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Ornithology
Central and South America

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Birds of Chile (Princeton Field Guides)
Birds of Chile (Princeton Field Guides)
by Alvaro Jaramillo
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This is the essential new field guide to the birds of Chile. Representing a great diversity of habitats, from the Andes in the north down to the tundra and sub-Antarctic rainforest of Tierra del Fuego in the far south, Chile is the breeding ground or... (read more)

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Birds of Southern South America and Antarctica (Princeton Illustrated Checklists)
Birds of Southern South America and Antarctica (Princeton Illustrated Checklists)
by Martin Rodolfo De La Pena
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South America, though home to about one-third of the world's bird species and twice as many endemic families of birds as any other continent, has the world's sparsest population of birdwatchers. Birds of Southern South America and Antarctica illustrates... (read more)

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Birds of Chile (Princeton Field Guides)
Birds of Chile (Princeton Field Guides)
by Alvaro Jaramillo
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This is the essential new field guide to the birds of Chile. Representing a great diversity of habitats, from the Andes in the north down to the tundra and sub-Antarctic rainforest of Tierra del Fuego in the far south, Chile is the breeding ground or... (read more)

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A Field Guide to Mexican Birds: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador (Peterson Field Guides)
A Field Guide to Mexican Birds: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador (Peterson Field Guides)
by Roger Tory Peterson
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With more than 700 color paintings arranged by families for quick comparison of similar species, and with detailed information on range, habitat, size, and voice, this field guide describes and illustrates 1,038 species of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and... (read more)

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Birds in Brazil: A Natural History
Birds in Brazil: A Natural History
by Helmut Sick
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Here is a substantially revised and updated English-language version of the only comprehensive, scientific treatment of Brazil's 1635 bird species. Written by the then dean of Brazilian ornithologists and published in Brazil in 1985, it not only lists... (read more)

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The Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide
The Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide
by Richard Garrigues
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Featuring detailed descriptions and illustrations of more than 850 resident and neotropical migrant bird species found in Costa Rica, this portable field guide is ideal for both the novice and experienced birder. Includes 166 original, full-color plates,... (read more)

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A Guide To the Birds of Panama
A Guide To the Birds of Panama
by Robert S. Ridgely
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This is the first paperback version of the second edition of the popular A Guide to the Birds of Panama. In the second edition, published in 1989, the authors expanded information on the birds of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras: approximately 200 new... (read more)

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A Guide to the Birds of Venezuela
A Guide to the Birds of Venezuela
by Raado De Schauensee
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The book can be thoroughly recommended; a must for anyone visiting any part of the Neotropics.... (read more)

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Corrie Herring Hooks Series #57: Birds of Belize
Corrie Herring Hooks Series #57: Birds of Belize
by H. Lee Jones
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With nearly six hundred identified species of birds--and an average of five new species discovered annually--Belize is becoming a birding hotspot for amateur and professional birders from around the globe. Thousands of birders visit the country each year... (read more)

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Birds of Mexico and Central America (Princeton Illustrated Checklists)
Birds of Mexico and Central America (Princeton Illustrated Checklists)
by Ber Van Perlo
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"Birds of Mexico and Central America" is the only field guide to illustrate and describe every species of bird in Central America from Mexico to Panama, including Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Written and... (read more)

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Priority Areas for Threatened Birds in the Neotropics
Priority Areas for Threatened Birds in the Neotropics
by D C Wege
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Approximately 3,600 bird species occur in the 21 countries of mainland Central and South America, of which 290 are listed as threatened. Taking a country-by-country, site-based approach, this book documents the 596 most important areas for the... (read more)

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The Birds of South America, Volume 2: The Suboscine Passerines
The Birds of South America, Volume 2: The Suboscine Passerines
by Robert S. Ridgely and Guy Tudor
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A land of incredible natural resources, the South American continent is rich in plant and animal species. Among birds alone, over 3,100 species are either resident or migrant. Birds are some of South America's treasures and also one of its most... (read more)

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The Birds of South America, Volume 1: The Oscine Passerines
The Birds of South America, Volume 1: The Oscine Passerines
by Robert S. Ridgely and Guy Tudor
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At a time when rapid development is devastating millions of acres of tropical habitat in South America, this record of an endangered resource becomes crucial. If the birds and other plants and animals of South America are to be saved, they must first be... (read more)

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Birds of Peru (Princeton Field Guides)
Birds of Peru (Princeton Field Guides)
by Thomas Schulenberg
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[I]f any places needed a field guide, it was Peru, second only to Columbia as the most bird-rich country in the world . . . . Now, 40 years after he first envisioned a field guide, [John] O'Neill and his principal co-authors, Tom Schulenberg and Doug... (read more)

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Birds of Tropical America: A Watcher's Introduction to Behavior, Breeding & Diversity
Birds of Tropical America: A Watcher's Introduction to Behavior, Breeding & Diversity
by Steven L Hilty
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Why are tropical birds like parrots and quetzels so much more colorful than temperate bird species? How can a vulture soaring thousands of feet above the canopy spot a dead mouse on the rain forest floor? Hilty, zoologist and leader of birding tours... (read more)

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The Imperative Call: A Naturalist's Quest in Temperate and Tropical America
The Imperative Call: A Naturalist's Quest in Temperate and Tropical America
by Alexander F. Skutch
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Field Guide To Birds of the West Indies 5TH Edition
Field Guide To Birds of the West Indies 5TH Edition
by James Bond
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Field Guide to Mexican Birds
Field Guide to Mexican Birds
by Roger Tory Peterson
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A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago
A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago
by Richard Ffrench
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-411) and index.... (read more)

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Guide To the Birds of Panama 1ST Edition
Guide To the Birds of Panama 1ST Edition
by Robert S Ridgely
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Bibliography: p. [377]-378.... (read more)

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