With more than 700 color paintings arranged by families for quick comparison of similar species, and with detailed information on range, habitat, size, and voice, this field guide describes and illustrates 1,038 species of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and El Salvador.
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Edward L. Chalif is a contributor for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt titles including: Peterson Field Guides: Mexican Birds.
Roger Tory Peterson, one of the world"s greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation, as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars, and the Peterson Field Guides® are credited with helping to set the stage for the environmental movement.
Roger Tory Peterson, one of the world"s greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation, as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars, and the Peterson Field Guides® are credited with helping to set the stage for the environmental movement.
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51 of 52 people found the following review helpful:
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Not all the birds of Mexico,
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This review is from: A Field Guide to Mexican Birds: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador (Peterson Field Guide) (Paperback)
Although this book is up to Peterson standards it only contains the birds in Mexico not found in the North American guide. For example this book contains no shore birds. If you are out bird watching in Mexico you will need to bring both books.
67 of 70 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
One glaring omission,
By Edward J Stone (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Field Guide to Mexican Birds: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador (Peterson Field Guide) (Paperback)
This book describes birds of Mexico in the usual annoying Peterson format - decription on one page, illustration on another. The illustrations and descriptions are good, and for birds of Mexico, there are only a couple other guides to choose from. Two problems:1. Mexican birds that are covered in Peterson's guides to the birds of North America, or the guide to birds of Texas, are not illustrated. You'll have to bring at least one other book. 2. Really glaring omission: no mention of the Spanish names of the birds! Did Peterson really think we would do all our Mexican birding from the north bank of the Rio Grande, with a really good spotting scope? (The Spanish names of the birds can be found on the website of the Museo de las Aves)
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Buy the Spanish version!,
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This review is from: A Field Guide to Mexican Birds: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador (Peterson Field Guide) (Paperback)
Other reviewers have already indicated the limitations of this book: pictures of many species and Spanish names are missing. I would add that the bibliography is lacking up-to-date references to the most usefull other guides about Mexican birds:- A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America, by Steve N.G. Howell and Sophie Webb; - A field guide to the birds of Mexico and Adjacent Areas, by Ernest Preston Edwards. (revised edition, 1998) Both these books also have their limitations but they are essential complements to Peterson's guide and Howell and Webb's guide is much more comprehensive. For Spanish-speaking people I would strongly recommend to buy the Spanish version of Peterson's guide: - Aves de Mexico. Guía de Campo. (Editorial Diana, Mexico). This Spanish version includes explanations and pictures of all Mexican birds and it even has the English names (no index of English names, however). Amazon is not stocking this title but perhaps they will, if you insist.
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PRIMITIVE fowl-like ground birds of almost tailless aspect; plump, with short legs, slender necks, small heads, and slightly decurved bills. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
black chestband, yellow crown spot, humid forest borders, white eyebrow stripe, bill bicolored, white ear spot, white wingbars, white tail corners, widespread migrant, malar mark, yellow wing linings, field marks, high mts, white wing spot, lower underparts, green hummer, black ear patch, central plateau south, south locally, striped cheeks, tail coverts, humid lowland forests, rufous wings, breeds locally, blackish cap Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Baja California, Costa Rica, San Luis Potosi, Quintana Roo, Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Yucatan Pen, Revilla Gigedo, Tierra del Fuego, Gulf of Mexico, Old World, Gulf of California, New Mexico, New World, Federal Dist, Gulf Coast, Mourning Dove, Common Screech-Owl, Purple Martin, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Common Yellowthroat, Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Red-eyed Vireo, White-eyed Vireo, Yellow Warbler, American Robin New!
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PRIMITIVE fowl-like ground birds of almost tailless aspect; plump, with short legs, slender necks, small heads, and slightly decurved bills. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
black chestband, yellow crown spot, humid forest borders, white eyebrow stripe, bill bicolored, white ear spot, white wingbars, white tail corners, widespread migrant, malar mark, yellow wing linings, field marks, high mts, white wing spot, lower underparts, green hummer, black ear patch, central plateau south, south locally, striped cheeks, tail coverts, humid lowland forests, rufous wings, breeds locally, blackish cap Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Baja California, Costa Rica, San Luis Potosi, Quintana Roo, Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Yucatan Pen, Revilla Gigedo, Tierra del Fuego, Gulf of Mexico, Old World, Gulf of California, New Mexico, New World, Federal Dist, Gulf Coast, Mourning Dove, Common Screech-Owl, Purple Martin, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Common Yellowthroat, Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Red-eyed Vireo, White-eyed Vireo, Yellow Warbler, American Robin New!
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- Finding Birds in Mexico (With 1985 Supplement to Finding Birds in Mexico) by Ernest D. Edwards in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- A Field Guide to Western Birds: A Completely New Guide to Field Marks of All Species Found in North America West of the 100th Meridian and North of Mexico by Roger Tory Peterson in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- A Field Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Central America (The John Fielding and Lois Lasater Maher series) by L. Irby Davis in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Field Guide to the Birds; Eastern land and water birds by Roger Tory Peterson in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Costa Rica (Countries of the World (Gareth Stevens)) by Nicole Frank in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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- Moon Handbooks: Oaxaca 2 Ed: Mountain Craft Regions, Archaeological Sites, and Coastal Resorts by Bruce Whipperman in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Maya Nature : An Introduction to the Ecosystems, Plants and Animals of the Mayan World by Thor Janson on page 128, and Back Matter
- Moon Handbooks: Mexico (2nd Ed.) by Joe Cummings in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Dictionary of Birds of the United States: Scientific and Common Names by Joel Ellis Holloway in Back Matter
- Moon Handbooks: Puerto Vallarta 4 Ed: Including 300 Miles of Coastal Coverage and Sidetrips to Guadelajara and Lake Chapala by Bruce Whipperman in Back Matter
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