Whether soaring or perched, diurnal birds of prey often present challenging identification problems for the bird enthusiast. Variable plumage, colour morphs, and unique individual characteristics are just some of the factors bird watchers must consider when identifying the different species. In this authoritative reference, two of the world's top experts on raptors provide an essential guide to the variations in the species, allowing for easier recognition of key identification points. All the distinguishing marks described have been exhaustively tested in a wide range of field conditions by the authors as well as the colleagues and students who have learned from them. Key Features * The only complete photographic guide to North American diurnal birds of prey * Includes all species, common and rare * Written by well-known experts/authors of the best-selling previous guide * Contains 365 photographs, each with an explanatory caption and supporting text describing all 43 species of diurnal raptors found in North America * Features 14 discussions of specific problems in practical identification * Complete set showing every plumage * Raptor I.D. problem section showing similar species side by side

A Photographic Guide to North American Raptors

Science & Math

Brian K. Wheeler

William S. Clark

Biological Sciences

Princeton University Press

This guide includes all 39 species of North American hawks and other diurnal raptors, including eagles, falcons, and vultures. Color paintings and photographs show each species in various color morphs and plumages, which are aso described in detail.

A Field Guide to Hawks: North America (Peterson Field Guide Series Vol 35)

Houghton, Mifflin Company

Raptors of Western North America--together with its companion volume, Raptors of Eastern North America--are the best and most thorough guides to North American hawks, eagles, and other raptors ever published. Abundantly illustrated with hundreds of full-color high-quality photographs, they are essential books for anyone seeking to identify these notoriously tricky-to-identify birds.
 The Wheeler Guides will help birders and biologists navigate the pitfalls of raptor identification, including raptors' often extreme variation by age and sex as well as the existence of numerous "confusion" species. The plumage section discusses more plumage variations--and in greater consistency, depth, and clarity--than any previously published guide. The text--informed by years of study and consultation with local, state, provincial, and regional experts--covers all aspects of raptor biology in an easy-to-read and consistent format. It provides the most up-to-date information available on status and distribution, taking into account the recent alteration of some species' ranges due to pesticide bans and introduction programs. The range maps--which include "city" plotting--are the most accurate and largest ever produced for North American raptors.

Raptors of Western North America: The Wheeler Guides

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A Photographic Guide to North American Raptors

A Field Guide to Hawks: North America (Peterson Field Guide Series Vol 35)

Raptors of Western North America: The Wheeler Guides