The Birds of Panama: A Field Guide [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Angehr, George R.;

Published by A Zona Tropical Publication from Comstock Publising Associates, a division of Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York, 2010

About this Item

As new condition color illustrated softcover wraps. Includes Dedication; Map of Panama; Introduction; Anatomical Features; Adult Vultures and Raptors in Flight; Acknowledgments; Appendix: Additional Species; Glossary; Checklist of the Birds of Panama; Index of Common and Scientific Names; and About the Author and Illustrator. Profusely illustrated with color drawings and maps. "This user-friendly and portable identification guide features: Large color illustrations of more than 900 species; the first range maps published that show the distribution of Panama's birds; concise text that describes field marks for identification, as well as habitat, behavior, and vocalizations; range maps and species accounts that face illustration pages; North American migrants, seabirds, and illustrations of female and juvenile plumage variations; and up-to-date species list for the country." - from the rear outer cover. "This ambitious new guide is surely the most user-friendly neo-tropical bird guide to date. With excellent illustrations of every species (including migrants from the north), up-to-date range maps alongside the illustrations, and clear and concise text, it should be a very welcome addition to any traveler's library." - David Sibley, Sibley Guides. "Panama at last has a handy field guide that is tightly focused on identification of its birds. Excellent distribution maps and the concise texts of George R. Angehr, along with Robert Dean's precise artwork on facing pages, enable birders and conservation biologists alike to confidently identify the many and diverse species in Panama's fabulous avifauna." - Bret Whitney, Field Guides Incorporated. "A much-needed guide to one of the richest and most interesting avifauna in the New World. I can't wait to get back to Panama with it in my pack." - Paul R. Ehrlich, author of The Birder's Handbook.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Birds of Panama: A Field Guide [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]
• Publisher: A Zona Tropical Publication from Comstock Publising Associates, a division of Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Dean, Robert
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New