The Birds of Ecuador Field Guide Volume II
Ridgely, Robert S. & Greenfield, Paul J.
Language: English
Published by Comstock Publishing, New York, 2001
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- Title
- The Birds of Ecuador Field Guide Volume II
- Author
- Ridgely, Robert S. & Greenfield, Paul J.
- Publisher
- Comstock Publishing, New York
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0801487218
- ISBN 13
- 9780801487217
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Seller catalogs
- Natural History
Many of us can only long to travel to exotic birding places in South America,... but Ridgely and Greenfield live the dream and generously share it with us through their exquisite writings and paintings.... In summary, this is a thorough and thoughtful production that not only provides useful and complete information, but does so in a user-friendly manner.... The decades-long wait for these volumes has been worth it!― Birders Journal
The Birds of Ecuador comprehensively treats the nearly 1600 species of birds that can be found in mainland Ecuador.
The authors describe Ecuador this way: "One of the wonders of the natural world. Nowhere else is such incredible avian diversity crammed into such a small country.... Birds are, happily, numerous in many parts of Ecuador: even the downtown parks of the big cities such as Quito and Guayaquil host their complement."
Volume I, Status, Distribution, and Taxonomy, contains:
- detailed information on the ecology, status, and distribution of all speciesintroductory chapters deal with geography, climate, and vegetationbird migration in EcuadorEcuadorian ornithologyendemic bird areas in Ecuadorand conservation
Individual species accounts treat habitat, distribution, and taxonomy.
Volume II, Field Guide, contains:
- 96 full-color plates and facing pages of descriptive texta color map of Ecuador2 line drawings of bird anatomy115 silhouette outlinesand nearly 1600 distribution maps
All species are illustrated in full color, including migrants and vagrants and visually distinctive subspecies. The text focuses on the field identification aspects of each species, including their behavior, vocalizations, and nest appearance.
The two volumes are available separately or may be purchased as a slipcased set.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Robert S. Ridgely is a world-renowned ornithologist at the Academy of Natural Sciences and the author of Birds of Panama and Birds of South America. Paul J. Greenfield has been studying and painting the birds while residing in Ecuador for 28 years. Frank B. Gill is Senior Vice President of Science for the National Audubon Society, former President of the American Ornithologists' Union, and the author of Ornithology.
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