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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