Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Abbreviations Used in the Text Introduction Geography and Climate Vegetation Habitat Types Avifauna Using This Book Taxonomy Nomenclature Plumage and Molt Organization of the Species Accounts Bird Topography Range Maps Family And Species Accounts Tinamidae (Tinamous) Podicipedidae (Grebes) Procellariidae (Shearwaters) Phaethontidae (Tropicbirds) Sulidae (Boobies and Gannets) Pelecanidae (Pelicans) Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) Anhingidae (Darters) Fregatidae (Frigatebirds) Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) Threskiornithidae (Ibises and Spoonbills) Ciconiidae (Storks) Cathartidae (New World Vultures) Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos) Anatidae (Ducks and Geese) Accipitridae (Hawks, Kites, and Eagles) Falconidae (Caracaras and Falcons) Cracidae (Curassows and Guans) Phasianidae (Turkeys, Grouse, Pheasants, and Others) Odontophoridae (New World Quail) Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) Heliornithidae (Sungrebes) Aramidae (Limpkin) Charadriidae (Plovers) Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers) Recurvirostridae (Stilts and Avocets) Jacanidae (Jacanas) Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Phalaropes) Laridae (Skuas, Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers) Columbidae (Pigeons and Doves) Psittacidae (Parrots) Cuculidae (Cuckoos and Anis) Tytonidae (Barn Owls) Strigidae (Typical Owls) Caprimulgidae (Nighthawks and Nightjars) Nyctibiidae (Potoos) Apodidae (Swifts) Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) Trogonidae (Trogons) Momotidae (Motmots) Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) Bucconidae (Puftbirds) Galbulidae (Jacamars) Ramphastidae (Toucans) Picidae (Woodpeckers) Furnariidae (Ovenbirds) Dendrocolaptidae (Woodcreepers) Thamnophilidae (Antbirds) Formicariidae (Antthrushes) Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers) Cotingidae (Cotingas) Pipridae (Manakins) Vireonidae (Vireos) Corvidae (Jays, Crows, and Magpies) Hirundinidae (Swallows) Troglodytidae (Wrens) Sylviidae (Old World Warblers, Gnatcatchers, and Gnatwrens) Turdidae (Thrushes) Mimidae (Thrashers) Motacillidae (Pipits and Wagtails) Bombycillidae (Waxwings) Parulidae (Wood-Warblers) Coerebidae (Bananaquit) Thraupidae (Tanagers) Emberizidae (Seedeaters and Sparrows) Cardinalidae (Saltators, Grosbeaks, and Buntings) Icteridae (Blackbirds) Fringillidae (Finches) Passeridae (Old World Sparrows) References Range Maps Index

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H. Lee Jones is an experienced environmental consultant and research biologist who lives in Punta Gorda, Belize. His previous publications include the Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Belize. He also serves as a regional editor for North American Birds and writes a quarterly column on seasonal bird records in Central America.

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