Birds of Southern South America and Antarctica (Collins Illustrated Checklist) - Softcover

De LA Pena, Martin R.; Rumboli, Maurice

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0002200775 ISBN 13: 9780002200776

Publisher: Harpercollins Pub Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

The first guide to illustrate in color every species (1140) of bird found in southern South America and Antarctica. The text details habitat, key identification features including songs and calls. Includes range map for each species.

About this title

About the Author:

Martín R. de la Peña, a veterinarian and ornithologist, studies the reproduction of birds, on which he has published three books, alongside a dozen others, in his native Argentina. He has also produced several films on the life of birds. Maurice Rumboll, one of Argentina's top naturalists, directs environmental education programs for students and plans interpretive trails, brochure texts, and visitor centers for his country's National Park Administration, whose Ranger Training Institute he formerly headed. Previously he directed visitors' services and research at Iguazú National Park and served as Traveling Naturalist for the Argentine Museum of Natural History.

Review:

[A]n outstanding field guide that covers a vast geographic area and includes a wealth of information for more than 1,100 species of birds. . . . It should be purchased by anybody interested in the birds of southern South America.---Floyd E. Hayes, Auk

"[A]n outstanding field guide that covers a vast geographic area and includes a wealth of information for more than 1,100 species of birds. . . . It should be purchased by anybody interested in the birds of southern South America."--Floyd E. Hayes, Auk

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0002200775
• ISBN 13: 9780002200776
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224