Product Description

This field guide covers all species occurring in the West Indies. It uses the plates from Birds of the West Indies", with concise text on facing pages covering all aspects of field identification. Aimed at experienced birders and interested laypersons alike, this guide is a lightweight and easy-to-use field guide to the spectacular West Indian avifauna."

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #98230 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Review
"...The species accounts are generally very good, the book is well illustrated and there is no other with the same scope. I thoroughly recommend it." British Ornithologists' Union (2006)

About the Author
The authors are all experienced ornithologists. Between them they have written many books, including Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba (Helm) and A Guide to the Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (Princeton University Press).

Customer Reviews

Excellent clear practical guide
This guide is beautifully illustrated with clear drawings and distribution maps. It is portable, robustly bound and is well printed. I wanted a pocket guide to the birds of Margarita Island which is just off the Venezuelan coast but not an official West Indian Island. The Steven Hilty book "Birds of Venezuela" is exhaustive but too heavy, so I annotated the Helm guide to the West Indies. This proved a successful compromise.
I hope one day to visit the West Indies proper and will take my copy of this West Indies guide with me. I will not take the Macmillan "Birds of the Eastern Caribbean" as the photos are nowhere near as good as the illustrations in this Helm guide.