Robert S. Ridgely, a leading ornithologist and author of A Guide to the Birds of Panama and The Birds of Ecuador, is Deputy Director of World Land Trust-US. He has served on numerous conservation-related boards, and currently is especially involved with Fundación Jocotoco in Ecuador, of which he is president.

Guy Tudor, a MacArthur Fellow and well-known bird artist and naturalist, was the principal illustrator of A Guide to the Birds of Venezuela and A Guide to the Birds of Colombia.

Klappentext

'Everyone who works with South American birds, whether amateur birder of professional ornithologist, will want a copy... I hope that everyone will appreciate the tremendous amount of work that went into its completion. The authors are to be congratulated. I strongly recommend The Birds Of South America.'

Zusammenfassung
A major reference work on South American birds.

Inhalt

Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Plan of the Book Migration Conservation The Plates The Suboscines, Order Passeriformes

Ovenbirds: Furnariinae
Woodcreepers: Dendrocolaptinae
Typical Antbirds: Thamnophilidae
Ground Antbirds: Formicariidae
Gnateaters: Conopophagidae
Tapaculos: Rhinocryptidae
Tyrant Flycatchers: Tyranninae
Manakins: Piprinae
Cotingas: Cotinginae Bibliography Index to English Names Index to Scientific Names