Birds of Tropical America: A Watcher's Introduction to Behavior, Breeding and Diversity
by Hilty, Steven L.Normally: $4.98


Format: Paperback
Release Date: 1/1/1994
Status: Out of print
Code: 10151
Condition: New
Product Details
Steven Hilty has led birding tours to the American Tropics for over three decades. By providing answers to the hundreds of questions asked by participants of these expeditions, Hilty has produced a natural history of the bird life of the New World Tropics that is at once practical, accurate and as endlessly fascinating as the species whose lives it reveals.
REVIEWS:
"Birds of Tropical America offers a comprehensive look into the lives of some of the most fascinating birds in the world. The book will entertain and educate the amateur birder and professional ornithologist alike and would be a valuable addition to libraries at home and university." - Condor
"Hilty, who has led birding expeditions to Central and South America and the Caribbean, supplies not a field guide to species identification but rather a natural history of tropical birds. He writes about tropical diversity, nesting habits, the structure of a rain forest bird community, biogeography, Andean genealogy, bird migration within the tropics, bird color and patterns, seed dispersal, foraging techniques, courtship rituals, and song patterns. This is a fascinating book for enthusiastic birders and stay-at-home naturalists alike." - Booklist
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ISBN: 9781881527565
Publisher: Chapters Pub Ltd
Year of Publication: 1994
Page Count: 304
Shipping Weight: 1.25 lb