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Users are cautioned to refer back to the original cited source to assess completeness and correctness before using the information. Web updates are intermittent, not continuous, therefore some dynamic information such as legal status may not be absolutely current. According to Sam Droege of the Fish and Wildlife Office of Migratory Bird Management, the painted bunting population has dropped by 58 percent in less than 30 years. The scrubby habitat of the painted bunting is being converted to pine plantations and beach-side condominiums. Every year thousands of painted buntings are taken for Mexico's cage-bird trade.