Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba
2nd Edition
Published on 7. November 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-3994-2192-8 (ISBN)
Description
A comprehensive field guide to the birds of Cuba.
The largest island in the Caribbean, Cuba contains a vast range of ecosystems, from scrub and grasslands to mountain ranges and coastal mangrove forests. These landscapes are home to an amazing diversity of avifauna, including 29 extant endemic species along with many other near-endemics and a large number of migratory birds, making Cuba a highly attractive destination for birders.
Revised and updated throughout, this second edition includes high-quality colour plates illustrating more than 370 species recorded in the region, with informative text on facing pages for easy reference. Written by Cuba's two leading ornithologists, the concise species accounts describe key identification features, voice, habitat and behaviour, and are accompanied by accurate colour distribution maps.
The definitive field guide to this magical birding destination, Birds of Cuba is an essential companion for any visiting birder or naturalist.
The largest island in the Caribbean, Cuba contains a vast range of ecosystems, from scrub and grasslands to mountain ranges and coastal mangrove forests. These landscapes are home to an amazing diversity of avifauna, including 29 extant endemic species along with many other near-endemics and a large number of migratory birds, making Cuba a highly attractive destination for birders.
Revised and updated throughout, this second edition includes high-quality colour plates illustrating more than 370 species recorded in the region, with informative text on facing pages for easy reference. Written by Cuba's two leading ornithologists, the concise species accounts describe key identification features, voice, habitat and behaviour, and are accompanied by accurate colour distribution maps.
The definitive field guide to this magical birding destination, Birds of Cuba is an essential companion for any visiting birder or naturalist.
Reviews / Votes
Compact and lightweight ... This book is the best option as a field guide to the country. * Birdwatch Magazine * At the start of the millennium, two of Cuba's foremost ornithologists published the country's first field guide. Twenty-five years later, Arturo Kirkconnell and Orlando H. Garrido have done it again, providing an authoritative updated edition for a new generation of birdwatchers. * Guy Kirwan, Natural History Museum * This new edition represents the best field guide for Cuban birds to date, with field marks for every species recorded, excellent illustrations, and new distribution maps. If you are planning a visit to the island, this book is a must-have. * William Suarez, Curator, National Museum of Natural History of Cuba * The first edition of Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba was groundbreaking, so it is a true pleasure to welcome this second edition. With new records and status updates, it will serve birders in Cuba for years to come. * George E. Wallace, American Bird Conservancy *More details
Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
502 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3994-2192-8 (9781399421928)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Arturo Kirkconnell is one of Cuba's leading ornithologists. The former Curator of Ornithology at the National Museum of Natural History of Cuba in Havana, his curriculum vitae includes almost 100 scientific papers on the island's birds, and he is the co-author (with Guy Kirwan and Mike Flieg) of A Birdwatchers' Guide to Cuba and (with Patricia Bradley and Yves-Jacques Rey-Millet) A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Cuba, along with two editions of the Helm field guide Birds of Cuba. Arturo has been leading birding tours in Cuba since 1988.
The late Orlando H. Garrido was a leading ornithologist who contributed more than 60 years of service to the study of natural sciences in Cuba, where he curated the birds in Havana's National Museum of Natural History. With degrees from the University of Miami and the University of Havana, Orlando was the senior author of Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba and a contributing author to Birds of the West Indies, along with the authorship of hundreds of scientific publications. A true Cuban legend, Garrido was both a respected naturalist credited with the description of more than 100 species,and a renowned tennis player, having played at Wimbledon several times in his youth.
The late Orlando H. Garrido was a leading ornithologist who contributed more than 60 years of service to the study of natural sciences in Cuba, where he curated the birds in Havana's National Museum of Natural History. With degrees from the University of Miami and the University of Havana, Orlando was the senior author of Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba and a contributing author to Birds of the West Indies, along with the authorship of hundreds of scientific publications. A true Cuban legend, Garrido was both a respected naturalist credited with the description of more than 100 species,and a renowned tennis player, having played at Wimbledon several times in his youth.
Content
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Geography
Climate
Geology
Origins of Cuban Avifauna
Vegetation and Habitats
Migration
Conservation
Where to Watch Birds in Cuba
Information for Visiting Birders
About this Field Guide
Bird Topography
Species Accounts and Illustrations
Appendix 1: Endemic Taxa in Cuba
Glossary
Bibliography
Credits
Index