Spanish Breeding Birds Atlas III - now online (1 Viewer)

[John Cantelo]

Although I'm enough of a Luddite to want it in book form, It's great news that the third Spanish Bird Atlas is now online and free to access. I've scarcely had time to look at it but from what I've seen it seems (as one would expect) a very authoritative and useful reference. One advantage of being online is that it's available in English (although I've yet to discover how good the translation is - Google?). It can be found at Inicio

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Is there a link for it? I tried Googling but it just seems to give the book version.

 

[John Cantelo]

supersedes previous Spanish atlases

Is there a link for it? I tried Googling but it just seems to give the book version.

Ooops - intended link now added!

 

[Ernest Garcia]

Unless I've missed it, I don't think there is an English translation. There is a facility to search for a species account by English name. The figure and map captions are standardised and shown both in Spanish and in English. Like most atlasses, a great deal can be gleaned from the maps and figures alone but understanding written Spanish would definitely be an advantage. Very interesting anyway, especially the range changes since the previous (2003) atlas. I too would have liked a printed version (as well) but there wasn't the money.

 

[pianoman]

My browser has helpfully translated it for me and quite well too

Edit: though it has charmingly translated Jack Snipe as "Crouching Girl"

 

[Ernest Garcia]

My browser has helpfully translated it for me and quite well too

Edit: though it has charmingly translated Jack Snipe as "Crouching Girl"

I can see why. The Spanish name is Agachadiza chica. (Only present in winter in Spain but the atlas includes all species recorded during the survey periods).