertified Shade Grown

Certified Fair TradeCertified Fair Trade

Certified 100% USDA Certified 100% USDA OrganicOrganic

Coffee with a Conscience

Where to Buy “Bird Where to Buy “Bird Friendly” CoffeeFriendly” Coffee

Check the SMBC web site for a coffee shop or distributor near you!

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