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Birds of Belize (Corrie Herring Hooks Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: H. Lee Jones
Creator: Dana Gardner
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Category: Book
List Price: $34.95
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 83648
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 317
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0292701640
Dewey Decimal Number: 598.097282
EAN: 9780292701649
ASIN: 0292701640
Publication Date: January 1, 2004
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Product Description
"This is a first-class book that will enable users to identify any bird they encounter in Belize." --Victor Emanuel, President, Victor Emanuel Nature Tours With nearly six hundred identified species of birds--and an average of five "new" species discovered annually--Belize is becoming a birding hotspot for amateur and professional birders from around the globe. Thousands of birders visit the country each year to enjoy Belize's amazing abundance and variety of both temperate and tropical birds in natural habitats that remain largely unspoiled. But until now, despite the growing need for an authoritative identification guide, birders have had to rely on regional field guides that offer only limited information on Belizean birds. Birds of Belize provides the first complete guide to the identification of all currently known species--574 in all. The birds are grouped by families, with an introduction to each family that highlights its uniquely identifying characteristics and behaviors. The species accounts include all the details necessary for field identification: scientific and common names, size, plumage features, thorough voice descriptions, habitat, distribution, and status in Belize. Full color, expertly drawn illustrations by noted bird artist Dana Gardner present male and female, juvenile and adult, and basic and alternate plumages to aid visual identification throughout the year, while 234 range maps show the birds' distribution and seasonality in Belize. A comprehensive bibliography completes the volume.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
 very good guide book October 7, 2008
this is a very good guide book (and also really the only one for the subject). it would be nice if it had some behavioral facts for each bird. guidebooks get a little dry otherwise. i like this size of guidebook also. Audubon used to produce smaller guidebooks (not belize i don't think) thinking that they would be more convenient. i find the smaller guidebooks more difficult to page through especially when about a thousand insects are chewing on me in the jungle.
The essential Belize bird book April 22, 2008
If you're birding in Belize with one book, this is the book you must have.
What I don't like is the layout. One section is for drawings with short, general habitat descriptions. Then you go to a second for much more complete descriptions. Then to the third section for a limited number of range maps. You have to go to the second section just to find the page number of the range map or if there even is one.
A field guide is for use in the field! March 3, 2008
A good and thorough guide, but annoyingly large for field use. Even with the great number of species in Belize, there must be some way to make this book portable.
Birding in Belize December 3, 2007
I am getting prepared for my first trip to Belize and am looking forward to adding numerous new birds to my life list. I purchased this book to become familiar to the variety of birds that I wish to view. The color plates are great and the text describing the birds add information about every bird. The one reason I gave this book only 4 stars instead of 5, is the sheer size of this book. When I leave for my trip to Belize, I will probably cut the book in half only taking the color plates to identify the birds that I see. There is no need to take so much book into the field, if I will only be using one half of the book.
Excellent for novice and expert bird enthusiasts September 6, 2007
I have several bird books for Central America but this is by far the most comprehensive guide on birds of Belize. There are numerous illustrations and the information is very thorough. If you're looking for a guide to Belizean birds, this is for you.
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