Conservation status of birds of prey in the South American tropics

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-27

  Bierregaard Jr , Richard O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED BIRD; RAPTOR;

SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES; FALCONIFORMES; LEUCOPTERNIS; RAPTORES; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 0031712239     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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