Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

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A fully revised and updated second edition of this comprehensive field guide to the birds of Cuba. The largest island in the Caribbean, Cuba contains a vast range of ecosystems, from scrub and grasslands to mountain ranges and coastal mangrove forests. These landscapes are home to a amazing diversity of avifauna, including 25 endemics and many near-endemic and rare species, as well as a large number of migratory birds, making Cuba a highly attractive destination for birders. Revised and updated throughout, this guide includes high-quality colour plates illustrating all species recorded on the island, with informative text on facing pages for easy reference. Written by Cuba's two leading ornithologists, the concise species accounts describe key identification features, voice, habitat, behaviour, distribution and status. Fully updated colour distribution maps are included for each species. The definitive field guide to this magical island, Birds of Cuba is an essential companion for any visiting birder or naturalist.

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At the start of the millennium, two of Cubas foremost ornithologists published the countrys first field guide. Twenty-five years later, Arturo Kirkconnell and Orlando H. Garrido have done it again, providing an authoritative updated edition for a new generation of birdwatchers. * Guy Kirwan, Natural History Museum *
This new edition represents the best field guide for Cuban birds to date, with field marks for every species recorded, excellent illustrations, and new distribution maps. If you are planning a visit to the island, this book is a must-have. * William Surez, Curator, National Museum of Natural History of Cuba *
The first edition of Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba was groundbreaking, so it is a true pleasure to welcome this second edition. With new records and status updates, it will serve birders in Cuba for years to come. * George E. Wallace, American Bird Conservancy *

Author Bio

Arturo Kirkconnell is widely considered to be Cuba's leading ornithologist. The former Curator of Ornithology at the National Museum of Natural History of Cuba in Havana, his curriculum vitae includes almost 100 scientific papers on the island's birds, and he is the co-author (with Guy Kirwan and Mike Flieg) of A Birdwatchers Guide to Cuba and (with Patricia Bradley and Yves-Jacques Rey-Millet) A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Cuba, along with the first edition of this book. Arturo has been leading birding tours in Cuba since 1988. Orlando H. Garrido is a true Cuban legend. A native of Havana, Orlando is both a renowned naturalist, credited with the description of more than 100 species, and a former tennis player, having played at Wimbledon several times in his youth.