
Birds of Belize
Princeton University Press
Published on 25. April 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-691-22072-7 (ISBN)
Description
A state-of-the-art illustrated field guide to the birds of Belize
Belize is one of the world's premier birding destinations, home to a marvelous array of tropical birds and beautiful habitats ranging from verdant rain forests and extensive wetlands to rolling pine savannas and the country's famed barrier reef. Birds of Belize is the essential illustrated pocket guide to this birder's paradise. It covers all regularly occurring bird species found in the region and features facing-page plates and text that make field identification easy. Concise species accounts describe everything from size and distribution to voice, habitat, and status. This compact guide also features progressive taxonomy and a wealth of color range maps.
Covers more than 500 species of birds found in Belize
Includes 116 superb color plates
Features concise species accounts, facing-page plates and text, and up-to-date range maps
Its compact size and field-friendly layout make it the ideal travel companion for any birder
Belize is one of the world's premier birding destinations, home to a marvelous array of tropical birds and beautiful habitats ranging from verdant rain forests and extensive wetlands to rolling pine savannas and the country's famed barrier reef. Birds of Belize is the essential illustrated pocket guide to this birder's paradise. It covers all regularly occurring bird species found in the region and features facing-page plates and text that make field identification easy. Concise species accounts describe everything from size and distribution to voice, habitat, and status. This compact guide also features progressive taxonomy and a wealth of color range maps.
Covers more than 500 species of birds found in Belize
Includes 116 superb color plates
Features concise species accounts, facing-page plates and text, and up-to-date range maps
Its compact size and field-friendly layout make it the ideal travel companion for any birder
Reviews / Votes
"A typical good modern birding field guide with distribution maps, concise text including helpful identification notes, and illustrations all on the same page. This all makes it a very easy field guide to use."---Chris Lotz, Birding Ecotours "[Birds of Belize] is a first rate guide, user-friendly and very portable. If a trip to Belize is in your future, don't leave home without it!"---David M. Gascoigne, Travels With Birds "This book is a MUST have for anyone birding Belize!"---Ian Paulsen, The Birdbooker ReportMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New Jersey
United States
Product notice
Flexible plastic/vinyl cover
Illustrations
600 Maps
Dimensions
Height: 205 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
622 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-691-22072-7 (9780691220727)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

Steve N. G. Howell | Dale Dyer
Birds of Belize
E-Book
04/2023
1st Edition
Princeton University Press
€33.99
Available for download
Persons
Steve N. G. Howell is an international bird tour leader with WINGS and is one of the world's leading authorities on the birds of Mexico and Central America. His books include Oceanic Birds of the World (Princeton). Dale Dyer is an acclaimed bird illustrator and a field associate at the American Museum of Natural History. His books include Birds of Central America (Princeton).