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Birds of North America, a Guide to Field Identification
by Chandler S. Robbins, Bertel Bruun, and Herbert S. Zim, illustrated by Arthur Singer
published by Golden Press
NY, NY, USA
Golden guides are not as famous as the Roger Tory Peterson guides, but are easier to use because the illustration is on the same page as the bird's description.
Birds In Southeastern Arizona
by William A. Davis and Stephen M. Russell
published by Tucson Audubon Society, 1979
Tucson, AZ, USA
This book is not illustrated, but the Annotated List of Species and Graphs of Occurrence, used with Birds of North America, will help confirm a bird sighting. It also has a section on Finding Birds in Southeastern Arizona.
50 Common Birds of the Southwest
by Richard L. Cunningham
Published by Southwest Parks and Monuments Association, 1990, ISBN 0-911408-83-5
Tucson, AZ, USA
Excellent, inexpensive booklet with good color photographs and names in English and Spanish.
A Field Guide to Mexican Birds: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, The Peterson Field Guide Series
by Roger Tory Peterson and Edward L. Chalif
published by Houghton Mifflin Co, 1973
Boston, MA, USA
Peterson's guides are difficult to use because the color plates are separate from the text, but this is the most comprehensive guide available.
The Birds of Sonora
by Stephen M. Russell and Gale Monson, illustrated by Ray Harm
The University of Arizona Press, 1998, ISBN 0-8165-1635-9
Tucson, AZ, USA
Covers over 500 known species of birds in the state of Sonora, Mexico. Includes nesting, breeding, historical information, range maps for each species and too few illustrations. This is a great book if you are a serious birder.
Sonora coastal bird list
compiled by Stephanie A. Meyer, Alamos, Sonora, Mexico.
Stephanie uses this checklist on her Natural History Interpretive Tours in southern Sonora.
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