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| Birds of Peru (Princeton Field Guides) | 
| Authors: Thomas S. Schulenberg, Douglas F. Stotz, Daniel F. Lane, John P. O'neill, Theodore P., Iii Parker
Creator: Antonio Brack Egg
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Category: Book
List Price: $49.50
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 7265
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 656
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 6 x 1.7
ISBN: 0691049157
Dewey Decimal Number: 598.0985
EAN: 9780691049151
ASIN: 0691049157
Publication Date: October 15, 2007
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 Birds of Peru April 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is extremelly helpful because have beautiful plates that had a lot of details to ID the peruvian birds also had a distribution map and is easy to read. I am a peruvian ornithologist and always bring this book to everyplace to help me with the birds identification. I strong recommend it to everyone who likes do birdwatching.
Great book April 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a Peruvian birdwatcher I believe this is the best book on the subject. Plenty updated information considering that Peru is one of the countries with more bird species in the World. Very good illustrations too.
Birds of Peru December 31, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Splendid. A labor of love and it shows. Hard cover, backpack rather than pocket size. The book is bigger than the usual field guide to accommodate the relatively large pictures.
A new and comprehensive guide, covering all the birds in Peru, the most bird species rich country in the world. Excellent pictures, including females and juveniles as needed, plus small distribution maps. Habitat, behavior and vocalizations provided in the compact text facing the plates.
The guide does presuppose some basic knowledge of Peru, its geography and of peruvian bird genuses.
There is no introductory summary of the various groups of birds found in the country. Hence the first time user, lacking a conceptual framework, which in fact is that given by the taxonomy professionals, is somewhat overwhelmed by the sheer number of birds. Also, there is no specific designation of field marks such as are in some guides, although the text aims to clarify the distinctions between confusing species.
So this guide is likely to become a treasured adjunct to review the days species for the novice while it serves as a yardstick of achievement for the more serious listers
A splendid book December 24, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have many other international birding guides but this is one of the best I have ever seen. In particular, the layout is ideal - illustrations and text on facing pages, including a small range map for each species. All other pertinent information is included - common & scientific names, size, abundance (endemics are marked), habitat, distinctness from similar species and voice descriptions. Illustrations appear uniformly excellent (I'm judging by North American species, as I have yet to visit Peru). Both sexual dimorphics & variant forms are included. Production quality is superb - sturdy binding (hard cover) and acid-free paper. The only caveat I could make is that the volume is a little heavy for the field, but there are 1800-odd bird species in this country! Hopefully the book will encourage more birders to visit Peru & therby help in preservation of its incredible avifauna.
 Birds of Peru December 1, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Much improved over the earlier edition. Illustsrations well presented. Unlike some other South and Central American field guides, this one has plates throughout the book (in the National Geogrphic Field Guide to Birds of North America format) rather than concentrated in a small portion of the book. Thus, users cannot remove the plates and take only the smaller (and less weighty) section into the field. Given that there is no real alternative to a thorough guide, however, we go with the flow.
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