Birds of Peru

Princeton Field Guides

by Thomas S. Schulenberg, Douglas F. Stotz, Daniel F. Lane

Nearly eighteen hundred different bird species--one fifth of the world's birds--have been recorded in Peru. Birds of Peru is the most complete and well-researched field guide to this rich and fascinating diversity. It illustrates every one of the 1,792 species and shows the distinct plumages of each. It includes 304 superb, high-quality color plates directly opposite concise descriptions and color distribution maps, making it much easier to use in the field than standard neotropical field guides. The detailed text discusses key identification features, status, distribution, and vocalizations for all species, and many subspecies.



This field guide enables users to identify all species found in Peru, and is also useful throughout much of western South America, particularly southeastern Colombia, southern Ecuador, western Brazil, Bolivia, and northern Chile.



Birds of Peru is an indispensable resource for birdwatchers, biologists, naturalists, and conservationists working or traveling in Peru and South America.

Genres: Birds, Natural History, Science, Reference, Guides, Field Guides, Travel

656 pages, Hardcover

First published October 15, 2007

Reviews

[Jan-Joost Bouwman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Used on two trips this year to Peru (central valley and South East - Sacred Valley/Manu road/Los Amigos) and earlier on a trip to the north (Abra Patricia/Plataforma).
Best field guide for Peru in my opinion. Yes, there will be splits that are not in there yet and the maps are a bit small. But maybe combined with Merlin I would still recommend it.

[Sheri Williamson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Though I like the relatively compact size and page layout of this guide, especially the thumbnail maps next to the text on each plate spread, the inconsistent quality of the illustrations made it less than a joy to use.

[Leslie Sinn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent reference. Digital version was invaluable for travel.

[Manish Mehta · Rating 5 out of 5]

amazing guide and very helpful
goes well with the birds of Costa Rica on my bookshelf

[Guillaume Wxten · Rating 5 out of 5]

A truly helpful guide when you're in the middle of the Amazon jungle, attempting to catch and understand as many birds as possible.

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my favorite guidebook brand and books like this remind me why.

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

Used in Peruvian Amazon to identify more birds than I thought I could see in one place! Excellent, Excellent, Excellent. Don't go birding in Peru without it! Quite large and heavy but worth the space in the backpack. Range maps are included in this edition, which is quite helpful!

[Dick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Will never really finish this book, will dream about it forever!

[Debdolittle · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's the only book that was used as a field guide by field staff and local guides at MLC, Manu Reserve, Peru so there is no greater endorsement than that!

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb in every way. A detailed guide to the bird species found across the country. This was useful on my recent expedition to Peru for quick and easy bird identification. Highly recommend.

[Sumac Huari · Rating 5 out of 5]

excellent!