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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | Perfect for bird lovers and traveling nature enthusiasts, this accessible guide examines more than 140 avian species and contains a map featuring prominent, country-wide birding hotspots such as the Monteverde cloud forest. Laminated for durability, this handy pamphlet is a great source of portable information and ideal for field use by novices and experts alike. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | James Kavanagh | | Pamphlet: | 1 pages | | Publisher: | Waterford Press | | Publication Date: | September 01, 2007 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1583553398 | | Product Length: | 8.2 inches | | Product Width: | 6.61 inches | | Product Height: | 0.2 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.07 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.27 inches | | Package Width: | 1.02 inches | | Package Height: | 0.39 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.09 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 14 reviews |
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5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Just as listed Feb 11, 2010
By Lilobodo
The pocket guide is just as promised, an easily carried introductory guide to the more familiar Costa Rican bird species. Don't expect to get the same information and detail as in a softcover or hardcover book, but the guide appears to be durable and easy to carry in any pocket. The last time we were in Costa Rica we lugged a hardcover birding guide along and got smart this time for our trip down to the Osa Peninsula.
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Costa Rica is Costa Rica Jan 19, 2009
By reader
Costa Rica is not Panama, so it seems an unfortunate yardstick for a reviewer to be upset because this excellent guide for Costa Rica doesn't work in Panama. Duhd!
Being an author of field guides myself, I just had to speak up in defense of this one in the face of a slightly negative review posted here, which is based upon another country's birds!!
9 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Helpful, not comprehensive Dec 21, 2007
By G. Thomas Mitchell
On my visit to Costa Rica, this was helpful in identifying butterflies and moths, of which there are many, many species. This laminated card contains many of those I saw, but, of course, was far from a comprehensive guide. It is sturdy and fits easily in a backpack.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Excellent, lightweight, handy Jan 19, 2009
By reader
You get what you buy, and this is as advertised. People that complain about being surprised they aren't holding a 300-page field guide in their hands when they receive this are apparently unable to read the clear description on this page.
Excellent, lightweight, and exactly what it says it is.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Nice Little Guide Jan 23, 2011
By z
For what it is this is a nice little.
Let start with what the guide is not. This is not a comprehensive guide for specialists or serious hobbyist. It is a folding guide (much like a road map). The problem is that people travel to Costa Rica to view the diversity of life and there is a lot to see; far more than this guide can cover. If you want comprehensive you could carry one-half dozen of the various guides with you (good luck).
What this guide provides is a waterproof identification guide at a modest price to carry in your backpack or back pocket. Buy the bird and a couple of the other guides by the same author and you will be fine. It is a folding guide, so no pages to thumb through, which allows for quick identification.
The fact that the guide is laminated is a big plus. Keeping gear dry is a challenge in some locales (impossible in others no matter what you try). Handling a book in these conditions is tough and it will take a beating. A laminated guide is nice.
For those worried about the limited information, please keep in mind that the parks and lodges are staffed by real living breathing guides, who know the area and the ecology and are happy to answer questions. The people in Costa Rica are the best resource available. Costa Rica Birds--An Introduction to Familiar Species is just a compliment to these resources.
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