Birds of the High Andes: A Manual to the Birds of the Temperate Zone of the Andes and Patagonia, South America

Written by two of the leading explorers in the birdlife of the High Andes, this book sets new standards in this field. The book is illustrated by Jon Fjeldsa, ond of the World's most gifted bird artists, who again has proven his accuracy with the fine plumage details as well as masterly renditions of the general impression and shape. Almost one tenth of the World's nine thousand bird species are illustrated, many of them for the first time. Both males, females, young, and distinct subspecies are shown. The 64 beautifully composed colour plates depict over two thousand plumages. This is supplemented by several hundred line-drawings of the birds. Today this book is regarded as the "bible" in Andean birds and more than 4,000 copies have been sold. Recently the book has been reprinted in a limited number of only 1,000 copies. Birds of the High Andes is published in co-operation with the Zoological Museum, Copenhagen, where one third of the retail price for the books is spent on further investigations in Andean birds. A colour prospectus is available upon request.N. Krabbe is the author of 'Birds of the High Andes: A Manual to the Birds of the Temperate Zone of the Andes and Patagonia, South America', published 1990 under ISBN 9788788757163 and ISBN 8788757161.