num_pages: 255
description: Traveling with ornithologists John O'Neill and Ted Parker on two separate expeditions into the Peruvian rain forest, Don Stap gives a firsthand account of the gritty realities and unexpected triumphs of fieldwork in the South American jungle. He describes the thrill of discovering previously unknown species of birds--and the sobering realization that "progress" is fast destroying both habitat and inhabitants in the rain forest.
language: English
title: A Parrot Without a Name: The Search for the Last Unknown Birds on Earth
titlecomplete: A Parrot Without a Name: The Search for the Last Unknown Birds on Earth
genres: Travel, Natural History, Birds, Nature, Nonfiction, Ornithology
ratings_count: 99
publisher: University of Texas Press