The Birds Of Ecuador Status, Distribution, And Taxonomy and The Birds Of Ecuador Field Guide Two Volumes in Box

Ridgely, Robert S.; Greenfield, Paul J.

ISBN 10: 0801487226 / ISBN 13: 9780801487224

Published by Comstock Publishing Associates, 2001

About this Item

Provenance: From the library of Dr. Thomas Lovejoy 1941-2021 an American Ecologist, Yale University Graduate and President of the Amazon Biodiversity Center in Brazil. He also held appointments at the United Nations, George Mason University, and the World Bank and received recognition worldwide for his work including posthumously from the National Geographic Society with its highest honor the Hubbard Medal. Credited with E. O. Wilson of coining the term biological diversity in 1980, he spent his life working in science and public policy. Sm Quarto, Two Volumes In Thumb Tabbed Box, Color Plates of Specimen Illustrations by Greenfield and Distribution Maps,PP.848, 740.

Seller Inventory # 56855G15b24

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Birds Of Ecuador Status, Distribution, And Taxonomy and The Birds Of Ecuador Field Guide Two Volumes in Box
• Publisher: Comstock Publishing Associates
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801487226
• ISBN 13: 9780801487224
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Birds

About this title

Synopsis

The Birds of Ecuador comprehensively treats the nearly 1600 species of birds that can be found in mainland Ecuador. The authors describe Ecuador this way:

"One of the wonders of the natural world. Nowhere else is such incredible avian diversity crammed into such a small country.... Birds are, happily, numerous in many parts of Ecuador: even the downtown parks of the big cities such as Quito and Guayaquil host their complement."

Volume I, Status, Distribution, and Taxonomy, contains detailed information on the ecology, status, and distribution of all species. Introductory chapters deal with geography, climate, and vegetation; bird migration in Ecuador; Ecuadorian ornithology; endemic bird areas in Ecuador; and conservation. Individual species accounts treat habitat, distribution, and taxonomy.

Volume II, Field Guide, contains 96 full-color 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. All species are illustrated in full color, including migrants and vagrants and visually distinctive subspecies. The text focuses on the field identification aspects of each species, including their behavior, vocalizations, and nest appearance.

The two volumes are available separately or may be purchased as a slipcased set.

About the Author

Robert S. Ridgely is a world-renowned ornithologist at the Academy of Natural Sciences and the author of Birds of Panama and Birds of South America. Paul J. Greenfield has been studying and painting the birds while residing in Ecuador for 28 years. Frank B. Gill is Senior Vice President of Science for the National Audubon Society, former President of the American Ornithologists' Union, and the author of Ornithology.