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Laddar... Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil: The Pantanal and Cerrado of Central Brazil (A Field Guide) (utgåvan 2010)av John A. Gwynne, Robert S. Ridgely, Guy Tudor, Martha Argel
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Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world and is one of the planet's richest places for bird diversity, especially when it comes to the number of endemic species. Brazil's Atlantic Forest region is one of the most dazzling of all. Immediately surrounding S©?o Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, this area of Brazil is also a relatively accessible area to birders from around the world. In the Birds of Brazil Field Guides, the Wildlife Conservation Society brings together a top international team to do justice to the incredible diversity of Brazilian birds. This second guide presents 927 bird species, 863 illustrated, that occur in just the southeastern Atlantic Forest biome (Mata Atl©Øntica in Portuguese). Of these species, 140 are endemic and 105 near endemic to just this region; 83 of these are threatened. Modern and compact, this field guide provides illustrations of unparalleled quality, key field marks, and regional range maps to facilitate easy recognition of all species normally occurring in this vibrant and critically important area of Brazil. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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I had considered buying a guide with all the birds of Brazil, but it would be too heavy to carry. The book I had considered was [[ASIN:0195301552 A Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil]]. However, the illustrations were so small and unclear that it would not have been worth the weight. Certainly this Wildlife Conservation Society guide is far superior in quality.
This book is new enough (2010) to cover most of the latest changes in taxonomy. Most importantly, the drawings and descriptions are clear enough to allow identification of birds and enable you to distinguish between similar species and subspecies. The drawings also include birds on the fly, as well as male, female and immature.
The drawings include Portuguese as well as English names, with the scientific name in the species description. Essential, in my view, is having the description next to the drawing of the bird. The descriptions contain appearance, habitat, behavior, and vocalizations.
Each bird description contains a range map showing range of bird breeding, boreal migrant, austral migrant, vagrant occurrence and isolated area of distribution. Tiny flags and half flags show endemic and near endemic species. Status as critically endangered, endangered, and vulnerable is also indicated.
Note: I came across a sentence in the description of the American Pygmy Kingfisher that nobody could understand: "American Pygmy is found singly and generally perches close to the surface of shallow water, and sometimes even feeds at stagnant pools; it can be confiding." p.158. Confiding???
Also, a sentence on page xii of the introduction seems odd and unnecessary: "Brazilians speak Portuguese, and are helpful, friendly, and full of fun." The Portuguese part is fine, but the remainder of the sentence seems a bit strange, to me.
To date, the "Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil: The Pantanal and Cerrado" appears to be the best field guide to buy for touring that area, as well as neighboring regions. It worked for me. ( )