A Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 29 October 2009
- ISBN 9780195301557
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages480 pages
- Size 236x185x25 mm
- Weight 1025 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 187 color plates, 1,791 distribution maps, 5 black and white line illustrations 0
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Long description:
This book is the first comprehensive field guide to the birds of Brazil, featuring 187 beautifully drawn full-color plates with 1796 species accounts, including a distribution map for each species. The volume contains information on bird features, habitat, calls, and species distribution, and pays special attention to the species endemic to Brazil. Species names are given in both English and Portuguese, and frequently used terms are translated in an appendix.
MoreTable of Contents:
Lists of Plates
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Brazil: The Area Covered
Country Profile
Biogeography
Climate
Geomorphology
Natural Vegetation
Brazil: The Birds
Classification and Names
Field Identification
Plates
Captions
Distribution Maps
Short Introduction to Selected Bird Groups and Families of the Neotropics
Worldwide Families and Groups
Typical American Families and Groups
Symbols, Abbreviations, and Glossary
Parts of a Bird
SPECIES ACCOUNTS, PLATES, AND DISTRIBUTION MAPS
PROTECTED AREAS OF BRAZIL
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER REFERENCES
Appendix 1: The Endemics of Brazil
Appendix 2: English-Portuguese Dictionary
Index
