Birds of Ecuador - Field Guide vs The Birds of Ecuador Usage & Stats

This is the interactive mobile field guide version of The Birds of Ecuador by Robert S. Ridgely and Paul J. Greenfield. Like the paper edition, it is the most complete and authoritative field guide to the more than 1600 bird species found throughout Ecuador. Every distinct plumage is covered in superb, high-quality color illustrations. This mobile version includes all of the content included in the print edition, and much more. Ecuador is renowned for its unique habitats and diversity of wildlife. It attracts birders and nature seekers from around the globe. The book’s authors write “Nowhere else is such an incredible avian diversity crammed into such a small country.” Now it is easier than ever to sort through the abundance of Ecuador’s beautiful birds. This easy-to-use application comes equipped with concise species descriptions, range maps, audio of bird songs and calls, and detailed illustrations. Birds of Ecuador simplifies bird identification with an interactive Smart Search tool, and it makes it easy to keep track of bird sightings with an updatable life list. This app is an important and must-have tool for all bird enthusiasts traveling in Ecuador. It is also useful in surrounding countries such as Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, and the Brazilian Amazon. FEATURES: • Detailed species accounts for all of Ecuador’s 1600+ bird species • Audio recordings for over 1500 species to help identify unknown bird calls in the field or to study for an upcoming trip • Gorgeous illustrations for every species, showing all major plumages, morphs, and geographic variations. • Interactive Smart Search tool helps narrow down birds by region, color, size, and habitat • Sort birds by region or filter the species list to only show birds nearby you. • Easily keep track of your Ecuador Life List This electronic title is published by Birds in the Hand, LLC. and the audio recordings were compiled and edited by Neils Krabbe.

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The Birds of Ecuador

In The Birds of Ecuador all species of birds regularly found in Ecuador (>1,500) are described, and their approximate size given in inches and tenths of inches. A brief account of each family is given in the list of families. The range of each species is described in detail (instead of range maps). In addition to the birds‘ geographical ranges, the altitudinal zones which they inhabit are given. The zones and their limits are: • Tropical Zone: sea level to 4500–5000 ft (1,400 to 1,500 m) • Subtropical Zone: 4500–5000 to 7500–8500 ft (1,400–1,500 m to 2,300–2,600 m) • Temperate Zone: 7500–8500 to 9500–11,500 ft (2,300–2,600 m to 2,900–3,500 m) • Páramo or Puna Zone: 9500–11,500 ft (2,900–3,500 m) to snow line The current app version contains the descriptions and images of 1,500+ bird species found in Ecuador. Moreover, an ornithological dictionary (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese) and detailed illustrations and drawings of bird anatomy are included. The app features a modern, intuitive graphical user interface with functions for searching the birds‘ names and in the full text, switching the sorting language for the listings and sort by English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, or the scientific (Latin) notation. In addition to the bird descriptions, the name of the birds in many languages can be displayed. Another clever feature is the Field Note Editor, which allows you to record your bird sightings with predefined locations settings (which can be overwritten by the user) and many other commonly recorded data items. Apart from using the optional backup and restore functions for Field Notes and Favorites, the app runs completely offline and there is no need for an internet connection during usage in the field. As with The Birds of South America, which contains more than 3,000 birds found on the entire continent, also The Birds of Ecuador runs on any iOS device and can exchange Field Notes and Favorites list between identical app versions on two or more devices via Bluetooth.