Modeling broad-scale patterns of avian species richness across the Midwestern United States with measures of satellite image texture

► Image texture measures explain up to 51% of variability in avian species richness. ► Landscape composition metrics explain up to 56% variability in avian species richness. ► Landscape metrics were slightly superior to texture measures in most models. ► In forested areas, texture measures were complementary to landscape metrics. ► Texture measures performed similarly in habitats with varying vertical complexity.