A Birdwatchers' Guide to Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and the Caymans: Site Guide

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-871104-12-7
Verlag: Pelagic Publishing Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 637 g

Reihe: Prion Birdwatchers' Guide

A guide to birdwatching sites in the Greater Antilles: this book shows you where to go and when to visit for the best birding experience. This guide is best used alongside your field guide - it does not include information about identifying birds.

This site guide covers the Greater Antilles, which comprises five groups of islands and six countries. From Cuba, with about 360 species, to the Cayman Islands, with just over 220, the Greater Antilles have recorded just over 550 species. This total includes more than 100 single island endemics and many more restricted range species, making the islands a very attractive proposition to the visiting birder.

The site accounts have details of location and tips on birding strategy and accommodation. More than 80 sites are described, many with accompanying maps. A full species list shows exactly what has been seen in each country, and the selective list helps to target the best places to visit. As well as covering the best birding sites, the authors have tried to include some locations close to main holiday centres used by birders with families. This is a site guide, not an identification guide.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kirwan, Guy

Kirkconnell, Arturo

Flieg, Mike

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) Vögel (Ornithologie)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Pre-tour information

Travel information

Staying in the Greater Antilles

Climate and clothing

General safety, health and medical facilities

Books and maps

When to go

CUBA

- Zapata Peninsula

- The West

- The Centre and offshore islands

- The Oriente

JAMAICA

- The North-west

- The Central-south

- The East

HAITI

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

- Around Santo Domingo and the East

- The South-west

- The North

PUERTO RICO

CAYMAN ISLANDS

- Grand Cayman

- Other islands

Selective species accounts

Full species list

Mammals of the Greater Antilles

Useful addresses, societies and clubs

Select bibliography