Ridgely and greenfield, though, granted, covers only western ecuador and not entire country, and includes much more information than fieldbook of the birds of ecuador 20. Rainforest publications has a new pocket field guide that shows the diversity of bird life and gives you a glimpse of the beautiful birds that make a living in ecuador. Birds of ecuador is a heavy book, but only marginally more than e. The text describes each bird and provides a range map. It aint my idea of a field guide, but if you can stomach it, remove the color. The sumacogaleras national park and the antisana wildlife reserve. Field guide with paul greenfield has long been the only thorough field guide. Mcmullan and navarrete, though the latter is very lightweight and can easily slide. He can show you around these lush habitats of northwestern ecuador, home to a fantastic array of birds and wildlife including a variety of antpittas, up to 30 stunning hummingbirds, and there is even a small chance of seeing a spectacled bear. The nature guides of ecuador ecuador nature guides. This book covers all the native and vagrant species of birds seen on the north american continent.
Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. About birds of ecuador worldwildzoom wildlife photo guides presents this innovative series of field guides for the birds of the tropical andes bta is the first for this region in ipad format, and an exciting new way to appreciate and learn about neotropical birds. A new light and truly pocketsized field guide for the birdrich country of ecuador. Birds and birding in ecuador ecuador explorer ecuador. Bird guides for the galapagos galapagos islands forum. Nick athanas is one of the cofounders of tropical birding, a tour company based in quito that runs worldclass birding trips all over the world. Birds of east africa is widely regarded as one of the best field guides to any region of the world. It illustrates in color all species found in the country. Juan freile and robin restalls birds of ecuador is a comprehensive guide to the varied, bounteous and endemicrich avifauna of this biodiversity hotspot, replacing the previous twovolume helm guide to the country 2001.
The publication of the master piece a field guide to the birds of ecuador. Worldtwitch new bird books and forthcoming bird books of. This itinerary with willy perez explores an area close to his heart, places where willy grew up and worked. Many of the birds depicted are difficult to do justice tothe iridescent hummingbirds, tanagers, etc. All birds ecuador field guide app ranking and store data. All of the birds of ecuador and the galapagos islands are brought together in a single volume for the first time. Field guide to the birds of galapagos by michael harris. Paul greenfield is coauthor and illustrator of the definitive birds of ecuador, a twovolume tome that birders have dutifully carried around in the field since 2001. What to do about that ginormous birds of ecuador field guide. Volume 1 contains only text which covers the birds. Juan freile has been birding throughout ecuador over the last 20 years, has published more than 80 birdrelated papers and books, and works on a wide array of environmental issues. Robin restall is an acclaimed bird artist, whose works include the magisterial birds of northern south america helm, 2006. If you get this one, youll be missing a few of the rarer species. Similarly, the fieldbook of the birds of ecuador reflects new scientific.
But if i had to have or recommend only one field guide then it would be the golden field guide to birds by robbins, bruun and zim. Kenya, tanzania, uganda, rwanda, burundi second edition terry stevenson and john fanshawe. Many of the birds in this guide are common to the habitats they live in and are easily identified. Fieldbook of the birds of ecuador shiripuno amazon lodge.
This book needs to cover the birds with half the size and weight and plates changed to the format that modern guides are following. It provides information on all the birds listed on the aba bird list. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Any argentina other temperate regions argentina tropical america belize bolivia botswana brazil other temperate regions brazil tropical america chile china. Birds of peru is an important and musthave tool for all bird enthusiasts traveling in peru, and is also useful in. Besides my emotional attachment to the book i used as a kid, it gives a good overview of all common north american species with distribution maps with each birds description to know what is in your part of the world. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. If youre seriously birding ecuador, the ridgelygreenfield birds of ecuador is tops.
You can track the performance of all birds ecuador field guide every hour of every day across different countries, categories and devices. Fieldbook of the birds of ecuador is the first book to cover both ecuador and the galapagos islands, and includes 50 mainland species not included in previous guides for ecuador. Birds of peru simplifies bird identification with an interactive smart search tool, and it makes it easy to keep track of bird sightings with an updatable life list. Fieldbook of the birds of ecuador miles mcmullan, lelis. I travel light, so when i purchased ridgeleys guide, i removed the colored plates, threehole punched them and put them in a notebook still bulkier than this new guide. The fullpage, color photos are incomparable and include insets of winter plumage. The lily of the field and the bird of the air princeton. The book called the complete birds of north america, is a book recommended to be part of any birders library. Bird guides for the galapagos galapagos islands forum tripadvisor. The lily of the field and the bird of the air reveals a less familiar but deeply appealing side of the father of existentialismunshorn of his complexity and subtlety, yet supremely approachable. It includes 20 new bird species that have been registered in ecuadorian territory to date march. This uptodate and comprehensive guide to the birds of mainland ecuador is a valuable resource for anyone exploring the mountains, forests and wetlands of this incredibly birdrich country. You can find it online, as two books, which makes it easier to haul around, but its rather pricey to do it that way, or you can do what we did, which was just take it to fedex kinkos and have them slice off the spine and break it into two.
The book is lighter and not as unwieldy in the field as the birds of ecuador 2001. An appendix with the most striking mammals and sought after by visitors. Named a birdtwitch best bird book of the year for africa when it was first published, it has become the goto guide for anyone. Plates are arranged to show illustrations, maps, text, fieldnotes as well as information on endemism and threat status in a single information cell. Rank history shows how popular all birds ecuador field guide is in the ios, and how thats changed over time. Can anyone reccomend a good bird guide book for the galapagos islands and ecuador. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Birds of western ecuador overcomes all these challenges and is the first photographic guide i have seen that surpasses the utility of an illustrative guide. With over 4,000 illustrations, many never before published, all major plumages for each species are illustrated and are accompanied with. Revised distribution maps with all subspecies shown. Jul 31, 2001 these widely anticipated volumes comprehensively treat the nearly 1600 species of birds that can be found in mainland ecuador. Birdlog allows birders to record observations made in the field, and submit them instantly to a users connected ebird account.
Field guide contains 96 fullcolour plates and facing pages of descriptive text, a colour map of ecuador, 2 line drawings of bird anatomy, 115 silhouette outlines and nearly 1600 distribution maps. Some of these books were my constant traveling companions in the long, rewarding. Any chicago region marine other temperate regions pantropical tropical africa tropical america tropical asiapacific. The ghost fields by elly griffiths 2015 mariner mystery.
Its a book for birdwatchers of all skill levels and every birder or naturalists who is planning or just happily dreaming of a trip to this amazing country will be delighted with the quality of information in this book. Everything, including travel, was handled extremely well. What to do about that ginormous birds of ecuador field. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. These small field books were a new type of product in what was, at the time, a growing but uncertain market, but they proved a surprise success and they also helped. The peterson field guides pfg are a popular and influential series of american field guides intended to assist the layman in identification of birds, plants, insects and other natural phenomena. The collins field guide to the birds of galapagos by michael philip harris and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Worldtwitch 2004 best bird book australasia 7th edition. New updated guide to ecuadors birds rainforest trust saves. Someone needs to be working on a field guide like the birds of costa rica a field guide which is user friendly and can be used in the field. Split book for a more portable and convenient alternative to carrying the full field guide, we can split your guide. The new helm field guide to the birds of mainland ecuador by freile and. Robert ridgely whose twovolume, the birds of ecuador. Field guides are not really books that one readsthey are books that one studies and hopes to retain a small fraction of the information available. Nov 15, 20 here, let me give you an idea of really how big the birds of ecuador field guide is. As an example, there are woodpeckers, who could be found pecking to their hearts delight in one lonely tree in the middle of an open field or following a few sparse trees along a stream.
Fieldbook of the birds of ecuador including the galapagos. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Jost, available at libri mundi in quito highlights the 50 most common birds in the ecuadorian amazon. Volume ii, field guide, contains 96 fullcolor plates and facing pages of descriptive text, a color map of ecuador, 2 line drawings of bird anatomy, 115 silhouette outlines, and nearly 1600 distribution maps. It has been more than 10 years since the last bird finding guides for ecuador were published. Jan 21, 2015 but if i had to have or recommend only one field guide then it would be the golden field guide to birds by robbins, bruun and zim. Buy a cheap copy of birds of colorado field guide field. With over 4,000 illustrations, many never before published, all major plumages for each species are illustrated and are accompanied with descriptions, identification notes, a new light and truly pocketsized field guide for the bird. This is volume 2, the field guide, and is really the only one youd need to carry to ecuador. Check out the download rank history for all birds ecuador field guide in united states. But if youre going to a large number of areas for birding, azbuceadoras. It is not always easy to separate one from the other.
Jun 15, 2001 the field guide will be indispensable to all field biologists and birdwatchers visiting ecuador and northwestern south america. Schulenberg, science, september 14, 2001 what ridgely and greenfield have produced is arguably the most important publication on birds in the region since the appearance of wetmores. Hi rob not sure about apps but when we were in ecuador we purchased a field guide called fieldbook of the birds of ecuador including the galapagos islands by miles mcmullan and lelis navarrete. North american field and stream birds north american birds. These birds may seek their food in the fields and nest in the forests or vice versa. This book is much more than a compilation of high quality photographsit is a true field guide. With thousands of beautiful and detailed paintings, accompanied by concise descriptions and accurate maps, this is an indispensible guide to bird identification in ecuador. It covers over 90% of the birds you are likely to see in ecuador. Sibley is another good bet, but unlike the book, there is no second edition of the app yet. There are currently no real good options for ecuador birds. The field guide will be indispensable to all field biologists and birdwatchers visiting ecuador and northwestern south america. I have found this a very unique and useful tool for all beginners. Combo tours if you would like a longer birding holiday, some departures of this tour may be combined with.
Juan freile and robin restalls birds of ecuador is a comprehensive guide to the varied, bounteous and endemicrich avifauna of this. Athanas and greenfield are both longtime residents of the country, and they know the birds of western ecuador as well as anyone in the world. Introductory chapters deal with geography, climate, and vegetation. Learn about and identify birds using stan tekielas statebystate field guides. Sumaco nahui is located between two major protected areas in eastern ecuador.
Some of these books were my constant traveling companions in the long, rewarding and still ongoing learning process of the ecuadorian avifauna. North american field and stream birds north american. All the best of the wild northwest montane ecuador. This is not surprising since the two authors are both leading experts on ecuadors birds, and nick athanas is a leading bird guide for tropical birding. The second edition of the fieldbook of the birds of ecuador novelties are. A photographic field guide to birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians format. At the moment, the best field guide for ecuador is birds of colombiaby s.