Field Guide to Birds of the West Indies

Allan Keith is an ornithologist and co-author of The Birds of Hispaniola, Birds of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, Birds of New Hampshire, Birds of St Lucia, and Birds of the West Indies.Herbert A. Raffaele is the author of Wildlife of the Caribbean, A Guide to the Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and A Guide to the Birds of the West Indies. He is former chief of the Division of International Conservation at the US Fish and Wildlife Service.The late James Wiley was a giant of Caribbean ornithology. His contributions to Cuban ornithology were particularly noteworthy, and he was also closely involved in the successful attempt to breed the last wild California Condors in captivity.Janis Raffaele is an ornithologist who specialises in Caribbean birds. The late Orlando H. Garrido was a leading ornithologist who contributed more than 60 years of service to the study of natural sciences in Cuba, where he curated the birds in Havana’s National Museum of Natural History. Orlando was the senior author of Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba and a contributing author to Birds of the West Indies, along with the authorship of hundreds of scientific publications.

For many years, the Helm Birds of the West Indies has been the go-to guide for the region, as a clear, straightforward, no nonsense book. This new slightly enlarged second edition takes the good basics of the prevision edition and improves on it … Birds of the West Indies is both a practical field guide and excellent value for money … I can strongly recommend having this excellent guide on a birding trip to the West Indies.