A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica
- ISBN-10
- 0801496004
- ISBN-13
- 9780801496004
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 511
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989
- Publisher
- Comstock Publishing Associates
- Authors
- F. Gary Stiles, Alexander Frank Skutch
Description
Catalogs the more than 800 species of birds found in Costa Rica, with notes on identification, habits, and distribution
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