Raptors of Mexico and Central America / / N. John Schmitt, William S. Clark.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
• VerfasserIn: Clark, William S.,; Schmitt, N. John,
• TeilnehmendeR: Kiff, Lloyd.
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 p.) :; 32 color plates. 213 color photos. 3 line illus. 64 maps.

The essential field guide to the raptors of Mexico and Central AmericaRaptors 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 AmericaFeatures 32 color plates and hundreds of color photosProvides multiple illustrations of each speciesDepicts and describes variations in plumage by individual, morph, age, and regionDescribes behavior, food preferences, hunting strategies, vocalizations, and moltCovers rare and extralimital speciesIncludes distribution maps and flight silhouettes

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- LIST OF PLATES -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PLATES -- TURKEY VULTURE AND LESSER YELLOW-HEADED VULTURE -- KING VULTURE AND BLACK VULTURE -- BALD EAGLE AND OSPREY -- GRAY-HEADED KITE AND HOOK-BILLED KITE -- SWALLOW-TAILED KITE AND WHITE-TAILED KITE -- DOUBLE-TOOTHED KITE AND PEARL KITE -- SNAIL KITE AND SLENDER-BILLED KITE -- PLUMBEOUS KITE AND MISSISSIPPI KITE -- CRANE HAWK AND NORTHERN HARRIER -- TINY HAWK, WHITE-BREASTED HAWK, AND SHARP-SHINNED HAWK -- NORTHERN GOSHAWK, COOPER'S HAWK, AND BICOLORED HAWK -- ROADSIDE HAWK, PLUMBEOUS HAWK, AND SEMIPLUMBEOUS HAWK -- WHITE HAWK AND BARRED HAWK -- SAVANNAH HAWK AND BLACK-COLLARED HAWK -- BUTEOGALLUS ADULTS -- BUTEOGALLUS IMMATURES -- GRAY-LINED HAWK, GRAY HAWK, AND RED-SHOULDERED HAWK -- SHORT-TAILED HAWK AND BROAD-WINGED HAWK -- SWAINSON'S HAWK -- WHITE-TAILED HAWK -- RED-TAILED HAWK -- ZONE-TAILED HAWK, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, AND FERRUGINOUS HAWK -- GOLDEN EAGLE AND HARRIS'S HAWK -- CRESTED EAGLE AND HARPY EAGLE -- BLACK AND WHITE EAGLE, BLACK HAWK-EAGLE, AND ORNATE HAWK-EAGLE -- LARGE CARACARAS -- LAUGHING FALCON AND YELLOW-HEADED CARACARA -- FOREST-FALCONS -- APLOMADO FALCON, AMERICAN KESTREL, AND MERLIN -- BAT FALCON AND ORANGE-BREASTED FALCON -- PRAIRIE FALCON AND PEREGRINE FALCON -- VAGRANTS AND INTRODUCED -- SPECIES ACCOUNTS -- NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartiformes -- Black Vulture -- Turkey Vulture -- Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture -- California Condor -- King Vulture -- OSPREY: Pandioninae -- Osprey -- FAMILY: Accipitridae -- Gray-headed Kite -- Hook-billed Kite -- Swallow-tailed Kite -- Pearl Kite -- White-tailed Kite -- Snail Kite -- Slender-billed Kite -- Double-toothed Kite -- Mississippi Kite -- Plumbeous Kite -- Bald Eagle -- Black-collared Hawk -- Northern Harrier -- Long-winged Harrier -- Gray-bellied Hawk -- Tiny Hawk -- Sharp-shinned Hawk -- White-breasted Hawk -- Cooper's Hawk -- Bicolored Hawk -- Northern Goshawk -- Crane Hawk -- Plumbeous Hawk -- Savannah Hawk -- Common Black Hawk -- Great Black Hawk -- Solitary Eagle -- Barred Hawk -- Roadside Hawk -- Harris's Hawk -- White-tailed Hawk -- White Hawk -- Semiplumbeous Hawk -- Gray Hawk -- Gray-lined Hawk -- Red-shouldered Hawk -- Broad-winged Hawk -- Short-tailed Hawk -- Swainson's Hawk -- Zone-tailed Hawk -- Red-tailed Hawk -- Harlan's Hawk -- Ferruginous Hawk -- Rough-legged Hawk -- Crested Eagle -- Harpy Eagle -- Golden Eagle -- Black Hawk-Eagle -- Ornate Hawk-Eagle -- Black and White Eagle -- FALCONIDS: Falconidae -- Laughing Falcon -- Barred Forest-Falcon -- Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon -- Collared Forest-Falcon -- Red-throated Caracara -- Crested Caracara -- Yellow-headed Caracara -- American Kestrel -- Merlin -- Aplomado Falcon -- Bat Falcon -- Orange-breasted Falcon -- Peregrine Falcon -- Prairie Falcon -- References -- Index