Photographic Guide To Birds of Peru
by Clive Byers
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Author: Clive ByersEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-06-05
ISBN: 088359062X
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: Ralph Curtis Books
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Book Review: Some of the Birds of Peru
Summary: 3 Stars
It is tough to rate this book as it appeals to two different groups. One would be serious birders that are going to Peru primarily for birding and the other would be for tourists interested in wildlife and birds that need a handy reference.
This is handy, very light and only 3 and 3/4 inches by 7 and 1/2 inches and a slim 144 pages. Contrast this to Princeton's Birds of Peru and this book is of course much easier to pack in the field. The problem is that this book only has pictures of about 1/8th of the birds of the country. Most of the large, flashy, easy to encounter birds are here such as Andean Condor, Humboldt Penguin, Chilean Flamingo, and Red-and-Green Macaw which should please the casual wildlife tourist but birders will be disappointed with only two species of Woodcreepers, one specie of Miner, one specie of Antbird. There is a lot missing here.
For a birder I would rate this a one. The higher rating is for the "eco-tourist" with a casual interest in birds. The pictures although small are for the most part quite good. The author could have more than doubled the pages and still would have had a handy packable reference that would have been much more useful. As is I find it works as a good picture quiz while trying to get a handle on identifying the incredible number of birds in the country.
Summary of Photographic Guide To Birds of Peru
A handy, pocket sized identification guide to Peru's birds featuring excellent color photographs and brief accounts for 252 different species. Each species account contains information useful to identifying each bird. A must have item for any bird watcher planning a visit to Peru. Over 250 color photos.Reference Books
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