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Tables of Contents for The Ecotraveller's Wildlife Guide Peru
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
ix
Preface
xiii
Ecotourism: Travel for the Environmentally Concerned
1
9
What Ecotourism Is and Why It's Important
1
1
How Ecotourism Helps; Ecotravel Ethics
2
2
Peru: Environmental Threats and Conservation
4
6
Peru: Geography and Habitats
10
26
Geography and Climate
10
3
Vegetation Patterns
13
4
Major Habitats and Common Plant Species
17
15
Environmental Close-up 1: Why is Farming so Difficult in the Tropics?
32
4
Parks and Reserves: Brief Descriptions
36
8
Peru's Parks and Reserves
36
2
Tropical Dry Forest (TDF)
38
1
Coastal Desert Lowlands (CDL)
38
1
West Slope Vertiente and Lomas (WSV)
39
1
Highlands and Puna (HAP)
39
2
Eastern Slope of the Andes (ESA)
41
1
Amazon Lowlands (AMA)
42
2
How to Use This Book: Ecology and Natural History
44
9
What is Natural History?
44
1
What is Ecology and What Are Ecological Interactions?
44
2
How to Use This Book
46
7
Information in the Family Profiles
46
4
Information in the Color Plate Sections
50
3
Amphibians
53
19
Introduction
53
1
General Characteristics and Classification of Amphibians
54
2
Seeing Amphibians in Peru
56
1
Family Profiles
56
13
Toads
56
3
Rainfrogs
59
3
Treefrogs
62
3
Poison-dart Frogs
65
2
Other Frogs
67
2
Environmental Close-up 2: Frog Population Declines
69
3
Reptiles
72
23
Introduction
72
1
General Characteristics and Classification of Reptiles
72
3
Seeing Reptiles in Peru
75
1
Family Profiles
75
17
Crocodilians
75
2
Turtles
77
3
Colubrids: Your Regular, Everyday Snakes
80
2
Dangerous Snakes and Boas
82
4
Geckos
86
1
Iguanas and Relatives
87
2
Other Lizards
89
3
Environmental Close-up 3: Endemism and High Species Diversity: Why Peru
92
3
Birds
95
88
Introduction
96
1
General Characteristics and Classification of Birds
97
1
Features of Tropical Birds
98
1
Seeing Birds in Peru
99
1
Family Profiles
100
77
Penguin
100
2
Tubenose Birds
102
2
Pelican Allies and Flamingos
104
2
Gulls and Terns
106
2
Herons and Egrets
108
2
Marsh and Stream Birds
110
3
Ducks
113
1
Shorebirds
114
3
Tinamous and Rhea
117
2
Guans and Trumpeter
119
2
Vultures
121
2
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
123
1
Falcons and Osprey
124
2
Pigeons and Doves
126
2
Parrots
128
3
Cuckoos and Anis
131
2
Owls and Oilbird
133
2
Nightjars and Potoo
135
2
Swifts and Swallows
137
2
Hummingbirds
139
4
Trogons
143
1
Kingfishers
144
2
Jacamars and Puffbirds
146
1
Motmots
147
2
Toucans and Barbets
149
1
Woodpeckers
150
2
Woodcreepers
152
1
Ovenbirds
153
1
Antbirds
154
2
Manakins
156
2
Cotingas
158
2
American Flycatchers
160
2
Jays
162
1
Wrens and Dipper
163
3
Thrushes and Mockingbirds
166
1
Wood Warblers
167
2
Flower-piercers, Conebills, and Honeycreepers
169
1
Tanagers
170
3
American Orioles and Blackbirds
173
2
Sparrows and Finches
175
2
Environmental Close-up 4: Frugivory: Animals That Eat Fruit and the Trees That Want Them To
177
6
Mammals
183
47
Introduction
183
1
General Characteristics and Classification of Mammals
184
1
Features of Tropical Mammals
185
1
Seeing Mammals in Peru
186
1
Family Profiles
187
40
Opossums
187
2
Anteaters, Sloths, and Armadillos
189
4
Bats
193
5
Primates
198
7
Carnivores
205
5
Peccaries, Deer, and Llama Relatives
210
4
Rodents and Rabbit
214
5
Manatee and Tapirs
219
2
Seals
221
1
Whales and Dolphins
222
5
Environmental Close-up 5: Of Kingfishers and Competition: Big Bills and Little Bills and How They Got That Way
227
3
Insects and Other Arthropods
230
19
Introduction
230
2
General Characteristics and Classification of Arthropods
232
1
Features of Tropical Arthropods
232
1
Seeing Arthropods in Peru
233
1
Order and Family Profiles
234
15
Dragonflies and Damselflies
234
1
Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Cockroaches
235
1
Termites
236
1
Cicadas and Relatives
237
1
Antlions
238
1
Beetles
238
2
Butterflies and Moths
240
3
Flies
243
1
Ants, Wasps, and Bees
243
3
Spiders
246
1
Crustaceans
247
2
References and Additional Reading
249
2
Habitat Photos
251
10
Identification Plates
261
200
WCS Conservation Work in Latin America
461
8
WCS Membership Information
469
2
Species Index
471
16
General Index
487