A comprehensive field guide to the birds of Peru.
More than 1,890 species - nearly one fifth of the world's birds - have been recorded in Peru, which hosts one of the richest avifaunas of any country in the world, including a mind-boggling 113 endemics.
This field guide offers full coverage for every species that occurs in the country. 307 superb, high-quality plates include full coverage of distinct plumages, subspecific variation sexual and age variation and morphs. The facing text features concise descriptions that discuss key identification criteria, status, vocalisations and distribution, with colour distribution maps.
A landmark publication that was the product of almost 40 years of research, expeditions and study, this remarkable book remains the standard work for Peru. Authoritative yet portable and suitable for field use, it is a must-have for any ornithologist or birder visiting the country.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
The book describes, maps and illustrates them all, and is a model of high-quality illustration, concise information and clear graphics. A must for both ornitho-experts and armchair dreamers. * The Guardian * If any place needed a field guide, it was Peru, second only to Columbia as the most bird-rich country in the world. Now, 40 years after he first envisioned a field guide, John O'Neill and his principal co-authors, Tom Schulenberg and Doug Stotz, have finally completed the guide against which all others for the New World tropics will be judged. * Audubon * This book far surpasses the competition and for the first time allows identification of unfamiliar species throughout Peru using only one book. * Ibis * Rarely in the history of tropical ornithology have so many waited so long and so eagerly for a field guide to appear ... The end result of this long process is a spectacular addition to the literature on South American birds. The plates are superb, the guide is easy to use in the field, the range maps are informative and accurate, and the text is concise while still including essential information * The Auk * This book is on a trajectory to revolutionise birding in Peru and to make a monumental contribution toward environmental awareness and conservation in the country. * Cotinga * If you're lucky enough to be birding in Peru, you'd be crazy not to have this with you. * The Birder's Library *
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Verlagsgruppe
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Zielgruppe
Illustrationen
304 colour plates; colour distribution maps
Maße
Höhe: 212 mm
Breite: 149 mm
Dicke: 35 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-7136-8673-9 (9780713686739)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Thomas S. Schulenberg is a research associate at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. He was a founding editor of Neotropical Birds.
John O'Neil is a renowned ornithologist and former director of the Museum of Natural Science at Louisiana State University. O'Neill initiated, co-authored, and co-illustrated this book, which represents the culmination of his more than 40 years of fieldwork and research.
Dan Lane is a research associate at Louisiana State University. An expert on the birds of the Neotropics, he joined John O'Neill on several of his Peruvian expeditions. He remains a tour-leader and bird illustrator of note. Douglas F. Stotz is an ornithologist based at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. Theodore Parker III (1953-1993) was an American ornithologist who specialised in the Neotropics. A brilliant field birder, he tragically died in a plane crash in Ecuador in 1993.