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Puerto Rico Birds: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species

James Kavanagh and Raymond Leung

2016

"This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar and unique species and includes a map featuring prominent bird-viewing areas. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, pocket-sized folding guide is an excellent source of portable information and ideal for field use by visitors and residents alike."

Birds of Vieques Island, Puerto Rico: Status, Abundance, and Conservation

James Kavanagh and Raymond Leung

Birds Caribbean

2015

Abstract: "Vieques Island is a satellite island 8 miles east of the main Island of Puerto Rico.  Status, abundance, and habitat use of the birds of Vieques Island are presented based on the author's extensive avian surveys, literature review, surveys of museum speciments, and the banding efforts of numerous other ornithologists.  Species accounts are provided for each of the known birds of Vieques, along with color photos for many species and a review of the conservation challenges facing the island."

Puerto Rico's Birds in Photographs: A Complete Guide and CD-ROM Including the Virgin Islands

Mark W. Oberle

3rd edition

2010

"The first book to illustrate in color photographs all breeding birds and regular migrants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands - - now in its third edition. Over 400 color photos of 191 species of birds are included. The English text is designed for students, teachers, and birdwatchers who want to understand the natural heritage of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands by learning about their fascinating birds. The species' life histories are written for the general reader, and include important lessons for conservation of our natural resources. Over 100 professional and amateur ornithologists collaborated in this effort. The book comes with a CD-ROM with Spanish and English life history accounts and audio clips of over 400 species, plus over 2,900 photos, web resources, birdfinding information, essays on evolution and conservation, and a detailed bibliography. All species of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, plus most birds of the Lesser Antilles are included."

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

Guy Kirwan, Arturo Kirkconnell and Mike Flieg

2010

"This 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 species, the Greater Antilles have recorded just over 550 species and this total contains more than 100 single island endemics and many more restricted range species making these islands a very attractive proposition to the visiting birder. The site accounts have details of location, birding strategy, accommodation and, of course, the birds. More than 80 sites are detailed, many with accompanying maps. A full species lists 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 very best birding sites, the authors have also tried to include some locations close to main holiday centres used by birders with families."

Birds, Beasts and Bureaucrats: A Naturalist on a Caribbean Island

Herbert A. Raffaele

"Birds, Beasts and Bureaucrats is a rollicking adventure to remote islets, hidden caves, and tropical forests tracing a young naturalist's steps to study and conserve the extraordinary wildlife of Puerto Rico, an island paradise in the heart of the Caribbean. Exotic birds, fish-eating bats, un-described frogs, and even the "strong-voiced cave-mouth" an extraordinary nocturnal specter, are among the menagerie of exotic wildlife encountered as we accompany the author to the most remote corners of the island in an effort to save these and other unique critters for posterity."

Puerto Rico's Birds in Photographs: A Complete Guide and CD-ROM Including the Virgin Islands

Mark W. Oberle

2nd edition

2000

"This book is the first to illustrate with color photographs all Puerto Rico's breeding birds and common migrants. Over 300 color photos of 181 species of Puerto Rican birds appear in this publication. The English-language text is designed for tourists, students, teachers, and anyone who wants to understand Puerto Rico's natural heritage by learning about its fascinating birds. The species' life histories are written in a non-technical style for the general reader, and include important lessons for conservation of our natural resources. Most common birds of the Virgin Islands and northern Lesser Antilles are also illustrated. The book comes with a CD-ROM with detailed Spanish and English life history accounts and bibliography for 350 species, plus audio clips and over 1,250 photos."

Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands Wildlife Viewing Guide

David W. Nellis

1999

"In Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, 59 brown and white signs point the way to places where you can see wildlife on the ground, in the air, and underwater. This book provides details about what you're likely to see at these sites, color photos of the wildlife, maps of the islands, and additional natural history facts. These islands offer visitors an opportunity to see wildlife they may never have seen before: Anolis lizards, manatees, lovely hummingbirds such as the Puerto Rican tody and green mango, sea turtles, and an incredible array of tropical fish, including sergeant majors, blue tangs, and angelfish. This guide was created through the National Watchable Wildlife Program, a unique partnership initiative coordinated by Defenders of Wildlife."

Natural Puerto Rico / Puerto Rico Natural

Alfonso Silva Lee

Bilinual: Spanish/English

1998

"The coquí is a famous and very abundant little frog whose powerful voice fills the Puerto Rican nights. The island is home to over a dozen other species of tiny and beautiful frogs, and hundreds and hundreds of species of insects, snails, lizards and birds, many of which live nowhere else in the world. Here you will learn about the ways and lives of Puerto Rican animals, about how they came to exist, and why they are unique. You will also find out how these wonderful creatures depend upon the plants and upon each other; and what benefits bacteria, fungi and termites give to the forest."

A Guide to the Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

Herbert A. Raffaele

Revised edition

1989

"This is a revised edition of a widely praised guide to the birds of the largest of the Caribbean islands and the neighboring Virgin Islands. It includes detailed accounts of all 284 well-documented species known to occur in the region, 273 being illustrated. The book also contains specific sections entitled "Biogeography" and "Conservation" to foster an appreciation of the uniqueness of the region's wildlife and to develop an awareness of local conservation issues. The section "Places to Bird" will help make the stay of short-term visitors more productive. The book also substantially updates the data on avian distribution and abundance in the region covering records through November 1988."

A Guide to the Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

Herbert A. Raffaele

1983

"The most complete field guide to the birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands ever published. Includes detailed text accounts and illustrations of all 273 well-documented species."