Birds of Mexico and Central America is the only field guide to illustrate and describe every species of bird in Central America from Mexico to Panama, including Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Written and illustrated by Ber van Perlo, this handsome work covers more than 1,500 species.
Information on key identification features, habitats, songs, and calls is included as are distribution maps showing each species’ location and prevalence. Enhanced with ninety-eight color plates, the book provides illustrations of all plumages for the adult males and females as well as the juveniles of each species. Illustrations appear opposite their relevant text for quick and easy reference.
Comprehensive and highly portable, this guide is a must for any birdwatcher visiting the region.
More than 1,500 species described and illustrated
Information on key identification features, habitat, and songs and calls
Distribution maps showing each species’ location and prevalence
Illustrations of all plumages for each species
98 color plates, which appear opposite their relevant text for quick and easy reference
Comprehensive and highly portable
A must for all birdwatchers visiting the region
Product Features
- Birds of Mexico and Central America
Compact and detailed It fits a lot of birds into a small, travel-sized book. It may not have the details needed for some of the more challenging identifications and distinctions, but that’s expected with a small field guide. I had trouble finding many books that cover Nicaragua, but I ended up using it a lot in Mexico, too, and love that it can cover so much territory.
Light-weight and comprehensive I needed a light-weight field guide for my first birding trip to western coast of Mexico. This guide has illustrations and brief descriptions of each bird, allowing for rapid identification. The species range maps, located at the back of the book, are quite small and hard to see; otherwise I found this book to be what I needed.
Disappointed The illustrations are not true to life at all compared to the National Geographic field guide, the images are very small and the design of the book is not user friendly. The range maps are awkwardly in an entirely different section of the book making it difficult to identify birds in your area. Overall an inferior product compared to other birding books I have purchased.