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Title: A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica by F. Gary Stiles, Alexander F. Skutch, Dana Gardner ISBN: 0801496004 Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr Pub. Date: December, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.50

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Average Customer Rating: 4.83

Rating: 5
Summary: Working with birds in Costa Rica
Comment: Excellent book, invaluable for field and in-hand identification of birds in Costa Rica. If I could offer criticism, we need a more up to date edition (many species' range information needs updating a little) and species with strong population clines need more plates (eg Caribbean versus Pacific races). For birders visiting in the winter an extra book for US species (I recommend The North American Bird Guide by David Sibley) will compliment Stiles & Skutch for many variable and eclipse plumage migrants.

Rating: 4
Summary: Birds of Costa Rica
Comment: This is the best book for birding in Costa Rica but it is far too big and heavy to be an ideal field guide. A pro birding guide in CR suggested buying the book, removing the illustrations and having them bound for use in the field. Guides at La Selva have the plates laminated in plastic and spiral bound for easy carrying. Since it is a expensive field guide I'd suggest buying a protective cover for it. If you don't want to carry the weight, Peterson's Birds of Mexico has many of the birds you will see in Costa Rica.

Rating: 5
Summary: The book was absolutely invaluable for my trip to Costa Rica
Comment: Even though not all the birds were pictured on the plates in the book, I didn't run into any birds that were missed. The plates were generally of an acceptable quality and the write-up on each species was excellent. It was about time Costa Rica, a birding mecca for all serious birders, had its own field guide. The book was great and Costa Rica was even better! Together, they were excellent. One suggestion would have been to have a simple code with the plates to indicate which of the species (flycatchers in particular) were likely to occur only in one particular location (ie) upper Pacific Slope. With the help of the tour guides, this book was excellent.

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