Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands : : Fully Revised and Updated Third Edition / / José A. Salguero Faria, Lisa D. Yntema, Sergio A. Colón López, Clive Petrovic, Herbert A. Raffaele.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English
• VerfasserIn: Raffaele, Herbert A.,; Faria, José A. Salguero,; López, Sergio A. Colón,; Petrovic, Clive,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Field Guides ; 146
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.) :; 87 color plates and 2 b/w maps.
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; ARTIST CREDITS --; PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION --; INTRODUCTION --; GEOGRAPHY --; BIOGEOGRAPHY --; CONSERVATION --; DESCRIPTIVE PARTS OF A BIRD --; Species Accounts and Color Illustrations --; Ocean Birds --; Coastal Seabirds --; Long-legged Wetland Birds (mostly Waders) --; Medium-legged Wetland Birds (mostly Waders) --; Other Wetland Birds --; Ducks/Duck-like Waterbirds --; Medium- and Long-legged Upland Birds --; Birds of Prey --; Land Birds --; Vagrants --; Vagrants with Insufficient Records --; Unestablished Introductions --; Hypothetical --; Places to Bird --; Index --; Index of Local Names
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780691219257; 9783110754001; 9783110753776; 9783110754148; 9783110753912; 9783110739121
• DOI: 10.1515/9780691219257?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: José A. Salguero Faria, Lisa D. Yntema, Sergio A. Colón López, Clive Petrovic, Herbert A. Raffaele.

An up-to-date field guide to the birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin IslandsThis portable and informative field guide describes the bird species found on Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Fully updated, the guide presents all 347 species, both naturally occurring as well as introduced, and highlights 19 endemic species found nowhere else in the world. Species are sorted by habitat to facilitate identification and extra illustrations are provided for birds similar in appearance. Facing pages conveniently juxtapose species accounts, distribution maps, and illustrations, and a section on birding hotspots pinpoints the best locations for finding specific birds. Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands will be indispensable for birders and nature enthusiasts.The only fully illustrated guide to feature all 347 bird species in Puerto Rico and the Virgin IslandsSpecies sorted by habitat for easier identificationText and illustrations on facing pages for ease of identificationExtensive introduction covering taxonomy, migration, biogeography, and conservationUseful information on birding hotspots throughout the region