Neotropical Owls

Paula L. Enriquez received her Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from the National University of Mexico (UNAM), her Master’s Degree in Wildlife Management from the National University of Costa Rica (UNA), and her Doctorate Degree in Animal Science from the University of British Columbia in Canada.  Her main focus has been on the ecology and conservation of terrestrial birds, especially nocturnal raptors. She has collaborated with other scientists on several projects in Southern Mexico, Veracruz, Quintana Roo and Chiapas concerning both aquatic and terrestrial birds, and has published several scientific papers and outreach papers. She has presented papers on her research in both international and national congresses, guided and supervised undergraduate and graduate students in studies of bird ecology and habitat selection, studies of hummingbirds’ distribution in different habitats, diurnal raptors ecology, and biology of endangered bird species in the highlands, and studies of owl communities in tropical natural reserves. She has several projects about the study of endangered eagles as well as other endangered avian mountain species.  Her projects have been funded by USFWS, Idea Wild, CONABIO, CONANP, and others.  Since 1996 she has been a researcher and professor in the Department of Biodiversity Conservation in El Colegio de la Frontera Sur.  She has been a recognized as a national researcher since 2010 and recently has become the Chief Editor for a Mexican Ornithologist Journal.

Chapter 1. Introduction: The Birds in the Neotropical Region.- Chapter 2. A review of systematics and taxonomy of Neotropical owls (Strigiformes).- Chapter 3. The Owls of Argentina.- Chapter 4. The Owls of Belize.- Chapter 5. The Owls of Bolivia.- Chapter 6. The Owls of Brazil.- Chapter 7. The Owl of Chile.- Chapter 8. The Owls of Costa Rica.- Chapter 9. The Owls of Colombia.- Chapter 10. The Owls of Ecuador.- Chapter 11. The Owls of El Salvador.- Chapter 12. The Owls of French Guiana.- Chapter 13. The Owls of Guatemala.- Chapter 14. The Owls of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico.- Chapter 15. The Owls of Mexico.- Chapter 16. The Owls of Nicaragua.- Chapter 17. The Owls of Panama.- Chapter 18. The Owls of Paraguay.- Chapter 19. The Owls of Suriname.- Chapter 20. The Owls of Uruguay.