Birds of the Horn of Africa

Birds of the Horn of Africa

Einband:
Kartonierter Einband
EAN:
9780691172897
Untertitel:
Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, and Socotra - Revised and Expanded Edition
Genre:
Natur, Garten & Tiere
Autor:
Nigel Redman, Terry Stevenson, John Fanshawe
Herausgeber:
Princeton University Press
Auflage:
Revised
Anzahl Seiten:
512
Erscheinungsdatum:
20.09.2016
ISBN:
978-0-691-17289-7

"Praise for the first edition: "This is one of the best field guides in the world. The writing is of a very high standard, and I am impressed by the overall quality of the plates and attention paid to local subspecies. Birds of the Horn of Africa is the premier field guide to the region.""---Keith N. Barnes, editor of, The Eskom Red Data Book of Birds of South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland

Autorentext
Nigel Redman is a publisher and bird tour leader who has visited Africa many times. Terry Stevenson and John Fanshawe are the authors of Birds of East Africa (Princeton) and have many years of experience leading bird tours and conducting conservation work in Africa.

Klappentext
"Birds of the Horn of Africa is a welcome addition to the literature on the birds of Africa. . . . [I]t is an outstanding work."--Emil K. Urban, Augusta State UniversityPraise for the first edition: "This eagerly awaited field guide is the first ever to cover the stunning birds of an outstanding region. . . . With its unrivalled, truly authoritative coverage, Birds of the Horn of Africa is indispensable for birders and ornithologists alike."--C. Hilary Fry, University of AberdeenPraise for the first edition: "This is one of the best field guides in the world. The writing is of a very high standard, and I am impressed by the overall quality of the plates and attention paid to local subspecies. Birds of the Horn of Africa is the premier field guide to the region."--Keith N. Barnes, editor of The Eskom Red Data Book of Birds of South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland

Zusammenfassung
A fully revised and updated new edition of the acclaimed field guide to the birds of northeast Africa

Birds of the Horn of Africa is widely regarded as the best field guide to the more than 1,000 species of resident, migrant, and vagrant birds found in northeast Africaand it just got even better. Now fully revised and expanded, this comprehensive, easy-to-use guide has been updated with the latest information on distribution, identification, and taxonomy. New vagrants to the region have been added; color plates, illustrations, and distribution maps have been thoroughly updated and improved; and much moremaking this still the must-have guide for birders, naturalists, and travelers in the region.
Covers Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, and the Socotra archipelagoFeatures more than 2,600 illustrations on 213 stunning color platesProvides a color distribution map for every speciesDetailed species accounts on facing pages describe key identification features, similar species, geographical variation, habitat, status, and voiceIncludes a glossary, identification tips, and information about habitatsKey identification features are shown more prominently in the textNow includes an annotated distributional checklist by country and a comparison table for large white-headed gulls


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