A Wildlife Guide to Chile Continental Chile, Chilean Antarctica, Easter Island, Juan Fernandez Archipelago

About this book

This is the first comprehensive English-language field guide to the wildlife of Chile and its territories - Chilean Antarctica, Easter Island, Juan Fernandez, and San Felix y San Ambrosio.

From bats to butterflies, lizards to llamas, and ferns to flamingos, A Wildlife Guide to Chile covers the country's common plants and animals. The colour plates depict species in their natural environments with unmatched vividness and realism. The combination of detailed illustrations and engaging, succinct, and authoritative text make field identification quick, easy, and accurate. Maps, charts, and diagrams provide information about landforms, submarine topography, marine environment, climate, vegetation zones, and the best places to view wildlife. This is an essential guide to Chile's remarkable biodiversity.

Contents

Preface; Introduction; Conversion factors; Map of the Republic of Chile; Chile and her Sovereignties; Marine Resources; Floristic zones and flora; Botanical descriptions; butterflies and moths; Reptiles and amphibians; Birds; Mammals; Where to see wildlife; Glossary; Spanish-English dictionary; Bibliography; Indexes.

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Biography

Sharon Chester is a naturalist, wildlife photographer, illustrator, and author of several natural history guides, including Birds of Chile/Aves de Chile, Antarctic Birds and Seals, and South to Antarctica. She is the author of The Arctic Guide.