From Grand Bahama Island in the north to Grenada in the south this is an identification guide to the birds of a popular tourist destination renowned for the variety & diversity of its birdlife. The West Indies include the Bahama Islands the Greater Antilles (Cuba Cayman Islands Jamaica Dominican Republic Puerto Rico) & the Lesser Antilles (Anguilla Nevis & St Kitts Martinique St Lucia Barbados Grenadines St Vincent). It is a tropical avifaunal region which
Includes:: such species as the tiny bee hummingbird parrots honey-creepers & todies. Every species found in the area is illustrated in every plumage in which they can be seen in the wild. The accompanying text concentrates on the specific characteristics & appearance of each species that allow identification in the field including voice & distribution maps.