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Title Neotropical birds of prey : biology and ecology of a forest raptor community / edited by David F. Whitacre ; foreword by J. Peter Jenny
Published Ithaca [N.Y.] : Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press : in association with the Peregrine Fund, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 412 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Series Published in Association with the Peregrine Fund
Published in Association with the Peregrine Fund
Contents The Maya Project / David F. Whitacre and William A. Burnham -- The Maya Forest / David F. Whitacre and Mark D. Schulze -- Gray-headed kite / Russel K. Thorstrom [and others] -- Hook-billed kite / David F. Whitacre and Miguel A. Vásquez -- Swallow-tailed kite / Richard P. Gerhardt, Dawn M. Gerhardt, and Miguel A. Vásquez -- Double-toothed kite / Mark D. Schulze [and others] -- Plumbeous kite / Nathaniel E. Seavy [and others] -- Bicolored hawk / Russell K. Thorstrom -- Crane hawk / Jason Sutter -- White hawk / Gregory S. Draheim [and others] -- Great black hawk / Richard P. Gerhardt, Nathaniel E. Seavy, and Ricardo A. Madrid -- Roadside hawk / Theresa Panasci -- Crested eagle / David F. Whitacre, Juventino López, and Gregorio López -- Black hawk-eagle / David F. Whitacre [and others] -- Ornate hawk-eagle / David F. Whitacre [and others] -- Barred forest falcon / Russell K. Thorstrom -- Collared forest falcon / Russel K. Thorstrom -- Laughing falcon / Margaret N. Parker, Angel M. Enamorado, and Mario Lima -- Bat falcon / Margaret N. Parker and David F. Whitacre -- Orange-breasted falcon / Aaron J. Baker, David F. Whitacre, and Oscar A. Aguirre -- Mexican wood owl / Richard P. Gerhardt and Dawn M. Gerhardt -- Black-and-white owl / Richard P. Gerhardt [and others] -- Ecology and conservation of Tikal's raptor fauna / David F. Whitacre and William A. Burnham
Summary Until recently, surprisingly little has been known about the biology and behavior of tropical forest raptors, including such basic aspects as diets, breeding biology, habitat requirements, and population ecology, information critical to the development of conservation efforts. The Peregrine Fund conducted a significant eight-year-long research program on the raptor species, including owls, in Tikal National Park in Guatemala to learn more about Neotropical birds of prey. Impressive and unprecedented in scale, this pioneering research also involved the development of new methods for detecting, enumerating, and studying these magnificent but often elusive birds in their forest home. Beautifully illustrated with photographs of previously little-known species, the resulting book is the most important single source for information on the lowland tropical forest raptor species found in Central America. Neotropical Birds of Prey covers twenty specific species in depth, including the Ornate Hawk-Eagle, the Barred Forest-Falcon, the Bat Falcon, and the Mexican Wood Owl, offering thorough synopses of all current knowledge regarding breeding biology and behavior, diet, habitat use, and spatial needs. Contributors to this landmark work also show how the populations fit together as a community with overlapping habitat and prey needs that can put them in competition with reptiles and mammalian carnivores as well, yet differ from one another in their nesting or feeding behaviors and population dynamics. The work's substantive original data offer interesting comparisons between tropical and temperate zone species, and provide a basis for establishing conservation measures based on firsthand research. Making available for the first time new data on the biology, ecology, behavior, and conservation of the majestic owls and raptors of the New World tropics, this book will appeal to a wide ornithological readership, especially the many raptor enthusiasts around the world
Notes "Published in association with the Peregrine Fund."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-399) and index
Notes In English
Print version record
Subject Birds of prey -- Guatemala -- Parque Nacional Tikal
Birds of prey -- Ecology -- Guatemala -- Parque Nacional Tikal
NATURE -- Animals -- Birds.
NATURE -- Birdwatching Guides.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ornithology.
Birds of prey
Birds of prey -- Ecology
Rovfåglar -- Guatemala -- Parque Nacional Tikal.
Guatemala -- Parque Nacional Tikal
Form Electronic book
Author Whitacre, David F. (David Frederick), editor.
LC no. 2011046590
ISBN 0801464285
9780801464287
9780801466113 (e-book)
0801466113
9780801466113