A Photographic Guide to the Birds of the Cayman Islands

Containing hundreds of stunning photographs by Yves-Jacques Rey-Millet, A Photographic Guide to the Birds of the Cayman Islands provides full photographic coverage of every species on the Cayman Islands list.
With a rich avifauna of more than 300 species, the three islands that make up the Cayman Islands - Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac - form an increasingly popular birding destination.
Although the islands' sole endemic species, Cayman Islands Thrush, was extinct by the 1940s, the islands have a healthy crop of regional scarcities and are an important migrant stopping point as they cross the Caribbean.
Concise text for each species includes identification, similar species, voice, habitats and behaviour, status and distribution. This guide is an essential companion for anyone visiting these beautiful islands.

Patricia Bradley is an ornithologist who has lived and worked on the Cayman Islands for more than forty years.

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction to the Cayman Islands
History
Geographical position
Area, elevation and population
Climate
Geology
Origins of the Cayman Islands fauna
Vegetation and habitats
The history of ornithology in the Cayman islands
Breeding birds
Migration
Conversation
Where to watch birds in the Cayman Islands
Grand Cayman
Cayman Brac
Little Cayman
Information for visiting birders
How to Use the Field Guide
Bird topography
Species Accounts (47-264)
Appendices
1 Extinct Names of plants mentioned in the text
2 Scientific names of plants mentioned in the text
3 Distribution of breeding seabirds, waterbirds and shorebirds
4 Distribution of breeding landbirds
5 Distribution of the 17 endemic subspecies of landbirds
6 Vagrants and very rare migrants
Selected bibliography
Index