With an innovative new design, this is an up-to-date field guide to the birds of Colombia, all 1,934 species and counting - more than any other country in the world. To facilitate rapid identification, this portable opus includes accurate illustrations of species and subspecies, shown next to practical information about distribution, behavior, endemism, and global/national threat levels. In addition to English, the book includes common species names in French (francais) and German (deutsch). Intended for birder and scientist alike, this field guide is absolutely indispensable for anyone planning to explore Colombia's extraordinarily diverse avian habitats.

212 color plates opposite concise text and color range maps, with space for notations by each species.