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Birds of Venezuela (Helm Field Guides) (Paperback)

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  • Paperback: 896 pages
  • Publisher: Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd (29 Nov 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0713664185
  • ISBN-13: 978-0713664188
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.8 x 5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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A field handbook covering one of the most bird-rich countries in the world - Venezuela. Over 1300 species are described and illustrated in the work, which is a completely reworked new edition of the Princeton title A Guide to the Birds of Venezuela", first published in 1978. The text of that book has been replaced with a new text by another author. Of the 67 plates, 27 are new, and the volume as a whole is over twice the length of its predecessor. Unlike the earlier title, this guide includes a distribution map for every species, using shading for wide-ranging species and locality dots for rarer birds."


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"The Birds of Venezuela has come of age. The first edition was a marvel when it appeared back in 1978: the first book on a South American avifauna to be accurately and beautifully illustrated, by Guy Tudor. Now Steve Hilty has given us a text to match the quality of the plates, which themselves have here been substantially expanded by John Gwynne. Good succinct behavioral and vocal information, accurate and clear distribution maps, and lots of new ID information, all combine to be just what field observers and ornithologists have wanted. It was worth the wait." (Robert Ridgely, Director, International Bird Conservation, National Audubon Society)
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The 2nd edition of is really an entirely new field guide, 28 Feb 2003
By Christopher J. Sharpe "Chris Sharpe" (Caracas, Venezuela) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Birds of Venezuela (Princeton Paperbacks) (Paperback)
The second edition of Birds of Venezuela is really an entirely new field guide.

The new guide is twice as thick as the 1978 edition and the text is much more closely packed. The book now weighs in at over 1.8 kg (4 lbs) and its dimensions and format are similar to the field guide volume of the Birds of Ecuador (Ridgely and Greenfield 2001). Nearly a hundred new species are treated, taking the country total to 1381. Far more species are illustrated and more colour plates have been used, though eight black and white plates have been retained to depict flying raptors and swifts. We now have 67 plates compared with the previous 53 - a 25% increase. Twenty-five of the plates are entirely new with beautiful artwork primarily by John Gwynne. The new plates cover a range of taxa, with Cracids, owls, nightjars, toucans, tanagers, Fringillids, Emberizids and Icterids particularly well covered. A further four have been adapted from Birds of Panamá (Ridgely and Gwynne 1989) and one from Birds of Colombia (Hilty and Brown 1986). The remaining 37 are basically the same Guy Tudor plates (and one by John Gwynne) from the old edition with some modifications.

The text has been entirely rewritten. The format follows and improves on the standard set by Birds of Mexico (Howell and Webb 1995) and Birds of Ecuador. The type-setting and text layout have allowed far more text to be included than, say, Birds of Ecuador and Hilty has also been precise and economical with his words. This comes as no surprise to those familiar with Hilty's earlier Birds of Colombia.

The text is far more oriented towards identification than in the old edition with sections covering identification, similar species, voice, behaviour, status and habitat, and range. The text retains the custom established by the earlier edition of separating range information by subspecies, a feature which is particularly welcome in these times of ever changing taxonomy. Range maps are another new feature and they make use of points corresponding to specimen and sight records as well as the customary shading to indicate overall range. In short, they are similar in format to those provided in Birds of Ecuador.

Finally there is a good selection of references at the end of the book and some very nice colour habitat photographs at the beginning. A well annotated locality map of the country is also provided together with colour relief and vegetation maps.

Perhaps the only drawback might be the dimensions and weight of this new guide, though this is an inevitable product of the diversity of the avifauna in question and nothing that cannot be remedied with a pair of scissors and a certain degree of irreverence.

In resumé, an essential buy for all who are interested in Neotropical ornithology and truly great value for money too.

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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars great guide, just what you might need, 25 Mar 2007
By Juan Rodriguez (españa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Birds of Venezuela (Princeton Paperbacks) (Paperback)
complete guide, just the book you must have if interested in birds of venezuela or surrounding countries. the illustrations are basically the same of Phelps guide, but some are new, including the owl's one. also the information about each bird is more extensive in this book comparing to Phelps one. each birds is described widely, including a map of its location, behavior and sounds.
i really recommend this book
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