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Birds of Peru (Princeton Field Guides) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Thomas S. Schulenberg, Douglas F. Stotz, Daniel F. Lane, John P. O'neill, Theodore P., Iii Parker
Creator: Antonio Brack Egg
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Category: Book
List Price: $49.50
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Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 56670
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 656
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 6 x 1.7
ISBN: 0691049157
Dewey Decimal Number: 598.0985
EAN: 9780691049151
ASIN: 0691049157
Publication Date: October 15, 2007
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Product Description
Nearly eighteen hundred different bird species--one fifth of the world's birds--have been recorded in Peru. Birds of Peru is the most complete and well-researched field guide to this rich and fascinating diversity. It illustrates every one of the 1,792 species and shows the distinct plumages of each. It includes 304 superb, high-quality color plates directly opposite concise descriptions and color distribution maps, making it much easier to use in the field than standard neotropical field guides. The detailed text discusses key identification features, status, distribution, and vocalizations for all species, and many subspecies. This field guide enables users to identify all species found in Peru, and is also useful throughout much of western South America, particularly southeastern Colombia, southern Ecuador, western Brazil, Bolivia, and northern Chile. Birds of Peru is an indispensable resource for birdwatchers, biologists, naturalists, and conservationists working or traveling in Peru and South America. - The most complete and well-researched field guide to the 1,792 species of birds found in Peru
- 304 superb, high-quality color plates directly opposite concise descriptions and full-color distribution maps for quick reference and easy identification
- Distinct plumages, subspecies, sexes, age classes, and morphs fully illustrated
- Detailed text discusses key identification features, status, distribution, and vocalizations
- Designed especially for field use-compact, portable, and user-friendly
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| Customer Reviews: Read 20 more reviews...
 A few complaints December 4, 2008
The fact that this is hard cover just makes it more difficult to carry around and a little heavier. The index is terrible on two accounts. The printing is very small and the scientific names are included with the common names. It is very difficult finding the bird in the index. Princeton would have done much better to have followed Cornell's examples of an index.
 very good, excellent! November 29, 2008
It is a very good book, because I served as stew for my field research bird as an ornithologist, I wholeheartedly recommend this guide for all fans of the birds as well as those q working with birds.
Superb field guide-great illustrations November 23, 2008
This new book is excellent and substantial. The text points out field mark details, and describes habitat preference and relative abundance. The bird illustrations (done by a team) are beautifully drawn and look like living birds, not flat representations. Plates are well laid-out and easy to scan, and text and range maps for each species are on the opposite page. Good and often entertaining vocal descriptions are included for every bird.
As a guide to an extremely diverse area this book is pretty thick, but the publisher chose to give it a hard cover, making it just a little heavy for the field. If you want a good desk reference that isn't a problem. If you want to use it in the field and don't mind modifying your book, the hard cover is easy to remove without unbinding the pages and can be covered with something lighter and waterproof (this is what I did with mine). Hopefully future editions will be soft cover.
That said, even if you aren't going to Peru in the near future, this guide will make you consider planning a trip, especially when you take a look inside at the incredible diversity of birds you can find when you go.
Birds of Peru October 16, 2008
A fantastic resource for anyone considering a birding trip to Peru.
Provides hours of great armchair birding as well as you skim through the plates and study the sometimes agonizingly subtle differences between species and sub-species.
Great distribution maps as well which would prove valuable in planning your trip.
Enjoy!
impressive resource October 13, 2008
This book is clearly an incredible achievement. The only reason I am posting a review is to point out that I'd like to see at least some birds' names in Spanish (like the Jaramillo guide for Chile). After all, there are people there too.
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