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Princeton Field Guides
Birds of the West Indies
Fully illustrated, easy to use, and completely up-to-date, Birds of the West Indies is the only field guide that covers all of the bird species known to occur in the region--including migrants and infrequently occurring forms. Each species is represented by a full description that includes identification field marks, status and range, habitat, and voice. A map showing the bird's distribution accompanies many species accounts, and plumages of all species are depicted in ninety-three beautifully rendered color plates.
Bird lovers, vacationing tourists, local residents, and "armchair travelers" will all want to own this definitive field guide to the birds of the West Indies.
Bird lovers, vacationing tourists, local residents, and "armchair travelers" will all want to own this definitive field guide to the birds of the West Indies.
216 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1920
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July 13, 2017
Does what it says on the tin. Well portable.
Short family holiday in Barbados rather than birding trip - I came across 17 species and was able to identify them all from the guide, with a little help from various online lists that narrowed down the I.D. process.
Illustrations are accurate and a good overview of regional distribution. I would probably use in conjunction with more detailed guide on a serious trip. (How do I wangle that?)
Short family holiday in Barbados rather than birding trip - I came across 17 species and was able to identify them all from the guide, with a little help from various online lists that narrowed down the I.D. process.
Illustrations are accurate and a good overview of regional distribution. I would probably use in conjunction with more detailed guide on a serious trip. (How do I wangle that?)
February 6, 2023
Used on my trip to Cuba from 23/1 - 4/2 2023 and on a previous trip to the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Puerto Rico. Not the most up to date guide to the region (the Guy Kirwan book from Lynx is probably more up to date with splits) but since I already had this, and this trip only included Cuba, focusing on the endemics, I did not see the sense in buying a new guide just for this trip. Yes, some things had been split, but that was easy enough to figure out with a checklist. All birds are pictured and briefly described, including all regular winter visitors. Including more difficult plumages of the warblers. And it is not very heavy, which is always a bonus in field guides. Worked fine for me. Now I just have to figure out if I want to get the last endemics on the lesser Antilles...
February 6, 2009
Many of Tracy's paintings are in this book.
December 21, 2015
This is my go to for birding in the Caribbean. I have used it in several countries already and it also works pretty well in south Florida.
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