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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. Copyright BirdLife International. Distributed in the Americas by Smithsonian Institution Press.

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Author:   David C. Wege ,  Adrian J. Long ,  Enrique H. Bucher ,  A. J. Long
Publisher:   Smithsonian Books
Imprint:   Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Volume:   5
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.50cm
Weight:   0.595kg
ISBN:  

9781560985297

ISBN 10:   1560985291
Pages:   311
Publication Date:   17 October 1995
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Acknowledgements Chapter 3 Key Areas in Context Chapter 4 Key Areas: The Book Chapter 5 Overview Chapter 6 References Part 7 National Inventories Chapter 8 Argentina Chapter 9 Bolivia Chapter 10 Brazil Chapter 11 Chile Chapter 12 Columbia Chapter 13 Costa Rica Chapter 14 Ecuador Chapter 15 The Guianas Chapter 16 Mexico Chapter 17 North Central America Chapter 18 Panama Chapter 19 Paraguay Chapter 20 Peru Chapter 21 Uruguay Chapter 22 Venezuela Part 23 Appendices Chapter 24 1. Key Areas list by species Chapter 25 2. Distribution of Key Areas within Endemic Bird Areas Chapter 26 3.Threatened birds of Central and South America, 1994 Chapter 27 4. The new IUCN threat: categories and criteria Chapter 28 5. Important Bird Areas: categories and criteria

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David C. Wege is the Caribbean Program Direcotr at BirdLife International. Adrian J. Long is Head of Communications at BirdLife International.

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