{"product_id":"birds-of-tropical-america-steven-hilty-9780292706736","title":"Birds of Tropical America: A Watcher's Introduction to Behavior, Breeding, and Diversity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe guide to neotropical bird behavior that picks up where field guides leave off.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy are tropical birds like parrots and quetzals so much more colorful than those in more temperate climates? How can a vulture soaring thousands of feet above the canopy spot a dead rodent no bigger than a mouse on the rainforest floor? What permits sparrow-sized antbirds to not only survive but to thrive among relentless hordes of army ants that devour every other living thing in their path?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven Hilty has led birding tours to the American Tropics for decades. By providing answers to the hundreds of questions asked by participants of these expeditions, Hilty has produced a natural history of the bird life of the New World Tropics that is at once practical, accurate, and as endlessly fascinating as the species whose lives it reveals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBirds of Tropical America\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Chapters Publishing in 1994 and went out of print in 1997. UT Press is pleased to reissue it with a new epilogue and updated references.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Hilty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292706731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292706736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 6.30w x 0.74d","brand":"Steven Hilty","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992911675647,"sku":"9780292706736","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8019bda0-7413-4ad8-9bae-9928b9774468.jpg?v=1683321492","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/birds-of-tropical-america-steven-hilty-9780292706736","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}