Birds of Uruguay
Seiten
2025
Helm (Verlag)
978-1-3994-0673-4 (ISBN)
Helm (Verlag)
978-1-3994-0673-4 (ISBN)
The definitive photographic guide to the vibrant and under-explored avifauna of Uruguay.
The definitive photographic field guide to the diverse avifauna of Uruguay
Lying in the heart of the pampas, South America's great lowland grassland habitat, Uruguay is a fantastic destination for birdwatchers. It boasts iconic species such as Crane Hawk, Maroon-bellied Parakeet and Saffron-cowled Blackbird, as well as pampas specialities including Curve-billed Reedhaunter, Greater Rhea and Pampas Meadowlark.
The perfect companion for any wildlife-friendly visitor, Birds of Uruguay provides photographic coverage of more than 360 species that regularly breed in or pass through the country. Concise text for each species includes information on identification, songs and calls, behaviour, distribution and habitat, with each photograph carefully selected to aid identification. A guide to the best birdwatching sites in Uruguay is also included.
Portable yet authoritative, this is the photographic guide of choice for birdwatchers visiting this spectacular and bird-rich corner of South America.
The definitive photographic field guide to the diverse avifauna of Uruguay
Lying in the heart of the pampas, South America's great lowland grassland habitat, Uruguay is a fantastic destination for birdwatchers. It boasts iconic species such as Crane Hawk, Maroon-bellied Parakeet and Saffron-cowled Blackbird, as well as pampas specialities including Curve-billed Reedhaunter, Greater Rhea and Pampas Meadowlark.
The perfect companion for any wildlife-friendly visitor, Birds of Uruguay provides photographic coverage of more than 360 species that regularly breed in or pass through the country. Concise text for each species includes information on identification, songs and calls, behaviour, distribution and habitat, with each photograph carefully selected to aid identification. A guide to the best birdwatching sites in Uruguay is also included.
Portable yet authoritative, this is the photographic guide of choice for birdwatchers visiting this spectacular and bird-rich corner of South America.
Florencia Ocampo and Rafael Tosi Germán are bird tour leaders, conservationists and environmental researchers based in Uruguay. In 2014, Florencia founded her own enterprise, Birding With Me – Birdwatching Tours, and now guides birders from all over the world in Uruguay and neighbouring countries. Rafael lives in Colonia del Sacramento where he runs his birding tour enterprise, Colonia Birding, showing visitors the wildlife of Uruguay.
Introduction
Habitats
Map of the region
Birding hotspots in Uruguay
Species accounts
Further reading
Acknowledgements
Photo credits
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 30.08.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Helm Wildlife Guides |
| Zusatzinfo | Colour photographs throughout |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 134 x 188 mm |
| Gewicht | 380 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-3994-0673-6 / 1399406736 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-3994-0673-4 / 9781399406734 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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