Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil: The Atlantic Forest of Southeast Brazil, Including São Paulo & Rio De Janeiro: VOLUME 2 (Wcs Birds of Brazil Field Guides)

Description

Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world and is one of the planet's richest places for bird diversity, especially when it comes to the number of endemic species. Brazil's Atlantic Forest region is one of the most dazzling of all. Immediately surrounding São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, this area of Brazil is also a relatively accessible area to birders from around the world. In the Birds of Brazil Field Guides, the Wildlife Conservation Society brings together a top international team to do justice to the incredible diversity of Brazilian birds. This second guide presents 927 bird species, 863 illustrated, that occur in just the southeastern Atlantic Forest biome ( Mata Atlântica in Portuguese). Of these species, 140 are endemic and 105 near endemic to just this region; 83 of these are threatened. Modern and compact, this field guide provides illustrations of unparalleled quality, key field marks, and regional range maps to facilitate easy recognition of all species normally occurring in this vibrant and critically important area of Brazil. Review: Comprehensive - Superb book, very well written, comprehensive but with emphasis on identifying features Review: Highly recommended field guide - This new book dropped on my doorstep 2 weeks ahead of schedule so that was a good start! This is the second in the series that I assume will cover the whole of Brazil but it's a pity it arrived 6 years after the first, at that rate I won't live to see the whole series! Having said that, it is a beautifully illustrated book with the text and range maps opposite the pictures, as all good field guides should be. It is quite a hefty book but what can you expect with so many birds and I would certainly prefer to have these larger illustrations to pick out fine details of a bird rather than having them squashed up. It does cover a limited area of the country but is a must have book for those participating in Birdfinders tours formerly the Serra dos Tucanos Lodge and now Eco-Lodge Itororo. I have not 'proof read' the book in it's entirety but I did notice a major mistake on page 206 where White-wedged Piculet has it's text repeated but no text for Golden-spangled Piculet although the map is for Golden-spangled Piculet! Hopefully this error has not been repeated with other birds otherwise the value of this book will be greatly diminished. Assuming that is not the case, this is the book that we will be recommending to all our clients who visit Eco-Lodge Itororo.