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'If you are going to Chile... this is certainly the book to take.' Scottish Bird News (June 2004) 'This book fills a niche and will be a 'must have' for anyone visiting the region.' Wildfowl & Wetlands (Summer 2004) 'This guide is a must-have for birding in Chile! "Birds of Chile" is a most welcome addition to the well-known Helm Guides.' Ostrich 2004, 75 (1&2) '...The essential field guide to the birds of this spectacular and tourist-friendly country.' birdtours.co.uk (April 2004) 'The long awaited, pocket-sized "Birds of Chile" attains a particularly high standard among field guides... "Birds of Chile" is an important addition to Neotropical and ocean ornithology.' Ibis (British Ornithologists' Union) 2004
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Rarely does a field guide of this caliber debut as its country's first. Birds of Chile offers not just perfect field-portability, beautiful and accurate artwork with facing text, and clarity and conciseness throughout: it presents genuinely new scholarship on the field identification of several cryptic and difficult groups, as well as on the modern geographic distribution of Chile's birds. Those who bird Chile will find the combined brilliance of Jaramillo, Burke, and Beadle indispensable in the field and by the fireside.
(Ned Brinkley, Editor, "North American Birds" ) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
(Ned Brinkley, Editor, "North American Birds" ) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Mandatory Field Guide for Chile,
By KD (Southern Chile) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Birds of Chile (Paperback)
This is a fantastic field guide. The plates are excellent and the descriptions detailed. I'm no expert birder, but with this guide I've been able to clearly ID far more birds than what was possible using Sharon Chester's guide (which is a great quick-start for spotting, but otherwise not detailed enough), or the Collins book "Birds of Southern South America" (which is good, but too expansive for focus solely on Chile). It is obvious that a lot of work has gone into "Birds of Chile", yet it is an infinitely user-friendly guide. Thanks to this book, I find I try to get out more to see what's around.My only gripe with the book concerns its durability under wet conditions. Chile is a rainy country, and my copy suffered on a typical hike in the rain. That's a minor gripe, however, and I probably could have taken extra measures to protect it. One side note: If you are planning a birding trip in Chile, it would be nice to bring an extra copy to leave behind for someone you meet here. Field guides are usually imported, very expensive, and hard to find. I haven't seen this one in the stores here yet, and I'm sure that many folks would be glad to receive a copy.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Birds of Chile: a long time needed book,
By Humberto Cordero (Viña del Mar, Chile) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Birds of Chile (Paperback)
Backcover statement for Jaramillo's "Birds of Chile" as the first bird fieldguide for the country is false: back to 1986 Araya and colleagues published "GuÃa de Campo de las Aves de Chile". But it was a quite simple work, all black & white drawings, succint descriptions, and almost nil encroachment with ID problems. So for practical purposes Jaramillo's guide is really the first reliable one for Chilean birders... and visiting foreigners as well.Introductory chapters are excellent. Plate-facing descriptions are very good and don't fear tackle with the toughest ID puzzles. Distributional maps are the first critical for a lot of species (Thinocoridae, Oreopholus, Chilia, Phleocryopes,etc.). Plates include some masterpieces, e.g. Sheldgeese (plate #24), Treerunner (68), Hummingbirds II (62). A few (#11,#54) rank below average, and would deserve reassesment. Also some inevitable mishaps affect the book: the missing initial text for Juan Fernández Firecrown (page 150), wrong-written words ("Azúl", p.152) .... minor defects easy to amend in future editions. No doubt Jaramillo's book inaugurates a new era in Chilean ornithology. That's why I give it five stars level.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Must Have to Bird Chile,
By A Customer
This review is from: Birds of Chile (Paperback)
I bought, shared and very actively used the Jaramillo field guide in Chile during December 2003. I birded the Santiago region, Chiloe and Patagonia. Chilean guides accompanied me on all occasions and all wanted to purchase the book. There has never been anything better for Chile, and that probably applies to Antarctica too.I did not give the book a five because I did not think the paintings are arranged in a way that clearly separates similar species. Nonetheless, the book is a four plus and I recommend it strongly to anyone birding Chile.
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