{"product_id":"the-birds-of-ecuador-field-guide","title":"The Birds of Ecuador: Field Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany of us can only long to travel to exotic birding places in South America ... but Ridgely and Greenfield live the dream and generously share it with us through their exquisite writings and paintings.... In summary  this is a thorough and thoughtful production that not only provides useful and complete information  but does so in a user-friendly manner.... The decades-long wait for these volumes has been worth it! Birders Journal The Birds of Ecuador comprehensively treats the nearly 1600 species of birds that can be found in mainland Ecuador. The authors describe Ecuador this way: \"One of the wonders of the natural world. Nowhere else is such incredible avian diversity crammed into such a small country.... Birds are  happily  numerous in many parts of Ecuador: even the downtown parks of the big cities such as Quito and Guayaquil host their complement.\" Volume I  Status  Distribution  and Taxonomy  contains: detailed information on the ecology  status  and distribution of all speciesintroductory chapters deal with geography  climate  and vegetationbird migration in EcuadorEcuadorian ornithologyendemic bird areas in Ecuadorand conservation Individual species accounts treat habitat  distribution  and taxonomy. Volume II  Field Guide  contains: 96 full-color plates and facing pages of descriptive texta color map of Ecuador2 line drawings of bird anatomy115 silhouette outlinesand nearly 1600 distribution maps All species are illustrated in full color  including migrants and vagrants and visually distinctive subspecies. The text focuses on the field identification aspects of each species  including their behavior  vocalizations  and nest appearance. The two volumes are available separately or may be purchased as a slipcased set.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44983919673397,"sku":"ByrdShop_0801487218","price":34.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780801487217.jpg?v=1770814021","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-birds-of-ecuador-field-guide","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}