Field Guide to the Birds of Ecuador - (Helm Field Guides) by Juan Freile & Robin Restall (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

The definitive field guide to the rich avifauna of Ecuador.

This up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the birds of mainland Ecuador is a valuable resource for anyone exploring the mountains, forests and wetlands of this incredibly bird-rich country. With thousands of beautiful and detailed paintings, accompanied by concise descriptions and accurate maps, this is an indispensible guide to bird identification in Ecuador.

- Covers every species and most subspecies recorded in Ecuador, including migrants and vagrants, with accurate and up-to-date distribution maps.

- 291 colour plates illustrating more than 1,630 species, with text on facing pages for quick and easy reference.

- Concise text covering identification, voice, habits, habitats, range, distribution and status.

Review Quotes

"Wins friends from the outset ... very appealing, with enough detail to identify all but the most cryptic birds ... Next time I visit Ecuador it'll be Freile & Restall in my backpack." --Dominic Mitchell, Birdwatch

"Its manageable size, authoritative text, helpful maps and accurate illustrations make Freile and Restall's the number one choice in field guides for birders going to Ecuador." --10,000 Birds

About the Author

Juan Freile has been birding throughout Ecuador over the last 20 years, has published more than 80 bird-related papers and books, and works on a wide array of environmental issues. Juan currently acts as chairman of the Committee for Ecuadorian Records in Ornithology, and is managing editor of Cotinga and Revista Ecuatoriana de Ornitologia.

Robin Restall is an acclaimed bird artist. His works include the magnificent Birds of Northern South America among many other field guides. Robin was also the author of the Helm identification guide, Munias and Mannikins.