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Birds of Belize & Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide Review Doubleheader

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The first is that the illustrations by Dale Dyer are based, and largely seem to be the same, as the illustrations for his previous guide Birds of Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama (co-authored with Andrew Vallely, PUP, 2018). All plumage variations are clearly labelled.

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Birding in Honduras, Part I: Highlands

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One of these islands may have been the present day Northern Central American Highlands which includes Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, 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.

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Birds of Central America: A Field Guide Review

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Birds of Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rican, and Panama , just published in October, is a field guide that was ten years in the making. I wish the flight images for the hawks, falcons, parakeets, and parrots were larger. There are no bird guides for El Salvador or Guatemala.

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