Raptors of Mexico and Central America /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Clark, William S.
Imprint:	Princeton University Press, 2017.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Birds of prey -- Mexico -- Identification. Birds of prey -- Central America -- Identification. Birds of prey -- Mexico -- Guidebooks. Birds of prey -- Central America -- Guidebooks. Birds of prey. Central America. Mexico. Field guides. Guidebooks. Guidebooks.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11549033

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ISBN:	1400885078 9781400885077 0691116490 0691116504 9780691116495
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-302) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	The essential field guide to the raptors of Mexico and Central AmericaRaptors are among the most challenging birds to identify in the field due to their bewildering variability of plumage, flight silhouettes, and behavior. Raptors of Mexico and Central America is the first illustrated guide to the region's 69 species of raptors, including vagrants. It features 32 stunning color plates and 213 color photos, and a distribution map for each regularly occurring species. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, age-related plumages, status and distribution, subspecies, molt, habitats, behaviors, potential confusion species, and more.Raptors of Mexico and Central America is the essential field guide to this difficult bird group and the ideal travel companion for anyone visiting this region of the world.Covers all 69 species of raptors found in Mexico and Central AmericaFeatures 32 color plates and hundreds of color photosProvides multiple illustrations of each speciesDepicts and describes variations in plumage by individual, morph, age, and regionDescribes behavior, food preferences, hunting strategies, vocalizations, and moltCovers rare and extralimital speciesIncludes distribution maps and flight silhouettes.
Other form:	Original 0691116490 9780691116495

Table of Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; List of Plates ; Foreword ; Acknowledgments ; INTRODUCTION ; How to Use This Guide ; Raptor Glossary ; PLATES ; SPECIES ACCOUNTS ; NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartiformes ; Black Vulture ; Turkey Vulture ; Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture ; California Condor.
King Vulture OSPREY: Pandioninae ; Osprey ; FAMILY: Accipitridae ; Gray-headed Kite ; Hook-billed Kite ; Swallow-tailed Kite ; Pearl Kite ; White-tailed Kite ; Snail Kite ; Slender-billed Kite ; Double-toothed Kite ; Mississippi Kite ; Plumbeous Kite ; Bald Eagle.
Black-collared Hawk Northern Harrier ; Long-winged Harrier ; Gray-bellied Hawk ; Tiny Hawk ; Sharp-shinned Hawk ; White-breasted Hawk ; Cooper's Hawk ; Bicolored Hawk ; Northern Goshawk ; Crane Hawk ; Plumbeous Hawk ; Savannah Hawk ; Common Black Hawk ; Great Black Hawk.
Solitary Eagle Barred Hawk ; Roadside Hawk ; Harris's Hawk ; White-tailed Hawk ; White Hawk ; Semiplumbeous Hawk ; Gray Hawk ; Gray-lined Hawk ; Red-shouldered Hawk ; Broad-winged Hawk ; Short-tailed Hawk ; Swainson's Hawk ; Zone-tailed Hawk ; Red-tailed Hawk.
Harlan's Hawk Ferruginous Hawk ; Rough-legged Hawk ; Crested Eagle ; Harpy Eagle ; Golden Eagle ; Black Hawk-Eagle ; Ornate Hawk-Eagle ; Black and White Eagle ; FALCONIDS: Falconidae ; Laughing Falcon ; Barred Forest-Falcon ; Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon.

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