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Full 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.
Contents
LIST OF PLATES; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 BRAZIL: THE AREA COVERED; 2 BRAZIL: THE BIRDS; 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