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"Van Perlo's book can be considered the best bird field guide produced so far for Brazil due to a combination of its light weight and small size, thorough coverage of species, and generally good quality and useful plates, text, and range maps."--The Quarterly Review of Biology
"This latest publication of a field guide to Brazilian birds moves the bar a couple of notches above the several existing recent attempts, all of which have been published in Brazil. It is certainly the single most useful book for field identification of Brazil's enormous and complex birdlife currently available. If you live in or soon plan to go birding in Brazil, buy this book and make the best of it; it will help you immensely!"--AUK
"Any birdwatcher planning a trip to Brazil needs A Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil. It is the first modern, in-depth guide to Brazil's birds and offers information on size, call and identifying features for nearly 2,000 birds. Clear color drawings pack a portabl
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Brazil's bird diversity is one of the richest in the world. And yet there has never been a comprehensive field guide to this splendid and elusive avifauna. Until now. The carefully vetted text and images are the first to cover the full range of bird life in this vast and varied country. The more than 1800 up-to-date accounts treat the Yellow-nosed Albatross to the Sombre Hummingbird, the Ash-throated Gnat-eater to the Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Nighthawks and Jacamars to Motmots, Puffbirds, and Peppershrikes. They are all here--every species and many subspecies found in each region of Brazil--with special attention given to the 218 Brazilian endemics. The book is laid out so that the illustrations sit across from the commentary and the distribution maps, so it is easy to use. Also, the author uses short-hand notation throughout, to make the book compact and easy to carry when in the field. For each bird, the scientific, English, and Portuguese name are given as well as detailed information on measurement; identifying features; habitat; voice, song, and call. Distribution maps show the range for each species, also indicating seasonality and occurrence, essential for finding and identifying specific birds. From the equatorial North to the tropics, the introductory paragraphs set the stage in describing Brazil's varied biogeography, climate, geomorphology, and natural vegetation. A list of protected areas of Brazil, information on relevant national and international organizations, a bibliography and further references, and an English-Portuguese dictionary of frequently used terms enhance the user-friendly qualities. Anyone wishing to fully explore the fabulously varied bird life of Brazil will find this light-weight, easy-to-use, attractive guide an invaluable field companion.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Bought the book just before a birding trip to Brazil. Fortunately the trip was guided as the book was too large to easily take in the field. This was to be expected with over 1800 species illustrated on 187 colour plates. Unfortunately some of the illustrations didn't match the bird too well either. However, if you are going to Brazil, it will help with the bewildering number of birds you see and hear. There certainly isn't a better guide to the Birds of Brazil
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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This is by far the best field guide for Brazil at present and there has been a lot of work gone into it.
There are a lot of positives about this book and it will be very useful for those who visit Brazil. I have been twice and the birding is wonderful. The lack of a field guide was a big problem.
Brazil has a huge number of species and each one is illustrated opposite a map and brief description. Its a largish book and would have to go in a bag or large pocket. Most illustration are in profile with birds in flight such as parrots which is good.
This guide is a good first edition but I would hope the author and publisher could make it a little more user friendly for the 2nd edition by the following:
I think the species accounts are very brief especially for the trickier groups. This is odd when there is often space at the base of the page. I prefer the bird labelled with a name and I think some annotations on the plate would assist the species account. Often the female is behind the male even though there is plenty of space. Colour coding of the top would help find the group rather than one colour.
The best field guide for Brazil and a big thank you to the author Ber van Parlo. Well done!
There are a lot of positives about this book and it will be very useful for those who visit Brazil. I have been twice and the birding is wonderful. The lack of a field guide was a big problem.
Brazil has a huge number of species and each one is illustrated opposite a map and brief description. Its a largish book and would have to go in a bag or large pocket. Most illustration are in profile with birds in flight such as parrots which is good.
This guide is a good first edition but I would hope the author and publisher could make it a little more user friendly for the 2nd edition by the following:
I think the species accounts are very brief especially for the trickier groups. This is odd when there is often space at the base of the page. I prefer the bird labelled with a name and I think some annotations on the plate would assist the species account. Often the female is behind the male even though there is plenty of space. Colour coding of the top would help find the group rather than one colour.
The best field guide for Brazil and a big thank you to the author Ber van Parlo. Well done!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is exactly what the birder visiting Brazil always wanted but never had - a standard-format field guide. The amount of work gone into the illustrations, succinct descriptions and range maps for over 1850 species is immense. That's over twice the number of WP species, and we can only be grateful to van Perlo for condensing this information into such a portable and convenient form for our benefit.
It's hard to believe anyone would give this book anything other than 5 stars. A superb achievement - I'd give it 6 stars if I could.
It's hard to believe anyone would give this book anything other than 5 stars. A superb achievement - I'd give it 6 stars if I could.
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The best guide available, but still inadequate
I have used this guide on two trips to Brazil, and like more experienced birdwatchers I have met there have found it very frustrating. Read more
Published 3 months ago by aland
THE BEST ONE FOR BRAZIL
To start with this has got to be one of the lightest field guide (around 1kg) for any country in and around the Amazon basin. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Stephen
Birds of Brazil by Ber van Perlo
I was recommended this book for a forthcoming trip to Brazil by a birding tour guide. The plates are generally good. Read more
Published 17 months ago by RobG
field guide
Used this book on a recent trip to The Pantanal.It contained illustrations for all the birds I saw(over 100)
This is an excellent guide and should cover all the birds you are... Read more
This is an excellent guide and should cover all the birds you are... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mrs. Elizabeth Joslin
Just too much wasted space for a field guide
There is not much to be added to the previous reviews. But I must say that I have somewhat mixed feelings about this book. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Robert K. Furrer
Excellent
This was a Xmas present for some friends who send this was excellent and hopefully would enable them to complete their identification of the photographs they took whilst in Brazil
Published on 2 Jan 2010 by Valerie Williamson
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