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The Birds of Northwest Ecuador Volume 2: The Lowlands and the Lower Foothills is a 2-CD publication presenting vocalizations of many of the bird species found in the humid and wet lowlands and lower foothills of northwestern Ecuador. It contains 465 separate recordings of 253 species, many of them presented for the first time in an audio publication. Our goal of this summary version is to present the more often heard, most typical and spectacular bird sounds to the broader public. The area covered belongs to the "Choc? Endemic Area", which extends northward into western Colombia. It supports an exceptionally rich birdlife and the highest number of endemic bird species of any biogeographic region in South America. This publication is part of a series that will eventually cover all the birds of Ecuador, one of the richest avifaunas in the world.

The Birds of Eastern Ecuador, Volume 2: The Lowlands consists of 1) a CD containing all vocalizations in MP3 format, announced in English with each track containing a single file of all vocalizations for each species and 2) a data DVD containing a separate MP3 file for each individual vocalization without announcements. Also included is a comprehensive booklet in both digital (PDF and Excel) and hard copy format, containing recording information for each cut. WE present 2317 separate sound recordings of 564 species. Included are the sounds of nearly all the birds predominantly inhabiting the life zones of Ecuador's eastern lowlands. The habitats of these lowlands include forest of various types (such as varzea and terra firme), clearings, black and white water lakes and rivers and islands. Our goal is to achieve a high degree of completeness, not only including song repertoires but also a wide variety of calls and mechanical sounds for each species. This publication is the final part of a series that covers bird vocalizations from all major life zones in Ecuador, a country with one of the richest avifaunas in the world.

The Birds of Eastern Ecuador, Volume 1: The Foothills and Lower Subtropics is a 5 CD publication presenting 814 separately announced recordings of 217 species. It includes the voices of nearly all the birds predominantly inhabiting the foothills and lower subtropics of eastern Ecuador and the Rio Maranon drainage in southernmost Ecuador. The foothills and lower subtropics are wonderfully rich in birds - tropical, montane and endemic. Many are poorly known, especially those confined to wet, low-lying ridges east of the Andes. In addition, the Rio Maranon drainage combines birds from both humid eastern and arid southwestern Ecuador with its many endemic forms. Our goal is to achieve a high degree of completeness, not only including song repertoires but also a wide variety of calls for each species. The habitats covered range from dry forest and savanna in the Rio Maranon drainage to humid and wet forest and clearings along the eastern base of the Andes and its outlying rides. This CD set is part of a series that will eventually cover all major life zones in Ecuador, a country with one of the richest avifaunas in the world.

The Birds of Southwest Ecuador is a 5 CD publication presenting almost 1000 separately announced recordings of 235 species. It includes the voices of all the birds typical of western and Interandean Ecuador. Our goal is to achieve a high degree of completeness, not only including song repertoires but also a wide variety of calls for each species. The habitats covered are diverse and range from desert, desert scrub and dry forest to humid forest and also include lakes, marshes, salt ponds, sandy beaches and mangroves. Included are a large number of species and subspecies confined to the important "Tumbesian Endemic Area" which expends from southwestern Ecuador to northwestern Peru and is home to many threatened birds. This CD set is part of a series that will eventually cover all major life zones in Ecuador, one of the richest avifaunas in the world.

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.