Where to Watch Birds in Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean

Where to Watch Birds in Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版/ページ数 448 p., 100 maps
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780691095158
  • DDC分類 598

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"Where to Watch Birds in Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean" is the sixth and latest in a series that will ultimately cover the whole world. Including many of the most alluring and rewarding birding destinations anywhere, this is the first one-volume guide to this vast region. It is the ideal port of call for steadfast birders and nature-minded wayfarers alike. Around 430 species of birds have been recorded in the Caribbean, of which an amazing 159 are endemic. Central America has a species list of about 1,350, with some 340 endemics. This book treats over 215 individual sites in detail, covering every Central American country, Mexico, and all of the popular Caribbean islands. Detailed site accounts enable birders to maximize their chances of finding the special birds of each region, from the spectacular Resplendent Quetzal of Costa Rica's cloud forest to the threatened Imperial Parrot of Dominica. Endemic species for each site and region are listed separately, and the accounts include practical information on accommodation, transport, safety, and the timing of visits. Other interesting wildlife is also listed for each site, and numerous site maps and line drawings further enhance the text. The information presented is succinct, yet detailed enough for readers to work out their own itineraries with a minimum of time and effort. Any binocular-equipped traveler considering a trip to the Caribbean, Central America, or Mexico will find this guide both practical and enticing while planning from home - and absolutely indispensable in the field.

Contents

Acknowledgements 10 Introduction 13 Introduction to birding in Central America 23 Introduction to birding in the Caribbean 29 Conservation 44 General tips 47 Glossary 51 Maps 52 CENTRAL AMERICA BELIZE 54 Shipstem Nature Reserve 57 Blue Creek Rice Fields and the road to San Felipe 57 Ambergris Cay 58 Lamanai Outpost Lodge 58 Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary 59 Cay Caulker (Cay Corker) 61 Hill Bank 62 Chan Chich Lodge and La Milpa Field Station 63 Belize Zoo and Monkey Bay 64 Blue Hole National Park 65 Mountain Pine Ridge 66 Pook's Hill 66 Caracol Natural Reservation 67 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 68 Sites off the Southern Highway south of Dangriga 69 Kendall Bridge 69 Red Bank Village 69 BFREE Protected Area and Bladen Reserve 70 Punta Gorda area 71 COSTA RICA 73 Wilson Botanic Gardens (Las Cruces) 76 Cahuita National Park and nearby areas 78 Tortuguero National Park 79 Peninsula de Osa 80 Rincon de Osa 80 Carate and Lunar Lodge 81 Cerro de la Muerte 82 Tapanti Nature Preserve 84 Rancho Naturalista 85 Volcan Irazu National Park 86 Braulio Carrillo National Park 87 El Ceibo Ranger Station, Braulio Carrillo National Park 89 Rara Avis 89 La Selva Biological Station 91 Selva Verde 91 Colonia La Virgen de Socorro 92 Volcan Poas 93 Monteverde area 94 Carara Biological Reserve and Rio Tarcoles 98 Chomes 100 Hacienda La Pacifica 100 Santa Rosa National Park 101 Palo Verde National Park and Dr Rafael Lucas Rodriguez Caballero National Wildlife Refuge 103 El Rincon de la Vieja National Park 104 Cocos Island 106 EL SALVADOR 109 Perquin and Cuenca del Rio Sapo 111 Walter Deininger National Park 112 Finca La Geralda 112 Montecristo National Park 113 Cerro Verde and Volcan Santa Ana 114 El Imposible National Park 115 GUATEMALA 117 Tikal 119 Cerro Cahui Reserve 122 Bocas del Polochic Wildlife Refuge 123 Mario Dary Rivera Reserve (Biotopo de Quetzal) 124 Motagua Valley 125 Monterrico Natural Reserve 126 Royal Palm Drive 127 Sierra de Tecpan 127 Lago de Atitlan 128 Santa Cruz del Quiche (Utatlan) 130 Fuentes Georginas and km 197 131 Todos Santos Cuchumat n 132 HONDURAS 134 Bay Islands 136 La Mosquitia (Mosquito Coast) 137 Pico Bonito National Park 138 Olanchito 138 Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge 139 Marandon, San Pedro Sula 139 La Tigra National Park 140 Celaque National Park 142 MEXICO 143 Yucatan Peninsula 148 Isla Cozumel 148 Felipe Carrillo Puerto and the Vigia Chico road 150 Coba 151 Chichen Itza 152 Uxmal 153 Progreso and Chicxulub 154 Celestun 154 Calakmul 155 Rio Usumacinta Marshes 156 Palenque 157 San Cristobal de las Casas 159 Lagunas de Montebello National Park 160 Tuxtla Gutierrez 162 El Sumidero 163 Arriaga 165 El Triunfo 165 Colonia de Cuauhtemoc 166 The Isthmus road 167 Catemaco area 168 Cerro San Felipe 170 Monte Alban 172 Amatlan 172 El Cofre de Perote National Park 173 Teziutlan, Puebla 174 Popocatepetl 174 La Cima 176 Huitzilac 176 Coajomulco 176 Mexico City 177 Contreras Valley 177 Bosque de Tlalpan 178 University Botanic Gardens 178 Tlanchinol 179 Rancho Los Colorados 179 Cola de Caballo 180 Volcan de Fuego 180 Autlan de Navarro 182 San Bias area 183 Barranca Rancho Liebre 186 Alamos 187 Isla Huivulai 188 Guaymas 189 Yecora and Highway 16 189 Kino Bay (Bahia Kino) 190 Baja California 191 Cape area 192 La Paz area 193 Puerto Escondido 193 Isla Raza 193 Parque Sierra de San Pedro Martir 194 Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point) 195 Revillagigedo Islands 196 NICARAGUA 201 Refugio Bartola and Gran Reserva Rio Indio-Maiz NP 203 Isla de Zapote 205 Isla de Ometepe/Volcan Maderas 205 Volcan Mombacho 206 Volcan Masaya National Park and Laguna Masaya 206 Laguna Moyua 207 Salinas Grandes/Isla de Venados 207 Volcan Cosiguina 208 Rio Kurinwas 208 Lowland Pine Savanna 209 PANAMA 211 Dariien 214 Cana 214 El Real 216 Nusagandi 218 Cerro Jefe 219 Tocumen Marsh 219 Canopy Tower 220 Madden Lake and Summit Gardens 221 Gamboa Pipeline Road 222 Middle Chagres 223 Cerro Campana National Park 224 El Cope 224 Cienaga Las Macanas 225 Las Salinas de Chitre 226 Cerro Hoya 226 El Montuoso de Chepo 227 Santa Fe 227 Cerro Colorado 229 Fortuna Forest Reserve 229 Bocas del Toro 230 Boquete 232 Western Chiriqui Highlands 232 Changuinola 234 El Chorogo 235 Isla Coiba 236 Isla Escudo de Veraguas 236 CARIBBEAN ANGUILLA 239 ANTIGUA 241 BAHAMAS 244 Abaco 248 Andros 250 New Providence 252 Grand Bahama 254 Eleuthera to Great Inagua 256 BARBADOS 258 BARBUDA 264 CAYMAN ISLANDS 266 Grand Cayman 268 Little Cayman 269 Cayman Brac 270 CUBA 272 Parque Nacional de La Guira 279 Peninsula de Guanahacabibes 282 Cienaga de Zapata 282 Cayo Coco 288 Najasa 290 Santiago de Cuba 292 DOMINICA 294 Northern Forest Reserve 297 Morne Trois Pitons National Park 300 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 303 Santo Domingo 307 Barahona 308 Laguna de Rincon 308 Lago Enriquillo 309 Sierra de Baoruco 310 Los Haitises National Park 314 GRENADA 316 Mount Hartman Estate 318 Perseverance Estate 319 Grand Etang National Park 319 GRENADINES 321 GUADELOUPE 323 Vemou 325 La Soufriere 327 Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin 327 HAITI 329 Massif de la Selle 333 Massif de la Hotte 333 Etang Saumatre 333 JAMAICA 335 Rocklands 340 Cockpit Country 341 Black River Morass 343 Parottee 344 Marshall's Pen 344 Blue Mountains 346 John Crow Mountains 349 MARTINIQUE 351 Presquile 'ile la Caravelle 353 Pitons du Carbet 355 MONTSERRAT 358 PUERTO RICO 361 Caribbean National Forest 365 Humacao National Wildlife Refuge 367 Guanica State Forest 368 La Parguera 369 Maricao State Forest 370 Boqueron National Wildlife Refuge 371 Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge 372 SABA 374 ST. BARTHELEMY 376 ST. EUSTATIUS 378 ST. KITTS and NEVIS 380 ST. LUCIA 382 Edmund Forest Reserve 387 Ravine La Chaloupe 389 ST.-MARTIN 393 ST. VINCENT 395 Vermont Forest Reserve 397 TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS 400 VIRGIN ISLANDS 403 US Virgin Islands 405 St. Thomas 405 St. John 405 St. Croix 406 UK Virgin Islands 407 Tortola 407 Virgin Gorda 407 Anegada 407 ISLAS DE PROVIDENCIA AND SAN ANDRES 409 Request 410 Calendar 411 Useful addresses 414 Recommended books 418 Bird names which differ between Clements and various other bird books 421 Index to species 422