Description
Book SynopsisThe Birds of Panama will be an essential tool for the new generation of birders traveling in search of Panama's spectacular avifauna.
Trade ReviewAngehr and Dean have created an accurate, portable guide that will prove very useful to birders and casual observers wishing to savor the avian diversity of Panama.
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Table of ContentsMap of Panama
Introduction
Anatomical Features
Adult Vultures and Raptors in FlightSpecies Accounts and Illustrations
Tinamous
Ducks
Curassows, Chachalacas & Guans
Quails
Grebes
Shearwaters & Petrels
Storm-Petrels
Tropicbirds
Boobies & Gannets
Pelicans
Albatrosses
Cormorants
Darters
Frigatebirds
Herons & Egrets
Storks
Ibises & Spoonbills
New World Vultures
Hawks, Eagles & Kites
Falcons & Caracaras
Sunbittern
Rails, Gallinules & Coots
Finfoots
Limpkin
Plovers & Lapwings
Oystercatchers
Stilts & Avocats
Jacanas
Sandpipers & Allies
Gulls, Terns & Skimmers
Skuas & Jaegers
Pigeons & Doves
Parrots
Cuckoos
Barn Owls
Typical Owls
Nightjars
Potoos
Oilbird
Swifts
Hummingbirds
Trogons
Motmots
Kingfishers
Puffbirds
Jacamars
Barbets & Toucans
Woodpeckers
Ovenbirds & Woodcreepers
Typical Antbirds
Antthrushes
Gnateaters
Antpittas
Tapaculos
Broadbills
Tryant Flycatchers
Becards, Tityra & Others
Cotingas
Manakins
Vireos
Sharpbill
Crows & Jays
Swallows
Donocobins
Wrens
Dippers
Gnatwrens & Gnatcatchers
Thrushes
Mockingbirds & Allies
Pipis & Wagtails
Waxwings
Silky-flycatchers
Wood-Warblers
Tanagers
Bananaquit
Saltators
Seedeaters, Finches & Sparrows
Grosbeaks, Buntings & Allies
Old World Sparrows
New World Orioles & Blackbirds
Goldfinches & EuphoniasAcknowledgments
Appendix: Additional Species
Glossary
Checklist of the Birds of Panama
Index of Common and Scientific Names
About the Author and Illustrator
