Of the almost 360 bird species that breed in Texas, the golden-cheeked warbler is the only one that does so exclusively in the state, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Myrtle is the common Yellow-rumped in Austin, and it used to be a separate species called the Myrtle Warbler, due to the birds’ fondness for wax myrtle. The striking Audubon’s subspecies ...

The species was listed as endangered in 1990, while Texas granted the bird state protection. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a recovery plan in 1992, and the Balcones Canyonlands ...