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Zusatztext The most important book to be published about South American birds for years. Informationen zum Autor Robin Restall is author of Munias and Mannikins (Pica Press) and is a Research Associate at the Phelps Museum in Caracas; Clemencia Rodner and Miguel Lentino work at the same museum. Klappentext This is the first comprehensive field guide dealing exclusively with the birds of Northern South America . It covers all the species, including vagrants, found in Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. More than 2,300 species are accurately illustrated with a total of nearly 6,400 images. Concise caption text appears on the plates and distribution maps appear opposite the plates. This book will not only be an indispensable guide to the visiting birder, but also a vital tool for those engaged in work to conserve and study the avifauna of this region, which is of such importance to both the indigenous species and those which pass through on migration.This book is a companion to Birds of Northern South America: An Identification Guide: Species Accounts , which forms Volume I of this set. Vorwort Volume II of a comprehensive field guide dealing exclusively with the birds of Northern South America . Zusammenfassung This authoritative book will not only be an indispensable guide to the visiting birder, but also a vital tool for those engaged in work to conserve and study the avifauna of this region, which is of such importance to both the indigenous species and those which pass through on migration. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Plates Preface Acknowledgements Introduction - Objectives of this book - Taxonomy - Nomenclature - Geographical area covered - Moult and ageing How to use this guide - Concept of the book - The species accounts - References and citations - The plates -The maps - Abbreviated information - Errors and corrections - Bird topography Plates and Maps Index Quick index to the principal groups of birds ...
