A Bird-Finding Guide to Mexico

Steve N. G. Howell

Published by Cornell University Press 1998

A Bird-Finding Guide to Mexico

Steve N. G. Howell

https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501735943

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About this book

With a rich variety of stunning avifauna, Mexico provides the first taste of the Neotropics for many birders. At last here is a guide to Mexico's best birdwatching sites, from Baja California to the Yucatan Peninsula. Steve N. G. Howell, coauthor of...

Author / Editor information

Steve N. G. Howell has led birdwatching tours to Mexico since 1984. He is coauthor, with Sophie Webb, of A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America.

Reviews

Eirik A. T. Blom:

With the publication of this book, access to Mexico's nearly 1,000 species has been made immeasurably easier.... The information, reflecting the author's own travels in the country, is as complete as that found in the best bird finding guides anywhere.... If you are going to travel south of the border, take this book along.

This guide will be useful... to the business traveler with only a morning to spare and to the serious birder planning a three-month trip across the country; this indispensable book tells where to go and what to look for.

Scott Shalaway:

If you're planning a trip to Mexico and want to do a little birding on the side,... this book is a must.... Site descriptions, detailed maps, and lists of expected birds at each location make this book essential for any birder heading south of the border.

Charles D. Duncan, Wings of the Americas, The Nature Conservancy, Portland, ME:

I cannot imagine any reason why a birder contemplating independent travel in Mexico would not want this book close at hand.... Superb.... If I were a Minister of Tourism charged with encouraging birders to come to Mexico, I would award Howell a big medal. I'm not, so I'll just encourage every birder I know who likes to travel to buy this book and go to Mexico with it.

A thoroughly well-researched book.... An excellent sight guide to this bird-rich country.... This book is highly recommended.

Charles "Red" and Louise Gambill:

At last a bird-finding guide for Mexico is on the bookshelves for birders who want to go to Mexico but do not know where to go.... With the help of this guide you can start, or add to, your own life list of Mexican birds.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Maps Publicly Available Download PDF	xii
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xiv
Spanish Terms Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xvi
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Birding Ethics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	2
How to Use This Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	2
Things to Know before You Go Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
CHAPTER 1: Baja California Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
CHAPTER 2: Northwestern Mexico Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
CHAPTER 3: The Monterrey/ Saltillo Area Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
CHAPTER 4: The Northeastern Gulf Slope Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	82
CHAPTER 5. Muatlán and the Durango Highway Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
CHAPTER 6: San Bias, Nayarit Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
CHAPTER 7. Colima and Jalisco Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
CHAPTER 8: Central Mexico Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	154
CHAPTER 9: The Sierra de Atoyac, Guerrero Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
CHAPTER 10: Veracruz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	188
CHAPTER 11: Oaxaca Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
CHAPTER 12: Central and Southern Chiapas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	242
CHAPTER 13: Northern Chiapas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
CHAPTER 14: The Yucatan Peninsula Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	283
Literature Cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	315
APPENDIX A: Checklist of Species Included Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317
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Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 384
Illustrations
- Other: 14 drawings, 68 maps
Keywords: Nature Guides & Natural History; Ornithology; General Science

eBook

Published: October 18, 2018
ISBN: 9781501735943