"Graced with bounteous natural beauty, a stable democratic government, and friendly citizens, Costa Rica has become a popular destination for travelers from all over the world. Birds play a prominent role in attracting visitors, too. The shimmering quetzals, gaudy macaws, and comical toucans only begin to hint at the impressive avian diversity to be found throughout this small country."--from the Introduction This is the one field guide the novice or experienced birder needs to identify birds in the field in the diverse habitats found in Costa Rica. It features descriptions and illustrations of more than 820 resident and neotropical migrant species found in Costa Rica, all in a compact, portable, user-friendly design. The detailed full-color illustrations show identifying features--including plumage differences (
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It's okay for the "only game in town"
by D. Harris from Jacksonville, Florida USA
I am a North American birder with no tropical bird experience previous to my April, 2010 trip. Just returned and used this book in the field at La Selva OTS, Savegre Lodge, and Pacific lowlands areas near Jaco. Easy to carry and stood up to sweating, rain, bug spray, and lots of torturous bending and folding. I found the colors to be a little faded or less intense than the amazing
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by David J. Waltman from Colorado, USA
Ideal for bird identification, without too much detail. Small size of guide makes for easy carry in the field. Lots of emphasis on comparison to similar species and how to differentiate.
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Costa Rica Birds
by Joan Sanford from Buffalo, NY
Really glad I took it. as I was the only one with a bird book. And there were many new ones as well as a great time sharing with other travelers.
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Solid, compact guide necessary for birding the country
by Soleglad from Arizona, USA
Basics: softcover, 163 color plates show all 820+ species of Costa Rica, short paragraph focuses on identification; range map for each bird This is the smallest of the three books to cover all the Costa Rican birds. This smaller size makes it a true field guide. Fortunately, its size does not sacrifice the necessary contents to identify all of the country's birds. As equally important, the size of the illustrations have
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A good field guide
by E. G. Murrell from Normal, IL USA
This is an excellent field guide. The pictures and descriptions of the birds are very clear, even for someone like myself who is not a regular birder. However, I will say that this is a FIELD guide, meant to be small and portable, and thus does not have detailed information about life history traits of birds. This book is best for people who travel regularly to Costa Rica and want a
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