Field Guide to the Songbirds of South America: The Passerines

Mildred Wyatt-Wold Series in Ornithology

by Robert S. Ridgely, Guy Tudor

With the publication of the landmark volumes The Birds of South The Oscine Passerines and The Birds of South The Suboscine Passerines , Robert S. Ridgely and Guy Tudor established themselves as the leading authorities on the songbirds of South America. Reviewers hailed the volumes as the essential reference works for professional ornithologists and avocational birders alike, and they remain the only volumes that provide full scientific coverage of the continent's passerines. Recognizing the need for a more compact guide that birders can take into the field, Ridgely and Tudor have now extracted and updated the essential identification information from The Birds of South America to create the Field Guide to the Songbirds of South America . This definitive guide is filled with indispensable

760 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2009