A field guide to the birds of Galapagos

A field guide to the birds of Galapagos by Michael Philip Harris Download PDF EPUB FB2

Made famous by Charles Darwin's work on evolution and speciation, the Galapagos Islands contain an extraordinary wildlife that attracts thousands of visitors today. Those tourists who wish to concentrate on the birdlife now have A Guide to the Birds of the Galapagos Islands, which offers unprecedented comprehensive coverage.

This field guide Cited by: "I have been on other Field Guide tours and trust them. Who wouldn't want to go to the Galapagos Islands. The tour was excellent. Guide Willy Perez, I knew from previous reports from other people, knows his birds, is detail-oriented, and very personable and humorous.

Your office service was excellent. A Field Guide to the Birds of the Galapagos Hardcover – Novem by Michael Harris (Author), Barry Kent MacKay (Illustrator) out of 5 stars 5 ratings.

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Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers/5. ** Harris, Michael. A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF THE GALAPAGOS. London: HarperCollins. ISBN: First published inthis guide was revised in Subsequent reprints through at least You are bidding on a used hard cover book with dust cover called A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF GALAPAGOS, ISBN by Michael Harris.

This is 5” x 8” with pages from This is a nice field guide to this Rating: % positive. A field guide to the birds of Galapagos book is also the older classic "A Guide to the Birds of the Galapagos Islands.

Isabel Castro (Author), Antonia Phillips (Author)" - you can check and compare. The Fitter book (Daniel Fitter and his wife, Tina - were good friends in Galapagos) also includes tips on photography. Warmest regards, Heather Blenkiron. About this book.

Juan Freile and Robin Restall's Birds of Ecuador is a comprehensive guide to the varied, bounteous and endemic-rich avifauna of this biodiversity hotspot, replacing the previous two-volume Helm guide to the country ().

The guide covers mainland Ecuador, but excludes the Galápagos archipelago. Buy A Guide to the Birds of the Galapagos Islands (Helm Field Guides) First Edition by Castro, Isabel C., Phillips, Antonia, Phillips, Antonia (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store.

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders/5(6). About this book. New edition of this superb guide, which describes and illustrates nearly all the birds ( species), mammals (32 species) and reptiles (28 species). This is the first comprehensive guide to the unique wildlife of the Galapagos, encompassing the birds, mammals, and reptiles a visitor to these extraordinary islands might encounter.

The innovative, simple-to-use format of this pocket-sized volume will help beginners and experts alike to correctly identify the striking and charismatic Galapagos. : A Field Guide to the Birds of Galapagos () by Michael Philip Harris and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices.4/5(1).

Description. Author: Robert Ridgely and Paul Greenfield ISBN: Publisher: Cornell University Press Year of Publication: pp; 96 color plates with illustrations and range maps Paperback. The Birds of Ecuador Field Guide comprehensively treats the nearly species of birds that can be found in mainland Ecuador.

The publication of the master piece A Field Guide to the Birds of Ecuador, by Ridgely and Greenfield brought increasing interest from the international birding community and the opportunity to set deep roots for the newly rising Ecuadorian birding community.

This has brought me to the conclusion that this is the right moment to publish a tool. How to use the species accounts --Checklist of the birds of Galapagos --History of ornithology in the Galapagos --Climate --Zonation of plants and birds --Numbers of landbirds, plants and altitude --The landbirds of arid islands --Breeding seasons --Ecology --Changes in the avifauna and its conservation --Migrants --The birds likely to be seen.

ISBN: OCLC Number: Notes: Col. map on lining papers. Description: pages, 12 pages of plates: illustrations (some color), maps. All of the birds of Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands are brought together in a single volume for the first time. With over 4, illustrations, many never before published, all major plumages for each species are illustrated and are accompanied with descriptions, identification notes, A new light and truly pocket-sized field guide for the bird /5(6).

A fully functional field guide This guide is the real deal. All the birds, with instantly playable songs for almost all. It's very useful to be able to verify birds by voice, even if you can't learn enough songs to immediately identify what's around you.4/5(18).

There is usually a race for this book after a Galápagos snorkeling session "to see what we saw." Related in-depth titles include A FIELD GUIDE TO THE SEA STARS AND OTHER ECHINODERMS OF GALAPAGOS and A FIELD GUIDE TO MARINE MOLLUSCS OF GALAPAGOS, both by. Celter Visual Arts Inc Galapagos Birds Life Celso Montalvo, Spot, identify and appreciate the avian life of the Galapagos with this laminated, submersible accordion-style fold-out guide.

Vivid images of a wide variety of birds are paired with English and Spanish names, approximate size and a handy check box to keep track of your ndings.Volume II, the field guide volume of this two-volume set, contains 96 full-color plates and facing pages of descriptive text, a color map of Ecuador, along with two line drawings of bird anatomy, silhouette outlines, and nearly distribution maps.

Wildlife of Ecuador: A Photographic Field Guide to Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, and Amphibians (Princeton University Press (WILDGuides)) $ 6 Portability /10 Quality /10 Features /10 Usability /10 Completeness /10 Pros beautiful photos nice companion to 6/10(1).