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CONSERVATION STATUS OF BIRDS OF PREY IN THE SOUTH AMERICAN TROPICS

@article{Bierregaard1998CONSERVATIONSO,
  title={CONSERVATION STATUS OF BIRDS OF PREY IN THE SOUTH AMERICAN TROPICS},
  author={R. Bierregaard},
  journal={Journal of Raptor Research},
  year={1998},
  volume={32}
}

R. Bierregaard

Published 1998

Biology

Journal of Raptor Research

--The ICBP/IUCN Red Data Book lists as Threatened or Endangered five of the 82 species of Falconiformes and one of the 32 Strigiformes that breed in tropical South America. The Whitecollared Kite (Leucopternis forbesi), an endemic of the Atlantic coastal forests of Brazil, can be added to this list. Because vast areas of South America, most notably its tropical forests, have been inadequately surveyed and few studies have been carried out on raptor species or assemblages, our knowledge of the… CONTINUE READING

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