Birds of Ecuador

Birds of Ecuador er en omfattende guide til den varierte og endemisk rike avifaunaen til dette biologiske mangfoldets hotspot. Den erstatter de forrige to-volum Helm guidene til landet (2001).

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Produktnummer: 819068 Kategori:
Utgivelsesår: 2018-03
Antall sider: 656
Fotos – illustrasjoner: 291 f-pl
Innbinding: Heftet
ISBN: 9781408105337
Språk: Engelsk
Serie: Helm Field Guides
Forlag: Helm
Forfatter: Juan F. Freile

The definitive field guide to the rich avifauna of Ecuador.

This up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the birds of mainland Ecuador is a valuable resource for anyone exploring the mountains, forests and wetlands of this incredibly bird-rich country. With thousands of beautiful and detailed paintings, accompanied by concise descriptions and accurate maps, this is an indispensable guide to bird identification in Ecuador.

It covers every species and most subspecies recorded in Ecuador, including migrants and vagrants, with accurate and up-to-date distribution maps. There are also 291 colour plates included, which illustrate more than 1,630 species, with text on facing pages for quick and easy reference. Concise text provides an overview of the species’ identification, voice, habits, habitats, range, distribution and status.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements

Introduction
How to use this book
Geography and Climate: an overview
Bird Diversity Patterns
Conservation
Bird Topography

Plates and Species Accounts
Appendix 1: Potential Species List
Appendix 2: Checklist of the Birds of Ecuador
References
Index

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