Publisher's Synopsis
This is the first English-language field guide to the wildlife of Chileand itsterritories-Chilean Antarctica, Easter Island, San Félix y SanAmbrosio, and the Juan Fernández Archipelago. The colour plates depictspecies in their natural environments with unmatched vividness andrealism. The combination of detailed illustrations and engaging,succint and authoritative text makes field identification quick, easyand accurate. Maps, charts and diagrams provide information aboutlandforms, submarine topography, marine environment, climate,vegetation zones and the best places to view wildlife. This is anessential guide to Chile's remarkable biodiversity.
'In a single portable volume, Chester presents nearly every natural gemthat Chile has to offer-richly illustrated, tersely described, and, inmany cases, presented for the very first time in any field guide.'-Edward S. Brinkley, editor in chief of the journal North American Birds
