Most people associate the Caribbean with palm-fringed sandy
beaches, cricket and rum. Mention the West Indies to birders and
they think todies and tremblers, among a remarkable array of c. 190
endemic species. Furthermore, no fewer than six families are
confined to the region, and another (spindalises) virtually so. The
region also receives many vagrants from both North and South
America, and even transatlantic arrivals from the Old World. If
this were not sufficient enticement, several of the most poorly
known and enigmatic birds in the world-including Ivory-billed
Woodpecker and Semper's Warbler-as well as others requiring further
taxonomic investigation, provide additional allure. Taxonomy
follows the HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of
the Birds of the World. Detailed texts covering status, habitat and
behaviour, age, sex and geographical variation, voice, and
confusion species. Over 1600 illustrations covering all species and
distinctive subspecies, birds in flight, males and females,
juveniles and non-breeding plumages, where appropriate. QR code for
each species, linking to the Internet Bird Collection gallery of
photos, videos and sounds. More than 650 full-colour range maps for
all species other than vagrants. Well-marked subspecies groups
receive full accounts, and the distributions of subspecies breeding
in the region are clearly mapped. Features: 712 species; c. 190
endemics. Over 1600 illustrations and more than 650 distribution
maps. Countries and territories covered in this guide: Bahamas,
Turks and Caicos Islands, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Haiti,
Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Saint
Martin, Saint Barthelemy, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Dominica,
Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada,
Barbados, Isla de Aves, Swan Islands, San Andres, Providencia and
Santa Catalina.
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