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Princeton guide to the birds of the West Indies by Raffaele, Birds of the West Indies Herbert A., Wiley, James, Garrido, Orlando H., Keith, Allan, Raffaele, Janis I. is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>This is the first comprehensive field guide to the birds of the West Indies to appear in more than fifty years. It covers all 564 bird species known to occur in the region (including migrants and infrequently occurring forms). Each species is represented by a full description that includes identification field marks, local names, status, habitat, voice, nesting, range, and comments about the bird. A map showing the bird's distribution accompanies each species account. Plumages of all species are depicted in eighty-six beautifully rendered color plates. Twelve of these plates feature individual endemics from each of twelve islands. Another seven plates feature the island endemics of the largest islands: Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.Because the region is known for its extraordinary variety of avifauna and because no other accurate modern account of its birdlife exists, this book is a landmark publication that will be widely hailed by serious birders and amateur birdwatchers alike. The authors pay particular attention to endangered and threatened birds. For each island or island group, local experts have been invited to provide a survey of efforts made to date to
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- Author
- Raffaele, Birds of the West Indies Herbert A., Wiley, James, Garrido, Orlando H., Keith, Allan, Raffaele, Janis I.
- Publisher
- Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780691087368
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Science, Nature, Stem
- Rating
- 3.8 / 5 (19 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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