This is a field guide covering all avian species occurring in the country of Chile.
Chile holds a great diversity of habitat types, from the Andes in the north down to the tundra and sub-Antarctic rainforest of Tierra del Fuego in the far south. Chile supports an interesting range of breeding and visiting birds, including nine species found nowhere else in the world. This spectacular new edition features concise, identification-focused text positioned opposite the color plates to allow quick and easy reference. Detailed distribution maps are also provided for every species, completing the essential field guide to the birds of this spectacular country.
"This book is completely new rather than a revised/updated version of the first Helm guide to the country (by Alvaro Jaramillo) published in 2003. [...] With its excellent species drawings and distribution maps, this is a fine addition to the Helm field guide series, though a couple of pages on travel and accommodation would have been very welcome to first-time visitors."
– Richard Sale, Ibis, May 2022