Manuel Marin

This comprehesive and meticulously researched work brings together a wealth of information, combining extensive recent data with a re-evaluation of the historical literature and a re-examination of critical museum specimens, thus providing a complete update on the status of the 438 species reliably recorded in Chile.
It includes: • A complete species checklist in grid format. • Life-zone codes for every species • The latest taxonomic and systematic developments • An in-depth analysis of 34 hhypothetical species • An evaluation of 10 species now considered erroneous • Detailed notes on rare, endemic and introduced species.
All information is summarised with brief, cross-referenced species texts, and thus
the checklist doubles as a field aid and a defintive reference work, useful for both the travelling birder and likewise the dedicated ornithologist, in a single handy volume.… (meer)