The Birds of Costa Rica is the only field guide the novice or experienced birder needs to identify birds in the field throughout the country's diverse habitats. Compact, portable, and user-friendly, this third edition covers all 943 species reported in the country. Features and updates include: - More than 1100 new illustrations (including plumage differences among males, females, and juveniles, and views of birds in flight wherever pertinent). - Completely revised treatments of raptors and warblers. - Forty-seven all new natural history vignettes showing bird behavior. - Updated color coded range maps and expanded descriptions of where and when to see birds. - Updated nomenclature and quick-find index. Richard Garrigues, Robert Dean, and David Hille collectively represent more than eighty-five years of birding experience in Costa Rica, making them the perfect author-illustrator cohort for this indispensable resource. The Birds of Costa Rica is the essential compact guide for use in the field, for both experienced and novice birders. This extensively revised edition, which includes many new illustrations, is truly world-class! -- Pete Morris, Birdquest UK For birders exploring Costa Rica, this third edition is indispensable. I've happily carried the previous edition from seas to summits, and this updated volume sets the standard for field guides to the birds of the American tropics. -- Noah Strycker, author of Birding without Borders and editor of Birding For birders exploring Costa Rica, this third edition is indispensable. I've happily carried the previous edition from seas to summits, and this updated volume sets the standard for field guides to the birds of the American tropics. -- Noah Strycker, author of Birding without Borders and editor of Birding Richard Garrigues, the dean of Costa Rica birding, is a prolific contributor to eBird of data relating to the birds in Costa Rica and other parts of Latin America. Robert Dean has contributed illustrations to field guides covering the birds of eight Latin American countries. Ornithologist David Hille is coauthor of Birds of Nicaragua and is an expert in mapping software and bird vocalizations.