Key Areas for Threatened Birds in the Neotropics (Birdlife Conservation Series) [Paperback]

David C. Wege (Author), Adrian J. Long (Author), Enrique H. Bucher (Foreword)

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Publication Date: October 17, 1995 | Series: Birdlife Conservation Series (Book 5)

Approximately 3,600 bird species occur in the 21 countries of mainland Central and South America, of which 290 are listed as threatened. Taking a country-by-country, site-based approach, this book documents the 596 most important areas for the conservation of these threatened birds. Introductory chapters define Key Areas and the distribution of threatened species, describe habitats, threats and conservation, and identify the gaps in our knowledge of Neotropical birds.

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Distributed in the Americas by Smithsonian Institution Press.

Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press (October 17, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560985291
• ISBN-13: 978-1560985297
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,564,723 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Key Areas for Threatened Birds in the Neotropics (Birdlife Conservation Series) (Paperback)

This book is aimed at ornithologists, biologists,conservation workers, and birders active in Mexico,Central and South America the Neotropics.

As a birder and active conservationist I purchased this to obtain information on what may be productive birding areas to visit and also to see which areas may be the most important to direct my conservation efforts. I was not disappointed in how this book satisfied either of these goals.

Chapters in the book cover a brief description of each country including physical geography and descriptions of the richness of the avifauna and endemic bird species and information about threatened species of the country. Maps and lists of Endemic Bird Areas (EBA's) and Key Areas(important sites for conservation within the EBA's) are included for each country. Each Key Area is numbered and the text contains a section describing the area, habitat status, and conservation efforts as well as all endemic and threatened species present in each area. For example in checking Ecuador you can see that many of the localities for threatened birds and Key Areas are in the south and that the area titled Buenaventura or El Oro has eight threatened species. This area is listed as unprotected but now it is partly protected by Fundacion Jocotoco.

This book is very rich in information and a good resource for anyone interested in either pursuing the best biodiverse areas for birding or protecting them through conservation. Many sections of the book refer to the latin names of species and this was the only aspect of the book that I found cumbersome and anyone that is not totally familiar with latin bird names would also.