A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America
Steve N. G. Howell(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 1. May 1995
Book
Hardback
867 pages
978-0-19-854013-7 (ISBN)
Description
This field guide covers the 1070 birds species of North American, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, and western Nicaragua. More than 180 species are endemic to this region. Richly illustrated with 71 colour plates and additional black-and-white drawings, it describes the birds' appearance, voice, habitat, behaviour (including nests and eggs), and distribution. Introductory chapters give background information.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Illustrations
numerous colour plates, line drawings, and maps, bibliography
ISBN-13
978-0-19-854013-7 (9780198540137)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Geography and bird distribution; Climate and habitat; Migration; History of ornithology in Mexico; Conservation; Birding in Mexico and northern Central America; Using this book; Taxonomy; Molt and plumage; Outline of the species accounts; Family and Species Accounts; Appendices on extinct species, hypothetical occurrence, birds of Pacific Islands and Caribbean Islands, and additional species of eastern Honduras.