- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: Arris Books (11 Jan 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1844370313
- ISBN-13: 978-1844370313
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14.2 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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- #4 in Books > History > Countries & Regions > South America > Ecuador
- #39 in Books > Travel & Holiday > Countries & Regions > Central & South America > Ecuador & Galapagos Islands
- #77 in Books > Travel & Holiday > Speciality Travel > Ecotourism
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Ecotravellers' Wildlife Guides have been hailed an "excellent series" by Birding World and an "inspired new concept in the field-guide genre" by Birding magazine.
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Ecotravellers to Ecuador want to experience tropical forest and other stunning habitats and catch glimpses of exotic wildlife, such as toucans and parrots, monkeys and anteaters, frogs and toads, crocodiles and snakes. On the Galapagos Islands, curious visitors want to see with their own eyes the exotic, unique and tame wildlife that stimulated Charles darwin to formulate the theory of evolution. This book provides the information you need to find, identify and learn about Ecuador's magnificent animal and plant life. The authors, professional biologists, selected for colour illustrations more than 500 of Ecuador's most common insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals - the species you are most likely to see. In one easy-to-carry book, you will have as constant companion on your journey, information on identification, behaviour, habitats, common plants and parks and reserves in the region.
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book was very useful in identifying wildlife in Ecuador and it was nice to have one book with a selection of amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals and even a few invertebrates rather than carrying lots of different books. It is a good size to carry when travelling and the text is much more interesting than in your average field guide and a good introduction to the ecology of Ecuador. However there are so many different species in Ecuador that unsurprisingly it can sometimes be frustrating when you can't even identify an incredibly colourful bird using this book. There are about 1,600 species of birds in Ecuador and only 350 or so in this book! So if you are very serious about your birding I would recommend Birds of Columbia (until Birds of Ecuador is published, it is apparently on the way). However then you will need a separate mammal, amphibian, reptile guide as well if you are interested. I haven't been to the Galapagos, but I believe that there are quidebooks that cover all the species found there which are probably more useful than this one.
However all in all I would highly recommend this book for a holiday to Ecuador as long as you are not obsessed with identifying everything you see to species. On the whole, most animals you will see will be the more common ones and therefore will be found in this book.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book, as I imagine most do, just before heading off on my dream holiday to Ecuador and the Galapagos. We visited mountains, cloud forest, amazon rainforest and the Galapagos and I wanted a book to cover it all for mammals, birds and lower vertebrates. In principle that is what I got, the information on habitats and the basic ID's for most species were there, all in one portable book.
However, I felt let down by the generalness of the species ID section, it really needs to be bigger. I am not a die hard birder/biologist by any stretch of the imagination, but I do like to actually have some scope in which to identify common species and I found myself time and again putting this book aside to borrow other material from the lodges/hotels and other travellers, which was a shame. If I went again, I would not take this book with me.
It still gets 3 stars as the information it contains is interesting and it is by no means a bad book, just didn't do what I wanted it for well enough!
However, I felt let down by the generalness of the species ID section, it really needs to be bigger. I am not a die hard birder/biologist by any stretch of the imagination, but I do like to actually have some scope in which to identify common species and I found myself time and again putting this book aside to borrow other material from the lodges/hotels and other travellers, which was a shame. If I went again, I would not take this book with me.
It still gets 3 stars as the information it contains is interesting and it is by no means a bad book, just didn't do what I wanted it for well enough!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Bought this book in preparation for a trip to Ecaudor/Galapagos. The pictures and information is great. The only drawback is that it's a big book and quite heavy.
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