The Peterson Field Guide system, which has revolutionized the identification of birds in North America and Europe, is here brought to bear on the birds of Mexico. This compact Field Guide is not only complete in its coverage of the birds of Mexico but also of Guatemala, Belize (British Honduras), and El Salvador. The total number of species treated is 1038, and includes the majority of those to be encountered in the other Middle American countries Honduras, 93%; Nicaragua, 86%; Costa Rica, 66%; and Panamá, 56.5%.
This guide, like its predecessors, emphasizes the distinguishing characteristics of birds when seen at a distance. Confusingly similar species are clearly differentiated by patternistic drawings in identical poses with key field marks indicated by arrows. The 48 full-page plates by Roger Tory Peterson are in color and portray virtually all Mexican species that are not illustrated in the supplementary Field Guides for North America,
The beauty of the avifauna south of the border invites the bird watcher and the traveler to investigate with this book in hand.
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