Neotropical Birds of Prey: Biology and Ecology of a Forest Raptor Community
by Whitacre, David F., Editor

Format: Hardcover
Release Date: 1/1/2012
Code: 13690
Condition: New
Product Details
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.
Contents:
1. The Maya Project
2. The Maya Forest
3. Gray-headed Kite
4. Hook-billed Kite
5. Swallow-tailed Kite
6. Double-toothed Kite
7. Plumbeous Kite
8. Bicolored Hawk
9. Crane Hawk
10. White Hawk
11. Great Black Hawk
12. Roadside Hawk
13. Crested Eagle
14. Black Hawk-eagle
15. Ornate Hawk-eagle
16. Barred Forest Falcon
17. Collared Forest Falcon
18. Laughing Falcon
19. Bat Falcon
20. Orange-breasted Falcon
21. Mexican Wood Owl
22. Black-and-white Owl
23. Ecology and Conservation of Tikal's Raptor Fauna
ISBN: 9780801440793
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Year of Publication: 2012
Page Count: 412
Shipping Weight: 4.00 lb