Birds in Brazil

Birds in Brazil by Sick, Helmut. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780691085692.

Here is a substantially revised and updated English-language version of the only comprehensive, scientific treatment of Brazils 1635 bird species. Written by the then dean of Brazilian ornithologists and published in Brazil in 1985, it not only lists every individual Brazilian species and provides detailed accounts for most of them but also gives an extensive treatment of the characteristics of each bird family found in the country. In addition, it analyzes the composition of Brazils avifauna and relates it to the countrys geography.