Birds of the West Indies (Helm Identificatioon Guide) [Hardcover]

Herbert Raffaele (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 29, 1998 | Series: Helm Identificatioon Guide

This identification guide covers all the birds known to occur in the West Indies, a total of 563 species. Species texts cover all aspects of identification and include the full range of local names for the bird. Accompanying each speices text is a distribution map showing the bird's range within the West Indies. Every species is illustrated in the 86 colour plates, and many island forms" (where relevant) are also depicted. The "locality checklist" included provides an at-a-glance, island-by-island guide to the distribution and status of all species."

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...The species accounts are generally very good, the book is well illustrated and there is no other with the same scope. I thoroughly recommend it." British Ornithologists' Union (2006) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

The authors are all experienced ornithologists. Between them they have written many books, including Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba (Helm) and A Guide to the Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (Princeton University Press). --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 512 pages
• Publisher: A&C Black (May 29, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0713649054
• ISBN-13: 978-0713649055
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,492,996 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Much better than Bond!, May 23, 2006

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J. C. M. Bannerman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Birds of the West Indies (Princeton Field Guides) (Paperback)

I just came back from St. Vincent where I used a copy of James Bond's "Birds of the Caribbean". It was acceptable, but it didn't have many colour plates or pictures of birds in flight.

This book is all colour illustrations and has pictures of birds in flight. The information is also up to date.

Many more useful tools for bird identification than in Bond! For example, this has habitat and maps of range.

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Field Guide, April 7, 2006

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Elizabeth A. Salt (Columbus, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Birds of the West Indies (Princeton Field Guides) (Paperback)

This is an excellent field guide with great pictures of birds, making identification easier. The descriptions about the different bird species inhabiting the West Indies are also very good. The guide seems to give fuller coverage to birds in the northern Caribbean islands, such as Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico, and somewhat less coverage to birds in the central and southern regions of the West Indian island chain, but it was still very helpful to me with bird identification on a recent trip to the island of Montserrat (about 300 miles southeast of Puerto Rico). Recommended for birders vacationing in the West Indies.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An up-to-date field-book for the Antilles, March 9, 2004

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"cuyaya" (Hispaniolan Ornithological Society, Dominican Republic) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Birds of the West Indies (Princeton Field Guides) (Paperback)

Though the previous A Guide To The Birds of The West Indies is unparalleled in its depth, this handy guide is what we were waiting for. It saves us the pains of lugging its bigger predecesor into swamps, jungles and fields, without sacrificing key information and wonderful drawings.