Princeton University Press
Raptors of Mexico and Central America
Key Metrics
- William S Clark
- Princeton University Press
- Hardcover
- 9780691116495
- 10.3 X 6.9 X 1 inches
- 2.3 pounds
- Nature > Birdwatching Guides
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
The essential field guide to the raptors of Mexico and Central America
Raptors 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 America
- Features 32 color plates and hundreds of color photos
- Provides multiple illustrations of each species
- Depicts and describes variations in plumage by individual, morph, age, and region
- Describes behavior, food preferences, hunting strategies, vocalizations, and molt
- Covers rare and extralimital species
- Includes distribution maps and flight silhouettes
Author Bio
Bill Clark is one of the world's leading authorities on raptor identification and taxonomy. He is the author of over 100 papers and books on raptor taxonomy and distribution, including A Field Guide to the Raptors of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa (1999) and forthcoming volumes on the raptors of Mexico and Central America and the birds of prey of Africa.
With Brian Wheeler, he co-authored A Field Guide to Hawks of North America (1987, 2001) and A Photographic Guide to North American Raptors (1999). He is widely traveled, leading popular raptor tours around the world (as "Raptours"), and he is a widely sought lecturer on diurnal birds of prey.
Research Interests
Raptor migration
Raptor field identification
Molt of remiges
Raptor hybrids
Raptor taxonomy
Species of Interest:
White-tailed Hawk
Harris's Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Geranoaetus albicaudatus
Source: GlobalRaptors.org
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