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Bird Books - Guatemala and Ecuador

To: Dave Torr <>
Subject: Bird Books - Guatemala and Ecuador
From: Eric Jeffrey via Birding-Aus <>
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 23:32:47 +0000
Another thought for Guatemala-- the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central 
America by Howell and Webb. It is a bit out of date (1995), but has really good 
text and plates, and is said to depict all of the birds of Guatemala.

Eric Jeffrey

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> On Jan 21, 2016, at 4:43 PM, Dave Torr <> wrote:
>
> Thanks to everyone - also found this
> https://booko.com.au/9781408105337/Birds-of-Ecuador which was supposed to
> be published in Dec but has no date yet - but probably have to get Ridgley
> I guess as the second one you recommended seems to be out of print....
>
>> On 21 January 2016 at 22:20, Graeme Stevens <> wrote:
>>
>> Dave,
>> Ridgley is great for Ecuador and I certainly carted it around - but the
>> sheer biodiversity of the place has a downside! i.e. the book is mighty
>> heavy!
>> Some on my trip went so far as cutting out the colour plates and id keys
>> and just carrying them.
>> And that's just the Field Guide - there is an accompanying volume of equal
>> size and weight on Status, Distribution and Taxonomy.
>>
>> While not comparable if you want to study what you see in depth, there is
>> a much smaller (and cheaper) guide which is worth a look.
>>
>> "Fieldbook of the Birds of Ecuador" Miles McMullan and Lelis Navarrete
>> 2013  (carry that in the field, make notes and research the weightier
>> volumes when back at camp?)
>>
>> Best Regards, good birding and get ready for "sensory overload"!
>>
>> Graeme Stevens
>>
>>> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:52:37 +1100
>>> From: 
>>> To: 
>>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Bird Books - Guatemala and Ecuador
>>> CC: 
>>
>>>
>>> Thanks Steve - what a great bird. Not sure how much birding I will get
>> done
>>> - primarily a family visit to our daughter who lives there but must try
>> and
>>> get that one...
>>>
>>>> On 21 January 2016 at 10:39, Steve Clark <> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> G'day Dave
>>>>
>>>> This book covers Mexico and Guatemala - getting a bit old now though.
>> http://www.nhbs.com/title/69847/a-field-guide-to-the-birds-of-mexico-and-adjacent-areas?bkfno=77048
>>>>
>>>> See also the Fatbirder page for Guatemala:
>>>> http://fatbirder.com/links_geo/america_central/guatemala.html.
>>>>
>>>> I reckon the Pink-headed Warbler alone would make it a great place to
>> bird.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Steve Clark
>>>> Hamilton, Victoria
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 10:12 AM, Eric Jeffrey via Birding-Aus <
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> For Ecuador the guide is Ridgley Birds of Ecuador. The last edition I
>> am
>>>>> aware of is 2001. I don't know if an actual Guatemala book, although
>>>>> perhaps someone else does. You may need to use guides to Belize and/or
>>>>> Costa Rica.
>>>>>
>>>>> Eric Jeffrey
>>>>> Falls Church VA
>>>>> USA
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jan 20, 2016, at 5:24 PM, Dave Torr <> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Will be visiting those countries in a couple of months so seeking
>>>>>> recommended bird books (prefer eBooks or Android apps if possible)
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>> Dave
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