A Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil

• First comprehensive field guide to the birds of Brazil
• Illustrates and describes every bird species and many subspecies found in Brazil
• Information on features, habitat, voice, distribution
• 187 full-color plates
• Color range maps for all listed species
• Special attention to the 218 endemics of Brazil
• Portuguese and English names given for the most frequently used terms
• This book is the first comprehensive field guide to the birds of Brazil, featuring 187 beautifully drawn full-color plates with 1820 species accounts, including a distribution map for each species
• contains information on bird features, habitat, calls, and species distribution, and pays special attention to the species endemic to Brazil
• Species names are given in both English and Portuguese, and frequently used terms are translated in an appendix.

Readership: Students and scholars of ornithology, general readers interested in Brazilian natural wildlife

List of Plates
Preface
Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION
1 Brazil: The Area Covered
1.1: Country Profile
1.2: Biogeography
1.2.1: Climate
1.2.2: Geomorphology
1.2.3: Natural Vegetation
2 Brazil: The Birds
2.1: Classification and Names
2.2: Field Identification
2.2.1: Plates
2.2.2: Captions
2.2.3: Distribution Maps
2.3: Short Introduction to Selected Bird Groups and Families of the Neotropics
2.3.1: Worldwide Families and Groups
2.3.2: Typical American Families and Groups
Symbols, Abbreviations, and Glossary
Parts of a Bird
SPECIES ACCOUNTS, PLATES, AND DISTRIBUTION MAPS
PROTECTED AREAS OF BRAZIL
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER REFERENCES
Appendix 1: The Endemics of Brazil
Appendix 2: English-Portuguese Dictionary
Index