Books, Charts & Maps America - South & Central
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Birds
Birds of the High Andes
Jon Fjeldså & Niels Krabbe
Covers the birdlife of the temperate and alpine zones of the Andean region from Venezuela and Colombia through Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile. Illustrations by Jon Fjeldså. 880 pages. More details…
Birds of Argentina and the South-west Atlantic
Mark Pearman & Juan Ignacio Areta. Associate editor: Nigel Redman. Illustrated by Aldo Chiappe, Jorge Rodriguez Mata, Richard Johnson & Alan Harris.
480 pages. More details…
Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Belize
Jones & Vallely
566 species reliably recorded in Belize. 71 pages. More details…
Birds of Brazil, Volume 2: The Atlantic Forest of Southeast Brazil, including São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
Robert S Ridgely, John A Gwynne, Guy Tudor & Martha Argel
Covers 927 bird species, 863 illustrated, that occur in just the southeastern Atlantic Forest biome (Mata Atlântica in Portuguese). 432 pages. More details…
Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil
Ber van Perlo
The carefully vetted text and images are the first to cover the full range of bird life in this vast and varied country. They are all here - every species and many subspecies found in each region of Brazil - with special attention given to the 218 endemics. 187 colour plates illustrate over 1800 species. 475 pages. More details…
Birds of Central America
Andrew Vallely & Dale Dyer
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. 560 pages. More details…
Field Guide to the Birds of Chile
Daniel Martínez Piña & Gonzalo González Cifuentes
224 pages. More details…
An Illustrated Field Guide to the Birds of Colombia
Fernando Ayerbe Quinones
448 pages. More details…
Helm Field Guide Birds of Costa Rica: Edition 2
Richard Garrigues & Robert Dean
Nov 2014 Second Edition.
Each species account begins with the unique field marks that distinguish it from similar species. Illustrations and text are on facing pages for easy reference. 440 pages. More details…
Birds of Cuba: A Photographic Guide
Arturo Kirkconnell, Patricia E Bradley & Yves-Jacques Rey-Millet
352 pages. More details…
The Birds of Cuba: An Annotated Checklist: 26
Arturo Kirkconnell, Guy M Kirwan, Orlando H Garrido, Andy Mitchell & James W Wiley
472 pages. More details…
Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba: Second Edition
Arturo Kirkconnell & Orlando H Garrido
Available from 7 November 2024. 256 pages. More details…
Field Guide to the Birds of the Dominican Republic and Haiti: Edition 2
Steve Latta, Chris Rimmer & Kent McFarland
240 pages. More details…
Birds of Ecuador
Juan Freile & Robin Restall
291 plates with colour illustrations; colour photos, colour distribution maps 656 pages. More details…
Fieldbook of the Birds of Ecuador Edition 1
Miles McMullan, Lelis Navarrete & Robert S Ridgely
224 pages. More details…
Birds of Western Ecuador: A Photographic Guide
Nick Athanas, Paul J Greenfield, Iain Campbell, Pablo Cervantes Daza & Sam Woods
Features nearly 1,500 photos of 946 species. 464 pages. More details…
Wildlife of Ecuador: A Photographic Field Guide to Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, and Amphibians
Andrés Vásquez Noboa, Illustrated by Pablo Cervantes Daza
An essential all-in-one guide to mainland Ecuador's amazing wildlife with more than 400 stunning colour photos, covering over 350 of the most frequently seen birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. 286 pages. More details…
Galapagos Diary: A complete guide to the archipelago's birdlife
Hermann Heinzel & Barnaby Hall
A tour of the islands plus a detailed field guide. Over 640 colour photos. 272 pages. More details…
Birds, Mammals and Reptiles of the Galapagos Islands
Andy Swash & Rob Still
Revised edition. A comprehensive guide covering every living species recorded on the islands. 168 pages. More details…
Traveller's Guide Wildlife of the Galapagos
Julian Fitter, Daniel Fitter & David Hosking
Covers 400+ commonly seen species, including birds, mammals, reptiles, invertebrates, and plants, and other coastal and marine life. Illustrated with over 650 colour photos, maps, and drawings 288 pages. More details…
Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Guatemala
Eisermann & Avendano
The most authoritative, detailed, and updated checklist of the 725 bird species recorded in Guatemala. 175 pages. More details…
Neotropical Birds of Prey: Biology and Ecology of a Forest Raptor Community
Edited By: David F Whitacre & J Peter Jenny
436 pages. More details…
Birds of Nicaragua: A Field Guide
Liliana Chavarría-Duriaux, Robert Dean & David C Hille
480 pages. More details…
Collins Field Guide to the Birds of South America: Non-Passerines
J R R Mata, F Erize & M Rumboll
This extremely useful field guide illustrates and describes every non-passerine species of bird in South America (Divers to Woodpeckers). 384 pages. More details…
Birds of Northern South America: An Identification Guide
R Restall, C Rodner, M Lentino & R Williams
1536 pages. More details…
Plates and Maps
Over 2,300 species accurately illustrated with over 6,300 images. Concise caption text on the plates with distribution maps opposite. 656 pages.
Species Accounts
Detailed information on identification, taxonomy, status and distribution, etc. 880 pages.
Guide to the Birds of Panama
Robert S Ridgely & John A Gwynne
1992 Second Edition. 534 pages. More details…
Birds of Panama
George R Angehr & Robert Dean
A user-friendly, portable ID guide that features large colour illustrations of more than 900 species. 464 pages. More details…
Collins Field Guide to the Birds of South America: Passerines
Ber van Perlo
Beautiful artwork featured across 195 colour plates appears opposite the relevant text for quick and easy reference. 512 pages. More details…
Birds of Peru
T S Schulenberg, D F Stotz, D F Lane, J P O'Neill & T A Parker
Helm Field Guide. The long-awaited definitive field guide to the number one country for birds in the world! 304 colour plates, with text opposite the plates, and 1,800 colour distribution maps. 656 pages. More details…
Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: Edition 3
Herbert A Raffaele, Clive Petrovic, Sergio A Colón López, Lisa Yntema & José A Salguero Faria
224 pages. More details…
Field Guide to the Birds of the Serra dos Órgãos and Surrounding Area / Aves da Serra dos Órgãos e Adjacências: Guia de Campo
Daniel Mello, Gabriel Mello & Francisco Mallet-Rodrigues
352 pages. More details…
Field Guide to the Birds of South America: Passerines
Robert S Ridgely & Guy Tudor
A major identification guide to the songbirds of South America, with full text accounts of 1981 species. 720 pages. More details…
The Birds of St Vincent, the Grenadines and Grenada: An Annotated Checklist
James W Wiley
384 pages. More details…
Field Guide to the Birds of Suriname: Edition 2
Arie L Spaans, Otte Ottema, Jan Hein J M Ribot. Contributors; Ber Van Perlo
642 pages. More details…
A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad & Tobago
Richard ffrench, Illustrated John P O'Neill
407 pages. More details…
Birds of Trinidad & Tobago Third Edition
Martin Kenefick, Robin Restall & Floyd Hayes
272 pages. More details…
Birds of the West Indies
Guy M Kirwan, Anthony Levesque, Mark W Oberle & Christopher J Sharpe
400 pages. More details…
Birds of the West Indies: Edition 2
Allan Keith, Herbert Raffaele, James Wiley, Janis Raffaele & Orlando Garrido. Illustrated by Tracy Pedersen & Kristin Williams.
288 pages. More details…
Birds of the West Indies (Pocket Photo Guide)
Michael Flieg & Allan Sander
Slim pocket guide. Colour photos of 252 species. 144 pages. More details…
Site & Travel guides, Maps
WTWB = Where to watch birds
A Birder's Guide to Belize
Bert Frenz
Covers over 100 sites in detail with GPS co-ordinates. 374 pages. More details…
Birdwatching in Colombia
Jurgen Beckers & Pablo Florez
2013. Describes in detail the best and most accessible birding sites in Colombia. 274 pages. More details…
Where to Watch Birds in Costa Rica
Barrett Lawson
Features 53 top birding locations, with maps and eight useful sample itineraries. Offers detailed information that makes it easy for both expert and novice birders to plan and enjoy an exciting trip to this birders' paradise. 365 pages. More details…
Birdwatchers' Guide to Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rica and the Caymans
G Kirwan, A Kirkconnell & M Flieg
180 pages. More details…
Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: Edition 3
Herbert A Raffaele, Clive Petrovic, Sergio A Colón López, Lisa Yntema & José A Salguero Faria
224 pages. More details…
Reclaiming South Georgia
Tony Martin, photos and illustrations by Team Rat. Foreword by HRH The Princess Royal
144 pages. More details…
Other Fauna
Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Maya World: The Lowlands of Mexico, Northern Guatemala, and Belize
Julian C Lee
402 pages. More details…
Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico & Central America
Jeffrey Glassberg
224 pages. More details…
A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America
Jeffrey Glassberg
280 pages. More details…
Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Pocket Guide
Federico Muñoz Chacón & Richard Dennis Johnston
172 pages. More details…
Dragonfly Genera of the New World
Garrison, von Ellenrieder & Louton
Comprehensive and illustrated guide to the taxonomy & ecology of dragonflies in North, Middle and South America. 368 pages. More details…
Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco and Guianas
Peter van der Sleen & James S. Albert
512 pages. More details…
Insects and Other Arthropods of Tropical America
Paul E Hanson, Illustrated by Kenji Nishida
375 pages. More details…
Mammals of Mexico
Gerardo Ceballos
The first reference in English on the more than 500 types of mammal species found in diverse Mexican habitats from the Sonoran Desert to the Chiapas cloud forests. 957 pages. More details…
Mammals of the Southern Cone (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay & Uruguay): Lynx Illustrated Checklist
Edited by Albert Martínez Vilalta
160 pages. More details…
Mariposas Nocturnas: Moths of Central and South America, a Study in Beauty and Diversity
Emmet Gowin
A Study in Beauty and Diversity. 144 pages. More details…
Neotropical Rainforest Mammals
Louise H Emmons
2nd edition. 315 species covered. 29 colour plates illustrating 220+ species. 307 pages. More details…
A Guide to the Butterflies of Serra dos Orgaos, South-Eastern Brazil
Jorge Bizarro & Alan Martin
389 pages. More details…
A Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of the Serra dos Orgaos, South-eastern Brazil / Guia dos Anisoptera e Zygoptera da Serra dos Órgãos, Sudeste do Brasil
Tom Kompier
379 pages. More details…
A Guide to the Hawkmoths of the Serra dos Orgaos, South-Eastern Brazil / Guia dos Sphingidae da Serra dos Orgaos, Sudeste do Brasil
Alan Martin, Alexandre Soares and Jorge Bizarro
143 pages. More details…
A Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of South America
Richard Webb & Jeff Blincow
480 pages. More details…
Flora
Flora of the Mediterranean: With California, Chile, Australia & South Africa - An Illustrated Guide
Christopher Gardner
432 pages. More details…
Wildlife (General)
Wildlife of the Caribbean
Herbert A Raffaele & James W Wiley
Compact, easy to carry, colour guide to 451 amazing species. 304 pages. More details…
Pocket Guide to the Mammals of Costa Rica
Fiona Reid & Gianfranco Gómez Zamora
296 pages. More details…
Wildlife of Ecuador: A Photographic Field Guide to Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, and Amphibians
Andrés Vásquez Noboa, Illustrated by Pablo Cervantes Daza
An essential all-in-one guide to mainland Ecuador's amazing wildlife with more than 400 stunning colour photos, covering over 350 of the most frequently seen birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. 286 pages. More details…
Birds, Mammals and Reptiles of the Galapagos Islands
Andy Swash & Rob Still
Revised edition. A comprehensive guide covering every living species recorded on the islands. 168 pages. More details…
Galápagos: A Natural History Second Edition
John C Kricher & Kevin Loughlin
496 pages. More details…
Traveller's Guide Wildlife of the Galapagos
Julian Fitter, Daniel Fitter & David Hosking
Covers 400+ commonly seen species, including birds, mammals, reptiles, invertebrates, and plants, and other coastal and marine life. Illustrated with over 650 colour photos, maps, and drawings 288 pages. More details…
Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia
Robert Burton and John Croxall
200 pages. More details…
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