The 6 Best A Guides To The Bird Of Costa Rica (2023 reviews)

The james kavanagh pocket guide's material feels more premium than its price would suggest. If you go to Costa Rica to see birds and other wildlife, this is an excellent and sturdy guide to carry with you. The pocket guide is just as promised, an easily carried introductory guide to the more familiar Costa Rican bird species. It is easy to slip into a backpack or bag and provides a quick reference for the local birds.

This is for the casual birder or tourist whose basic interest is not on birds. It will definitely survive lots of little hands. The pocket guide is convenient and the images of birds are pretty good. It is convenient to scour the books for greater details and confirmation. It is great to carry instead of a heavy book on photo trips.

Why We Like This:

A small, light, waterproof, durable, foldable pamphlet
Suitable, handy guide for novice bird watcher
Beautiful, colorful, detailed pictures of birds native to costa rica
Perfect for trip to costa rica

Best Field Guide: Robert s Ridgely A Guide To The Bird Of Costa Rica

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The robert s ridgely a guide to the bird of costa rica should be able to handle its purpose and duties with ease. The new panama "field" guide (which is a fine book) is not much smaller or lighter than Ridgely/Gwynne. It is a hefty book and more suited to someone who is going to spend serious bird watching time in these areas. Even if you leave it at home or back in your room, if you are interested in more than just ID'ing the birds you will greatly benefit from its wealth of additional information.

The plates are very good, more than adequate. It is smaller and lighter than many bird guides available for latin american countries. This makes it hard to do the tried and true method of scanning plates to help you quickly identify the bird you just saw. The text in this book is excellent, with good descriptions of the various species and nice writeups of behavioral habits. It is not easy to carry when you are travelling light and trying to avoid excess baggage fees.

Why We Like This:

Illustrations made it easy to recognize the birds
Excellent guide for those visiting or living in panama
New and hot release

Best Guide: Barrett Lawson A Guide To The Bird Of Costa Rica

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Barrett Lawson has been making great guide for years, thanks to a combination of clever design and appropriate materials. This book is a critical piece of your travel planning, but you must have a general travel book as well. It highlights some Hummingbird gardens and is fantastic spots to observe and photograph these birds. It includes the caribbean slope, the mountains, the pacific slope, and the pacific coast.

This book is strictly text and maps. It can change significantly within a mapped 'range' in cr, and in only a few kilometres driving. This book is really helpful for figuring out general birding destinations because it gives a birders eye view of different locations rather than someone who is looking for a resort atmosphere.

This Bird Finding Guide is very easy to use, has great information and will be a must have for any bird watcher visiting Costa Rica. The book is only useful for directions if you are traveling by car.

Why We Like This:

Great maps, driving directions, bird lists, and pointers
Excellent bird guide, easy to use, good illustrations
A great resource for planning birding trips to costa rica

Best For Their needs: James Kavanagh A Guide To The Bird Of Costa Rica

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The james kavanagh a guide to the bird of costa rica is capable of outshining several other guide featured in this list in overall features for the price point. They are bird watchers and this little guide is the perfect size for their needs. Plus, it is perfect size for their needs.

Why We Like This:

Makes identification easier by reducing the clutter
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Best For beginner: Fogden A Guide To The Bird Of Costa Rica

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate guide. The fogden a guide to the bird of costa rica is exactly that - it's a simple guide that hits all the right notes. This is a novice bird watcher guide to some of the most common birds in Costa Rica. It does not contain every bird but the 252 species within the book are the ones most likely to be seen. It uses the Stiles and Skutch classification system. It includes places to visit as well as other tips and guidance. There are also 26 species from the combined groups of trogons, motmots, jacamars, toucans, and woodpeckers.

This is an excellend field guide to top all of the birds of Costa Rica filled with great pictures and detailed write-ups. The birds are slightly larger in this book than in most of the other guides. It is great for someone making a short trip to Costa Rica.

Why We Like This:

Map with habitats and 15 birding sites
New and hot release

Best value For money: f Gary Stiles A Guide To The Bird Of Costa Rica

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If you often find yourself scrambling for high-value and low-price guide, f gary stiles a guide to the bird of costa rica should be your first option for buying. This book is a "must" for Costa Rican birders. It uses the same classification system as the Stiles book, but includes only the common bird varieties, and has a photo for each of them. It could be made better by placing the text and drawings on the same page. It is an outstanding reference manual for the serious birder.

This is an excellent guide with good descriptions of physical characteristics, songs, habitat, nesting habits and areas most commonly seen. It can be used in that the colors are not as bright as seen in life, but the detail is good. This book is a must-have for any serious birder.

Why We Like This:

Delivers what they promise
Good brand reputation