The birds of Ecuador. Volume one: Status, distribution and taxonomy.

London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, 2001.
Octavo, 768 pp. map, slight creasing to publisher's wrappers otherwise a fine copy.

Contains detailed information on the ecology, status and distribution of all species. Introductory chapters deal with geography, climate and vegetation; bird migration in Ecuador, Ecuadorian ornithology, endemic bird areas in Ecuador and conservation. Individual species accounts treat habitat, distribution and taxonomy. Also available as two volume set with field guide.