Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil

Description:

"This landmark guide represents a major milestone for birding and conservation in the American tropics. Avian abundance and diversity combine magically in the Pantanal and Cerrado region of Brazil's interior. Finally we have a field guide covering all the birds of this region, richly illustrated by the best in the business and complete with detailed notes and photographs describing the unique ecology and conservation issues of this captivating piece of paradise. Birding in Brazil just became a whole lot easier and more rewarding."--John W. Fitzpatrick Louis Agassiz Fuertes Director, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Brazil, the fifth largest nation in the world, is one of the planet's richest places for avian diversity and endemism. With the Birds of Brazil field guide series, the Wildlife Conservation Society brings together a top international team to do justice to the incredible diversity of Brazil's avifauna. This first guide of the planned five-volume series features the 740 bird species of the Pantanal and Cerrado regions of Central Brazil. This compact modern field guide's unparalleled color artwork throughout, identification points, and range map for each species enable easy identification of all the birds normally found in these vibrant and critically important areas of Brazil --Book Jacket.

subjects: Identification,  Birds,  Birds, south america

Places: Brazil