Buteo Books is currently trying to get copies in stock
https://twitter.com/RTBrumfield/status/804695294931824641
I now have a copy, which Sebastian Herzog sent me via a colleague who was travelling to Europe. It is indeed a fine guide, and I'm looking forward to being able to use it in the field ... immediate quick thoughts are to observe that the style of the plates is rather variable, that some of the maps showing just part of Bolivia are hard to place in the whole country - labelling of the departments would have helped in these cases -, good to see Bolivian altitudinal ranges given. But these are quibbles - the perfect guide doesn't exist, this one is close enough for me!
If anyone needs a copy urgently, I'd suggest contacting Sebastian directly, and I'm sure he'll do what he can. It is clearly a problem not being plugged directly into publishers' distribution networks, but that is the way it is going to be for works not published in the EU/North America etc.
Keith
From the horses mouth in response to my e-mail.I gather the current plan is a second printing in UK for distribution to NHBS etc. And for a Spanish language printing, in Bolivia I assume, next month.
Keith
From the horses mouth in response to my e-mail.
'Hi Andy,
apologies for the late response. We got lot's of requests from abroad,
and it was a bit overwhelming. We managed to send some copies with
people traveling, but that's just a drop in the bucket, of course. We
have looked into exporting a bulk shipment, but it turns out that
getting books out of the country is too expensive either way. So we are
planning on doing a second print run in February/March in Europe to sell
it directly to international distributors such as NHBS.
Postage to Costa Rica is US$39. Still expensive.
All the best,
Sebastian
Andy
Now it is shown on NHBS
http://www.nhbs.com/title/214056/birds-of-bolivia
It's split by the IOC as well, Western Striolated Puffbird.
It was split over a year ago by the IOC and given that the AOU is supposed to be adopting this taxonomy, maybe that's why they did it?
One of the reasons I won't bother with the HBW editions is that they seem to be adopting an almost hybrid taxonomy.
Their website states
The HBW and BirdLife International Checklist of the Birds of the World is the first ever taxonomic checklist to be compiled using the same criteria applied consistently by the same experts
It seems to me that we have witnessed the birth of yet another taxonomic idealogy with 628 splits, some sceptics may think this a clever sales tactic? I don't doubt that this is a superb work, just don't think I need it, I follow the IOC, listing just got even more complicated.
A
I have it. it's up to standard. I wanted to write a review for Dutch birding, but I guess they did' reply because they are all envious that I have a copy
I wrote a review (link below).
I warn you it's not very profound and not very thorough... It's meant to wet your appetite, rather than provide a very exhaustive review...
I hope you find it quirky
https://www.dutchbirding.nl/recensies/1414/birds_of_bolivia_field_guide