Field Guide to the Birds of Chile

This field guide covers all species occurring in the country of Chile. Chile holds a great diversity of habitat types, from the Andes in the north down to the tundra and sub-Antarctic rainforest of Tierra del Fuego in the far south. Chile supports an interesting range of breeding and visiting birds, including nine species found nowhere else in the world.This guide features concise, identification-focused text positioned opposite the colour plates to allow quick and easy reference. Detailed distribution maps are provided for every species, completing the essential field guide to the birds of this spectacular and tourist-friendly country.>

About the author

Alvaro Jaramillo was born in Santiago, Chile, and raised in Toronto, Canada. He is a wildlife biologist for the Coyote Creek Riparian Station in San Jose, California. He also leads birding tours throughout North and South America, and is the author of several bird books, including Birds of Chile in the Helm Field Guides series.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Burke, Alvaro Jaramillo, Jaramillo Alvaro
• Assisted by: David Beadle (Illustration), Beadle David (Illustration), Peter Burke (Illustration)
• Publisher: Helm Christopher Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2003
• EAN: 9780713646887
• ISBN: 978-0-7136-4688-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 208 mm x 14 mm
• Series: Helm Field Guides; Helm Field Guides
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; Chile, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology, Zoology: birds (ornithology), Birds (ornithology), Wildlife: birds & birdwatching, Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest