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Title: Brazil-Amazon and Pantanal by David L. Pearson, Les Belesky, Les Beletsky, Wildlife Conservation Society ISBN: 0-12-548052-0 Publisher: Academic Press Pub. Date: November, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Brazil-Amazon
Comment: This book attempts to cover the whole gamut of wildlife for the Amazon basin and Pananal. It can't do it; no book can. It did make an admirable attempt and as such is a great book for the tourist traveling to the area. On a recent trip north of Manaus, it covered 98% of the bird life. It is concise enough that the occaisional bird wathcer will be able to identify most birds. It is not quite as adequate for other species- fish are very superficial, as are reptiles. I would like to see these expanded. This is a terrific guide for the tourist- concise, adequately complete, and easy to use.
Rating: 4
Summary: good reference for specific ecosystems
Comment: I used this book for a recent trip to Brazil's Pantanal. The book is specific to only two geographic areas: The Pantanal and the Amazon, admittedly, Brazil's biggest natural draws. However, since the Pantanal and the Atlantic rainforest were my destinations, the book's usefulness was only partially utilized. Also, it is a heavy volume, and when considered with the other guidebooks I packed and used for cross-referencing, this book was by far the heftiest.
The book does fill a unique niche, that of ecology and natural history guide to these two unique wild places. No other book that is easily carried provides as much enjoyable natural history reading on the Amazon and Pantanal. The illustration plates are uniformly excellent, but it is not noted whether species occur outside of the Pantanal and Amazon. Many species do occur outside, as I quickly found out. Eliminating the rest of Brazil all together just seems a bit restricting. An average traveller to Brazil is most likely to make a stop in Rio de Janeiro, perhaps visit the easily accessible Parque National de Tijuca, and wonder if what they're seeing is that similar looking bird in their book.
Brazil is a big country, and no guidebook has yet to cover all its flora and fauna in one volume, in English, and travel-sized. This guidebook attempts to cover at least the animals and birds of Brazil's largest natural treasures, and succeeds for the most part. Given its quality of illustrations and plates, written descriptions of behavior, ecology and geography, this book is a good when used in conjunction with other bird and mammal guides.
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Title: Birds of Southern South America and Antarctica. by Pena Martin ISBN: 0691090351 Publisher: Princeton University Press Pub. Date: 1998 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: The Smithsonian Atlas of the Amazon by Michael Goulding, Ronaldo Barthem, Efrem Jorge Gondim Ferreira ISBN: 1588341356 Publisher: Smithsonian Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: The Birds of South America: The Oscine Passerines by Robert S. Ridgely, Tudor Guy ISBN: 0292707568 Publisher: University of Texas Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1989 List Price(USD): $85.00 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Brazil (LONELY PLANET BRAZIL) by John Noble, Andrew Draffen, Robyn Jones, Chris McAsey, Leonardo Pinheiro ISBN: 1864501464 Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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