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Desert songbirds increasingly at risk of dehydration

lesser goldfinch

HOT AND THIRSTY Fatal thirst may become a more frequent risk for desert birds, especially small-bodied ones like this lesser goldfinch, as climate warms.

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By Susan Milius

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