Trinidad and Tobago, tropical islands on the continental shelf of northeastern South America, enjoy a rich diversity of bird species, including visitors from the nearby mainland and others traveling the migratory flyway from North America. This compact, portable field guide is designed to provide birders and ornithologists with all the up-to-date information they need to identify birds in the field. The book features color illustrations and descriptions of almost 470 different species―every species known to occur naturally in Trinidad or Tobago as well as those successfully introduced there.
Following a brief description of the geography, habitats, and climate of the region, the guide offers instructions for identifying birds, watching safely, and discovering the places where particular species are most likely to be found. No resident or visitor to the islands will want to be without this essential guide.
Better of the guides available for T&T Basics: 2007, 1st edition, softcover, 256 pages, 107 color plates; 460+ species; no range mapsTo date, this is the better of the field guides to cover these South American islands, seven miles off the coast of Venezuela. I say this for two reasons. One is the greater number of species included, which encompasses all migrants and all rare sightings. Even birds with just one sighting – or even zero sightings in the last decade – are illustrated. Secondly, more plumage variations…
Five Stars Good field guide for that part of the world. I recommend it.
Five Stars Perfect.