Paper | 412 pp.
Guide with description, status and distribution, habits, range and notes. 48 color plates. (2nd Edition)
This is the first paperback version of the second edition of the popular A Guide to the Birds of Panama. In the second edition, published in 1989, the authors expanded information on the birds of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras: approximately 200 new species were added to the material in the 1976 edition. Over 300 additional species, some of them Panamanian, were illustrated. Sixteen new plates were added, and three of the original plates were replaced by improved versions. Throughout the book changes were made to accommodate the explosion in knowledge of the birds of Panama and nearby areas and of neotropical birds in general. The basic sequence and systematics of the AOU 1983 Check-list were adopted. Also included in the revised edition was expanded and updated information on birdfinding in Panama, prepared with the assistance of two of Panama's best resident birders. The book also contains a special section outlining developments in Panama ornithology and conservation. "A sophisticated treatment of one of the world's richest avifaunas."--The Quarterly Review of Biology

2nd Edition, Revised and Expanded
A Neotropical Companion is of unparalleled value to tourists, students, and scientists alike. It is an extraordinarily readable introduction to the American tropics, the lands of Central and South America, their remarkable rain forests and other ecosystems, and the creatures that live there.
Well illustrated and beautifully written, it contains a wealth of information, explanations, and curious facts about the region's natural history. Kricher outlines the region's ecology, pharmacology, evolutionary theory, anthropology, climatology, ornithology, and conservation, with lots of personal stories to bring it all to life.

502 p., 16 color plates, 46 halftones, 51 line drawings, 64 tables. 8-1/2 x 11 1996
Four of the world's leading ornithologists and ardent conservationists have produced this unique synthesis of the ecological information on all 4,037 species of birds found from Mexico south to Tierra del Fuego. In tables that cover more than 300 pages and include much of their own unpublished data, the authors summarize details on 40 key ecological parameters for each bird species. Additional data and further analyses are provided for migratory species.

Because bird communities are good indicators of habitat type and condition, and because extensive bird surveys can be done quickly, bird communities are critical to rapid evaluations of an ecosystem's biological value and integrity. The authors analyze the bird species of major habitats from a conservation perspective, and develop specific guidelines to illustrate how governments, conservation organizations, and wildlife managers can use this ecological information to anchor conservation strategies on sound biological reality.

Laminated Fold-out guide of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies, insects. (NO birds)

200 species of these tropical flowers. Color photos of each.
Heliconia, large tropical flowers native to Central and South America and some islands of the South Pacific, have become favorite horticultural subjects throughout the world. Fully illustrated with color photographs that capture the reds, yellows, greens, and pinks of long-lasting heliconia blooms, this field guide is the definitive source for easy and efficient identification of 200 species, varieties, hybrids and cultivars of the genus Heliconia.Botanical and horticultural names are given for each species, along with blooming time, habitat, and geographic distribution.

Keys to all orchid genera in the region, 240 color photos and 229 line drawings. (Hard)