Ebook: Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: Fully Revised and Updated Third Edition
Author: Herbert A. Raffaele, Clive Petrovic, Sergio A. Colón López, Lisa D. Yntema, José A. Salguero Faria
- Series: Princeton Field Guides, 153
- Year: 2021
- Publisher: Princeton University Press
- Language: English
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An up-to-date field guide to the birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
This portable and informative field guide describes the bird species found on Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Fully updated, the guide presents all 347 species, both naturally occurring as well as introduced, and highlights 19 endemic species found nowhere else in the world. Species are sorted by habitat to facilitate identification and extra illustrations are provided for birds similar in appearance. Facing pages conveniently juxtapose species accounts, distribution maps, and illustrations, and a section on birding hotspots pinpoints the best locations for finding specific birds. Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands will be indispensable for birders and nature enthusiasts.
- The only fully illustrated guide to feature all 347 bird species in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
- Species sorted by habitat for easier identification
- Text and illustrations on facing pages for ease of identification
- Extensive introduction covering taxonomy, migration, biogeography, and conservation
- Useful information on birding hotspots throughout the region