Neotropical Migratory Birds: International Adjustment Since 1945

by John H. Rappole and Richard M. DeGraaf

Book Overview

Thrushes, warblers, vireos, and tanagers are probably the most familiar of the Neotropical migrants--birds that breed in the United States and Canada, then journey to spend the winter in the Caribbean, Mexico, or southward. But this extraordinary group actually comprises a large number of diverse species, including waterfowl, shorebirds, terns, hawks, flycatchers, and hummingbirds. In their compendious review of information on these birds, Richard...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801482658
• ISBN13: 9780801482656
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher