A Guide to the Birds of Panama, with Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras, Second Edition

Robert S. Ridgely; John A. Gwynne Jr.

ISBN 10: 0691085293 / ISBN 13: 9780691085296

Published by Princeton University Press, 1989

About this Item

Very good used hardcover in dust jacket. Previous owner's book-plate on ffp. The authoritative field guide to Panama birds, Completely revised and expanded to include all the birds of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras. More than 1000 species in this exceptionally rich and varied area are treated, and about 850 illustrated, most on 48 color plates (19 of these newly prepared for this volume). Revised and updated to follow the sequence and taxonomy of the 1983 Check-list of the American Ornithologists' Union. Illustrations of over 300 species not portrayed in the First Edition. Carefully researched descriptions facilitating recognition in the field, and differentiating similar-appearing species. Accurately rendered transcriptions of bird vocalizations, where these are of use in identification. Expanded and updated information on bird-finding in Panama. Special section outlining exciting recent developments in Panama ornithology and conservation.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Guide to the Birds of Panama, with Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras, Second Edition
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691085293
• ISBN 13: 9780691085296
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 39 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

This is the first paperback version of the second edition of the popular A Guide to the Birds of Panama. In the second edition, published in 1989, the authors expanded information on the birds of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras: approximately 200 new species were added to the material in the 1976 edition. Over 300 additional species, some of them Panamanian, were illustrated. Sixteen new plates were added, and three of the original plates were replaced by improved versions. Throughout the book changes were made to accommodate the explosion in knowledge of the birds of Panama and nearby areas and of neotropical birds in general. The basic sequence and systematics of the AOU 1983 Check-list were adopted. Also included in the revised edition was expanded and updated information on birdfinding in Panama, prepared with the assistance of two of Panama's best resident birders. The book also contains a special section outlining developments in Panama ornithology and conservation.

From the Back Cover

this is the authoritative field guide to Panama birds, now completely revised and expanded to include all the birds of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras.