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Portal do Bosque's shop for Finnish customers is open. Our sole item for sale, a book "A Birdwatching Guide to South-East Brazil" written by Finnish field ornithologists Juha Honkala and Seppo Niiranen, was published in 18th of June 2010. Net sale price 33 € / 29 £. NHBS sells and distributes the book worldwide.

In Germany you can order the book from Christ Media Natur.

American customers are taken care by Buteo Books!

In Sweden SOF`s Natubokhandeln have the book in stock.

In Finland you can order the book directly from this website or alternatively visit Lintuvaruste or Akateeminen kirjakauppa in Helsinki city.

The book is also available from Lynx Edicions and Subbuteo Natural History Books

Reviews

Avian Review "A Visual Library of Bird Books from around the World" has reviewed our guidebook. Another review can be seen here: Ubatuba Birdwatching Centre

Content of the guide book

The site descriptions include information on some 50 excellent birdwatching sites throughout South-East Brazil with accurate directions on how-to-get-there, details of what to see and expect, plus important information on conditions. In addition, the book includes illustrations of 558 species. Total number of photographs is 960.

Itatiaia National Park, Campos do Jordão, Serra da Canastra, Ubatuba and Serra dos Órgãos are among the best known birdwatching sites. These sites are described in detail, accompanied by an informative map. Also, for the first time, many excellent and virtually unknown birdwatching sites are described in the book.

The species accounts include all details necessary for field identification of the 471 species recorded in the Agulhas Negras area, in the heart of South-East Brazil, plus scientific and common names in English and Portuguese, size, voice descriptions, subspecies, habitat, distribution and status in the area. Each species is illustrated with a high quality, full color photograph. Range maps show the birds' distribution in Brazil. A comprehensive species list of South-East Brazil, bibliography and a list of useful addresses and websites completes the volume. 416 p.

Here are some sample pages of the book.

Contents of the book (pdf)

1. Sample page: Itatiaia National Park (pdf)