The definitive field guide to the birdlife of Costa Rica. Graced with bounteous natural beauty, Costa Rica has become a popular destination for travellers from all over the world. Birds play a prominent role in attracting visitors, too. The shimmering quetzals, gaudy macaws, and comical toucans that populate tourism posters only begin to hint at the birdlife to be found throughout this small country. In terms of avian diversity, Costa Rica is the richest country on earth. Each family of birds is introduced by a brief description, and every species is illustrated on a series of brilliant colour plates. Along with each species'' illustration is a written account, featuring field marks description and information about status, distribution and vocalisation. Distribution maps are also included for most species. Following on a decade from the previous edition, this fully revised and updated third edition features 924 species in total, including 18 that are illustrated here for the first time. The 175 colour plates include 360 new images from artist Robert Dean. The text and maps have been fully updated to ensure that this book is the definitive field guide for anyone visiting Costa Rica.

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Richard Garrigues is a naturalist and author who has been birding since the age of 16. He moved to Costa Rica in 1981 and has become one of the country's best-known tour leaders for birding and natural history. He also publishes the quarterly Gone Birding Newsletter online.

Robert Dean is an ornithologist and artist based in Costa Rica. He specialises in the birds of Central America and has illustrated field guides to Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama.

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The definitive field guide to the birdlife of Costa Rica.

Graced with bounteous natural beauty, Costa Rica has become a popular destination for travellers from all over the world. Birds play a prominent role in attracting visitors, too. The shimmering quetzals, gaudy macaws and comical toucans that populate tourism posters only begin to hint at the birdlife to be found throughout this small country. In terms of avian diversity, Costa Rica is the richest country on earth.

Following on a decade from the previous edition, this fully revised and updated third edition of Birds of Costa Rica features all 943 species recorded in the country, including endemic, breeding and migrant species. Each family of birds is introduced by a brief description, and every species is depicted on a series of brilliant colour plates. More than 1,100 brand-new illustrations show plumage difference among males, females and juveniles.

The written account for each species features field marks description and information about status, distribution and vocalisation, along with updated distribution maps, making this field guide the perfect companion for anyone visiting Costa Rica.