Birds of Costa Rica
by Dale Dyer and Steve N. G. Howell
From Princeton University Press:
Costa Rica is among the most popular birding destinations in the world, with a breathtaking diversity of neotropical birdlife and stunningly beautiful habitats ranging from shady mangrove swamps to mist-enshrouded mountaintops and verdant rainforest. Birds of Costa Rica is the essential illustrated pocket guide to this biologically rich country. It covers all regularly occurring bird species found in the region and features facing-page plates and text that make field identification easy. Concise species accounts describe everything from size and distribution to voice, habitat, and status. This compact guide also features progressive taxonomy and a wealth of color range maps.
- Covers more than 800 species of birds found in Costa Rica
- Includes more than 200 superb color plates
- Features concise species accounts, facing-page plates and text, and up-to-date range maps
- Its compact size and field-friendly layout make it the ideal travel companion for any birder
Birds of Belize
by Steve N. G. Howell and Dale Dyer
From Princeton University Press:
Belize is one of the world’s premier birding destinations, home to a marvelous array of tropical birds and beautiful habitats ranging from verdant rain forests and extensive wetlands to rolling pine savannas and the country’s famed barrier reef. Birds of Belize is the essential illustrated pocket guide to this birder’s paradise. It covers all regularly occurring bird species found in the region and features facing-page plates and text that make field identification easy. Concise species accounts describe everything from size and distribution to voice, habitat, and status. This compact guide also features progressive taxonomy and a wealth of color range maps.
- Covers more than 500 species of birds found in Belize
- Includes 116 superb color plates
- Features concise species accounts, facing-page plates and text, and up-to-date range maps
- Its compact size and field-friendly layout make it the ideal travel companion for any birder
The illustrations in these field guides have been pulled from Dyer’s work in Birds of Central America. I like that older guide, but it’s a bit big to carry around. These new guides are smaller and more field-friendly. I have multiple field guides to both of these countries, but these new Princeton guides will be my go-to guides going forward.
Birds of Costa Rica
by Dale Dyer and Steve N. G. Howell
Flexi-binding; 456 pages
Princeton University Press; May 23, 2023
ISBN: 9780691203355
$29.95
Birds of Belize
by Steve N. G. Howell and Dale Dyer
Flexi-binding; 304 pages
Princeton University Press; April 25, 2023
ISBN: 9780691220727
$35.00
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Posted by Grant McCreary on August 5th, 2023.
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