We are excited to announce the recent release of an updated, second edition to the acclaimed field guide, Birds of the West Indies by Herb Raffaele et al.! The book may be purchased here.
Birds of the West Indies was the first field guide to cover and depict all bird species known to occur in the region with any regularity, including infrequently occurring and introduced forms. Now fully updated and expanded, this stunningly illustrated book features detailed accounts of more than 600 species, describing identification field marks, ranges, status, songs and calls, and habitats.
There are more than 100 beautiful color plates that depict plumages of all the species—including those believed to have recently become extinct—as well as distribution maps, a color code for endemic birds, and an incisive introduction that discusses avifaunal changes in the West Indies over the past fifteen years, and the importance of conservation.
Noteworthy Features of the Second Edition:
- Covers more than 60 new species, including vagrants, introductions, and taxonomic splits
- Presents species in user-friendly order from ocean birds to land birds
- Separates vagrants to minimize confusion with regularly occurring species
- Updates the status of every species
- Features illustrations for all new species and improved artwork for warblers and flycatchers
- Color codes endemic species confined to one or only a few islands
- Includes many new and enhanced maps
- Provides bird weights for each species
- Compact and easy to use in the field
Birds of the West Indies can be purchased online here. We hope that the lead author and our good friend and mentor, Dr. Herb Raffaele, will be eager and ready to sign copies of this stunning new field guide at our next International Conference in Trinidad in July 2021!
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