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So, if you are going to write a field guide on the birds of the countries south and east of Mexico–Belize, ElSalvador, Guatemala, and Honduras—it makes the utmost sense that you embrace the whole geographic area. It has been a long time between field guides for most of these countries. He currently lives in Peru.
Birds of Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, ElSalvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rican, and Panama , just published in October, is a field guide that was ten years in the making. Of the native breeding species, 112 are endemic or “very nearly endemic.” (Can There are no bird guides for ElSalvador or Guatemala.
One of these islands may have been the present day Northern Central American Highlands which includes Honduras, Guatemala, ElSalvador, and parts of extreme southern Mexico (Chiapas). Before finally connecting to the South American continent about three million years ago, Central America consisted of a series of volcanic islands.
Three helpful sections precede the Introduction: Photo and silhouette comparisons of gulls that breed in North America (see illustration above), Basic Anatomical Terms illustrated with four diagrams, and a very selective Glossary. I particularly like the nutshell image and silhouette pages, the latter reminiscent of The Shorebird Book.
And the results are indicative, representative and nothing short of surprising: Brunei, The Gambia, Belize, Jamaica, ElSalvador, Costa Rica, Rwanda, Equatorial Guinea, Panama and Haiti top the list. Best timing here is the dry season, June to September, when most birds are breeding (3).
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