Birds of Central America : : Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama / / Dale Dyer, Andrew Vallely.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2018 English
• VerfasserIn: Vallely, Andrew,; Dyer, Dale,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Field Guides ; 136
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (584 p.)

The first comprehensive field guide to the birds of Central AmericaBirds of Central America is the first comprehensive field guide to the avifauna of the entire region, including Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Handy and compact, the book presents text and illustrations for nearly 1,200 resident and migrant species, and information on all rare vagrants. Two hundred sixty detailed plates on convenient facing-page spreads depict differing ages and sexes for each species, with a special focus on geographic variation. The guide also contains up-to-date range maps and concise notes on distribution, habitat, behavior, and voice. An introduction provides a brief overview of the region's landscape, climate, and biogeography.The culmination of more than a decade of research and field experience, Birds of Central America is an indispensable resource for all those interested in the bird life of this part of the world.Detailed information on the entire avifauna of Central America260 beautiful color platesRange maps, text, and illustrations presented on convenient facing-page spreadsUp-to-date notes on distribution supported by an extensive bibliographySpecial focus on geographic variation of bird species

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- Abbreviations -- TINAMOUS Tinamidae -- WHISTLING-DUCKS, GOOSE, AND DUCKS Anatidae -- DUCKS Anatidae -- GREBES Podicipedidae -- CHACALACAS AND GUAN Cracidae -- GUANS Cracidae -- CURASSOW Cracidae -- TURKEY Phasianidae -- WOOD-PATRIDGE AND QUAIL Odontophoridae -- WOOD-QUAIL Odontophoridae -- QUAIL Odontophoridae -- PIGEONS Columbidae -- PIGEON AND DOVES Columbidae -- DOVES Columbidae -- QUAIL-DOVES Columbidae -- CUCKOOS Cuculidae -- CUCKOOS AND ANIS Cuculidae -- CUCKOOS, GROUND-CUCKOOS, AND ROADRUNNER Cuculidae -- NIGHTHAWKS Caprimulgidae -- PAURAQUE AND NIGHTJARS Caprimulgidae -- POORWILLS AND NIGHTJARS Caprimulgidae -- NIGHTJARS Caprimulgidae -- POTOOS Nyctibiidae -- OILBIRD Steatornithidae -- SWIFTS Apodidae -- JACOBIN, SICKLEBILL, AND HERMITS Trochilidae -- HERMITS AND LANCEBILL Trochilidae -- VIOLETEARS, BRILLIANT, AND PUFFLEG Trochilidae -- HUMMINGBIRDS, FAIRY, AND MANGOS Trochilidae -- THORNTAIL, COQUETTES, AND HUMMINGBIRDS Trochilidae -- STARTHROATS AND HUMMINGBIRDS Trochilidae -- HUMMINGBIRDS Trochilidae -- HUMMINGBIRDS, WOODSTARS, AND SHEARTAIL Trochilidae -- HUMMINGBIRDS Trochilidae -- EMERALDS, HUMMINGBIRD, AND SABREWINGS Trochilidae -- SABREWING, PLUMELETEERS, AND WOODNYMPH Trochilidae -- EMERALDS, SNOWCAP, AND HUMMINGBIRDS Trochilidae -- HUMMINGBIRDS Trochilidae -- GOLDENTAIL AND HUMMINGBIRDS Trochilidae -- HUMMINGBIRDS Trochilidae -- CRAKES AND RAIL Rallidae -- RAILS Rallidae -- WOOD-RAILS Rallidae -- CRAKES AND RAIL Rallidae -- GALLINULES AND COOT Rallidae -- SUNGGREBE Heliornithidae -- LIMPKIN Aramidae -- SUNBITTERN Eurypygidae -- JACANAS Jacanidae -- THICK-KNEE Burhinidae -- STILT AND AVOCET Recurvirostridae -- OYSTERCATCHER Haematopodidae -- LAPWING AND PLOVERS Charadriidae -- PLOVERS Charadriidae -- WHIMBREL, CURLEW, SANDPIPER, AND GODWITS Scolopacidae -- SANDPIPER, YELLOWLEGS, AND WILLET Scolopacidae -- SANDPIPER, TATTLER, TURNSTONE AND SURFBIRD Scolopacidae -- SANDPIPERS Scolopacidae -- SANDPIPERS, RUFF, AND SNIPE Scolopacidae -- DOWITCHERS AND PHALAROPES Scolopacidae -- JAEGERS AND SKUA Stercorariidae -- GULLS Laridae -- TERNS Laridae -- TERNS AND SKIMMER Laridae -- TERNS Laridae -- ALBATROSS Diomedeidae -- SHEARWATERS Procellariidae -- STORM-PETRELS Hydrobatidae -- TROPICBIRDS Phaethontidae -- FRIGATEBIRDS Fregatidae -- CORMORANTS Phalacrocoracidae -- ANHINGA Anhingidae -- BOOBIES Sulidae -- PELICANS Pelecanidae -- BITTERNS Ardeidae -- TIGER-HERONS Ardeidae -- EGRET AND HERONS Ardeidae -- HERONS Ardeidae -- IBISES Threskiornithidae -- SPOONBILL Threskiornithidae -- FLAMINGO Phoenicopteridae -- JABIRU AND STORK Ciconiidae -- VULTURES Cathartidae -- OSPREY Pandionida -- KITES Accipitridae -- KITES AND HARRIES Accipitridae -- KITES AND CRANE HAWK Accipitridae -- HAWKS Accipitridae -- BLACK HAWKS AND SOLITARY EAGLE Accipitridae -- HAWKS Accipitridae -- EAGLES Accipitridae -- HAWK-EAGLES Accipitridae -- BARN OWL Tytonidae -- OWLS Strigidae -- SCREECH-OWLS Strigidae -- OWLS Strigidae -- PYGMY-OWLS Strigidae -- TROGONS Trogonidae -- QUETZALS Trogonidae -- KINGSFISHERS Alcedinidae -- MOTMOTS Momotidae -- JACAMARS Galbulidae -- NUNLET AND PUFFBIRD Bucconidae -- PUFFBIRDS AND MONKLET Bucconidae -- NUNBIRD Bucconidae -- BARBETS Capitonidae -- BARBET Semnornithidae -- TOUCANS AND ARACARIS Ramphastidae -- TOUCANS Ramphastidae -- PICULET AND WOODPECKERS Picidae -- WOODPECKERS Picidae -- FOREST-FALCONS Falconidae -- LAUGHING FALCON AND CARACARAS Falconidae -- FALCONS Falconidae -- MACAWS Psittacidae -- PARAKEETS Psittacidae -- PARAKEETS AND PARROTLET Psittacidae -- PARROTLETS AND PARROTS Psittacidae -- PARROTS Psittacidae -- ANTSHRIKES Thamnophilidae -- ANTWRENS Thamnophilidae -- ANTVIREOS AND ANTBIRDS Thamnophilidae -- ANTBIRDS Thamnophilidae -- BLACK-CROWNED ANTPITTA Conopophagidae -- ANTTHRUSHES Formicariidae -- ANTPITTAS Grallariidae -- TAPACULOS Rhinocryptidae -- WOODCREEPERS Furnariidae -- SCYTHEBILLS AND WOODCREEPERS Furnariidae -- TREERUNNERS, BARBTAIL, XENOPS, AND GRAYTAIL Furnariidae -- SPINETAILS Furnariidae -- FURNARIDS Furnariidae -- FOLIAGE-GLEANERS Furnariidae -- STREAMCREEPER AND LEAFTOSSERS Furnariidae -- SAPAYOA Sapayoidae -- SPADEBILLS, PIPRITES, AND TWISTWING Tyrannidae -- FLATBIRDS AND FLYCATCHERS Tyrannidae -- TODY-FLYCATCHERS, PYGMY-TYRANT, AND BENTBILLS Tyrannidae -- PYGMY-TYRANTS AND FLYCATCHERS Tyrannidae -- TYRANNULETS Tyrannidae -- TYRANNULETS AND ELAENIAS Tyrannidae -- ELAENIAS AND FLYCATCHER Tyrannidae -- TYRANT, WATER-TYRANT, TYRANNULET, PHOEBE, AND FLYCATCHER Tyrannidae -- FLYCATECHERS Tyrannidae -- PEWEES Tyrannidae -- PEWEES AND FLYCATECHERS Tyrannidae -- FLYCATCHERS Tyrannidae -- FLYCATCHERS AND KISKADEES Tyrannidae -- CATTLE TYRANT AND KINGBIRDS Tyrannidae -- KINGBIRDS AND FLYCATCHERS Tyrannidae -- SIRYSTES AND FLYCATCHERS Tyrannidae -- FLYCATCHERS Tyrannidae -- ATTILA AND MOURNER Tyrannida -- RUFOUS PIHA Cotingidae -- MOURNER AND SCHIFFORNI Tityridae -- BECARDS Tityridae -- BECARDS AND TITYRAS Tityridae -- SHARPBILL Oxyruncidae -- COTINGAS Cotingidae -- MANAKINS Pipridae -- PEPPERSHRIKE AND SHRIKE-VIREOS Vireonidae -- GREENLETS Vireonidae -- VIREOS Vireonidae -- JAYS Corvidae -- JAYS AND RAVEN Corvidae -- MARTINS Hirundinidae -- SWALLOWS Hirundinidae -- KINGLETS Regulidae, BUSHTIT Aegithalidae, CREEPER Certhiidae -- WRENS Troglodytidae -- GNATWRENS AND GNATCATCHERS Polioptilidae -- DONACOBIUS Donacobidae -- BLUEBIRD AND SOLITAIRES Turdidae -- NIGHTINGALE-THRUSHES Turdidae -- THRUSHES Turdidae -- DIPPER Cinclidae -- WAXWING Bombycillidae -- SILKY-FLYCATCHERS Ptiliogonatidae -- MOCKINGBIRS AND CATBIRDS Mimidae -- PIPITS Motacillidae -- CHLOROPHONIAS AND EUPHONIA Fringillidae -- EUPHONIAS Fringillidae -- SISKINS AND GOLDFINCH Fringillidae -- GROSBEAK AND CROSSBILL Fringillidae -- HOUSE SPARROW Passeridae -- MUNIA Estrildidae -- FINCHES AND TOWHEE Passerellidae -- SPARROWS AND BRUSHFINCHES Passerellidae -- SPARROW AND GROUND-SPARROWS Passerellidae -- SPARROW AND JUNCOS Passerellidae -- SPARROWS Passerellidae -- CHLOROSPINGI Passerellidae -- MEADOWLARK, BLACKBIRDS AND BOBOLINK Icteridae -- CACIQUES Icteridae -- OROPENDOLAS Icteridae -- ORIOLES Icteridae -- BLACKBIRD AND COWBIRDS Icteridae -- BLACKBIRDS AND GRACKLES Icteridae -- WARBLERS Parulidae -- YELLOWTHROATS AND WARBLER Parulidae -- WARBLERS Parulidae -- WARBLERS, OVENBIRD, AND WATERHRUSHES Parulidae -- WARBLERS Parulidae -- DICKCOSSEL, CHATS, AND TANAGER Cardinalidae -- TANGERS Cardinalidae -- TANGERS AND ANT-TANGERS Cardinalidae -- GROSBREAKS Cardinalidae -- BUNTINGS AND GROSBEAK Cardinalidae -- CARDINAL, GROSBEAKS, AND BUNTING Cardinalidae -- SEEDEATER Cardinalidae -- FINCHES AND FLOWERPIERCERS Thraupidae -- FINCHES AND GRASSQUIT Thraupidae -- SEEDEATERS Thraupidae -- SEED-FINCHES AND GRASSQUIT Thraupidae -- SALTATORS Thraupidae -- BANANAQUIT, CONEBILL, AND DACNIS Thraupidae -- TANAGER AND HONEYCREEPERS Thraupidae -- TANAGERS Thraupidae -- DUSKY-FACED TANAGER Mitrospingidae -- Marginal, Dubious, and Hypothetical Species for Central America -- Taxonomic Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index