Field Guide to the Birds of Colombia: Second Edition (2 Viewers)

[njlarsen]

The field book is significantly lighter than the full version of the Ridgely version. I think it is slightly lighter than the plates alone.

I much preferred the fieldbook for bringing with me, the Ridgely plates stayed in the suitcase, and when used at all, it was in the room. Looking at all those species without any information about which were likely where I was would have been too confusing, and that is the situation I would have been in with only the Ridgely plates.

Niels

Edit: if I had been in an area with a lot of very similar tyrant flycatchers it might have been different. That is why I in the previous post mentioned Amazonian Ecuador as possibly a difference maker.

 

[Jim M.]

I much preferred the fieldbook for bringing with me, the Ridgely plates stayed in the suitcase, and when used at all, it was in the room. Looking at all those species without any information about which were likely where I was would have been too confusing, and that is the situation I would have been in with only the Ridgely plates.

Thanks for the info. I always mark my guides before a trip to indicate which species are likely in the area to which I am travelling. (Though this requires combing over past trip reports and/or eBird). So having the maps ready to hand in the field is not an issue for me.

 

[njlarsen]

I did not have time to prepare as well as I used to.

Niels