Description
Book SynopsisThis is the first comprehensive identification guide dealing exclusively with the birds of this region. It covers all the species, including vagrants, found in Ecuador,Columbia, Venezuela, Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, Trinidad and Tobago,Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.
Trade Review'A monumental work, this is among the best designed field guides I have come across. What they have achieved has already surpassed by a significant margin all other field guides in the region. This guide is in a different class and is an absolute must for anyone birding South America north of the Amazon.' Birdwatch (January 2007) 'The most important book to be published about South American birds for years.' www.birdtours.co.uk 'Truly monumental... The authors and publisher should certainly be congratulated on the production of such an attractive and valuable work, covering in admirable detail the birds of surely one of the richest avifauna in the world.' Birdwatching (May 2007) 'A significant contribution in every sense to our knowledge of Neotropical birds, this major work... raises the bar considerably for its subject matter.' Birdwatch (February 2007) 'This latest addition to field guides is superb. An excellent reference work in all ways for anyone interested in the birds of this region.' BTO News (March April 2007)
Table of ContentsList of families Preface Acknowledgements Introduction - Objectives of this book - Taxonomy - Nomenclature - Geographical area covered - Moult and ageing How to use this book: - Concept of the book - The species accounts References and citations The plates The maps Abbreviated information Errors and corrections Bird topography Climate, vegetation and habitats - Glossary of habitats Avifauna of Northern South America Migration - Nearctic migrants - Austral migrants - Intra-topical migrants Conservation The Species Accounts
A Discography of Northern South American bird voices by Shaun Peters Glossary Organisations Bibliography
