A Guide to the Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: Revised Edition

This guide is very useful. Descriptions are detailed and interesting, often with histories of the birds' settlement on the islands. Some of the plates with birds more often found on the North American continent or birds not easily mistakenly identified are in black and white, but most of the plates are in color. A helpful feature is that both English and Spanish common names for the birds are listed even though the book is in English.

I have owned this book for a number of years and have been going to P.R. for over 15 years and this is by far the best book on the birds of the island. It has great maps and ideas for places to go bird watching on the island. The only setback is that i wish it had more color slides of the birds. But it does not make this a bad choice. I love my book and it is getting worn out and I will need a new one soon. Good Luck birding on a wonderful island.

I carried this very handy book around Puerto Rico and Culebra. It was particularly helpful to know the specific areas where various birds are usually found, as well as local names. Very good illustrations.

An extremely well-written and well-illustrated book with especially helpful and detailed text on habitat, behavior, and locales. On a recent trip to Puerto Rico for birding, we found this book to be extraordinarily helpful. Since we have come home to the Continental USA, it continues to be rich reading.

As a professional Puerto Rican biologist and bird watcher I found this book to be the best field guide of birds occuring at Puerto Rico. It covers as well, introduced, migratory, and endemic or native species with a full description of each bird characteristics and accompanying color plates that match the birds color patterns up to the last feather. It is a must have to any bird enthusiast living or visiting the Island, as well as for students or professional biologists.