An essential guide to one of the world's great birding destinations. The first in a series of audio field guides to the birds of Mexico. This CD is a resource to scientists and bird watchers to enhance their ability to ide... more »ntify bird species in the region via their vocalizations and sounds. The vocalizations of birds in the Yucatan Peninsula, and Mexico in general, have not been comprehensively documented. This CD represents a long-term effort to document, archive, and disseminate recordings of bird vocalizations and the soundscapes in which these animals live and communicate. In light of the Peninsula's rapidly changing environment, documenting and archiving bird vocalizations is urgent. Because all of the recordings on the CD were made in the Yucatan Peninsula they also provide information on geographic variation (i.e., dialects) in species vocalizations.Includes a 32 page booklet with photos and text in both English and Spanish.« less
An essential guide to one of the world's great birding destinations. The first in a series of audio field guides to the birds of Mexico. This CD is a resource to scientists and bird watchers to enhance their ability to identify bird species in the region via their vocalizations and sounds. The vocalizations of birds in the Yucatan Peninsula, and Mexico in general, have not been comprehensively documented. This CD represents a long-term effort to document, archive, and disseminate recordings of bird vocalizations and the soundscapes in which these animals live and communicate. In light of the Peninsula's rapidly changing environment, documenting and archiving bird vocalizations is urgent. Because all of the recordings on the CD were made in the Yucatan Peninsula they also provide information on geographic variation (i.e., dialects) in species vocalizations.Includes a 32 page booklet with photos and text in both English and Spanish.
CD Reviews
Just a few words....in response
D. Meltzer | Baltimore, MD | 06/29/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I just want to point out [I am an author for this title] that this is a field guide for 'learning' bird songs and that this CD is clearly described as such. The previous reviewer may have been expecting something different, but anyone who uses bird song guides will know that voice identification of the bird species is absolutely standard and is in fact crucial to the content of the program. As for our inclusion of the Spanish [in addition to English and Scientific] common names for the birds...this is a guide to Mexican birds and the common language in Mexico is indeed.....Spanish."
Great audio recording guide
Eduardo E. Inigo-elias | Tlalnepantla, Mexico Mexico | 08/12/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This audio guide is highly recommended audio guide of the birds of Yucatan, Mexico. Excellent recordings, good sample of species for a highly diverse region of Mexico. This is an important tool for professional and amateur birders, for both Mexican Spanish speakers to international English speakers. This guide is also recommended for bird conservation and environmental education in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico to teach the public to recognize the birds of Yucatan. I will have added to the text the Maya Yucatan name of the birds.
Celis-Murrillo, Gonzalez-Garcia and Meltzer have provided an example of their important and professional skills recording natural sounds of birds. The compilers of the audio guide, are among the best natural sound recordists in Mexico, and had extensive field experience, they show and important editing job for this guide. The results are stunning.
I am looking forward to hear the whole series of "Cantos de las Aves de Mexico" produce for the entire country, with over 1,100 species to listen.
Finally, with the publication of the 2008 Bird Songs of Mexico: Yucatan peninsula Vol I., birders have the definitive reference they have been waiting for.
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Congratulations!!!!! I can't wait for volume 2
HECTOR ESTRADA MEDINA | 08/07/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I just bought this CD and I found it excellent!!! It is a really nice nice compilation of beautiful bird songs from Yucatan. The sound is very professional, I wonder how they made to eliminate all that background noise typically found in the field. The booklet is really useful as it has the common and scientific names of all the bird species included in the CD. I also like the fact that the booklet is bilingual. This CD is an excellent tool for both beginner and more experienced birdwatchers that want to go beyond the observation. Even non-birdwatchers will enjoy the sound an quality of every track as they learn the name and the characteristic song of all the 93 species included in this volume. It was great to discovered that they also included 4 tracks with the typical soundscapes of the region where they recorded the actual bird songs in this CD. Again congratulations and I will look forward to the release of volume 2."
Yucatan Birds
M. P. Ward | 07/26/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The quality of birds songs is amazing. I recently returned from a trip to the northern Yucatan and this CD prepared me very well for species we encountered. The variety of songs and calls recorded encompasses the vast majority of the vocalizations we heard for the species represented on the CD. I am eagerly awaiting volume 2!"
Track Listings (97) - Disc #1