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Zusatztext Gives excellent coverage of the birds of mainland and insular Chile, its Antarctic territory and its surrounding seas. Informationen zum Autor Daniel E. Martínez Pina has devoted his life to both ornithology and illustration. A birder since his early childhood, he has travelled all over his home country of Chile. Daniel is the co-author and illustrator of many books on the birds of this spectacular slice of South America. Gonzalo E. González Cifuentes is an author and tour leader based in Santiago, Chile. He is the author of Aves de Chile , published in English by Helm as Birds of Chile. A birder from the age of 13, he has been guiding since 1999 and is a partner in Birding Chile, a Chilean company specialising in Birding and Nature Tours. Gonzalo has worked in environmental consulting, mainly in the extreme north of Chile, and has published some papers about Chilean birds. He’s currently one of the Associate Editors of the Revista Chilena de Ornitologia ( Chilean Journal of Ornithology ). Klappentext The definitive guide to the birds of Chile. With its diverse range of habitats, Chile is one of the top birding destinations in South America and supports an interesting range of breeding and visiting birds, including the Chilean Tinamou, Juan Fernandez Firecrown and a number of other endemic species.This comprehensive field guide covers all of the species recorded in Chile, including vagrants; all are illustrated in superb detail, and feature every major plumage variation. Concise species accounts describe key identification features, status, range, habitat and voice, and accurate distribution maps are also provided for every species.Together, these elements make this the essential field guide to the birds of this fascinating and beautiful region. Vorwort The definitive guide to the birds of Chile. Zusammenfassung The definitive guide to the birds of Chile. With its diverse range of habitats, Chile is one of the top birding destinations in South America and supports an interesting range of breeding and visiting birds, including the Chilean Tinamou, Juan Fernandez Firecrown and a number of other endemic species.This comprehensive field guide covers all of the species recorded in Chile, including vagrants; all are illustrated in superb detail, and feature every major plumage variation. Concise species accounts describe key identification features, status, range, habitat and voice, and accurate distribution maps are also provided for every species.Together, these elements make this the essential field guide to the birds of this fascinating and beautiful region. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction Species Accounts and Plates (1-89) Extreme Vagrants Appendices Checklist of the Birds of Chile Index Quick Index to the Main Groups of Birds ...
