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Birds of Seychelles: Helm Field Guides

Autor Adrian Skerrett, Tony Disley
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 aug 2011
The only field guide to every species recorded in Seychelles.This compact field guide, based on Birds of Seychelles by Adrian Skerrett, Ian Bullock and Tony Disley (Helm 2000), is the only field guide to cover all of the more than 250 species recorded in Seychelles, including all residents, migrants and vagrants. Concise text on facing pages highlights key identification features, including habitat, distribution, status and voice. The 65 colour plates, featuring over 800 images, are based on the authors' previous work, but with the addition of many new images.The text has been completely re-written and revised for this edition, and the plates have been re-worked to accommodate a number of new additions to the country's list. There are now 12 more plates than in the first edition.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781408151518
ISBN-10: 1408151510
Pagini: 176
Ilustrații: More than 800 illustrations on 65 colour plates
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Ediția:2nd edition
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Helm
Seria Helm Field Guides

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

More than 800 illustrations on 65 colour plates depicting every species, including all the endemics and many distinct plumages and races

Notă biografică

Adrian Skerrett splits his time between the UK and Seychelles, and is a leading authority on the birds of the archipelago. He was the senior author of the previous edition of this field guide.Tony Disley is a leading bird artist whose previous books include Birds of The Gambia and Senegal, and Birds of Melanesia.

Cuprins

IntroductionAcknowledgementsHow to Use This BookGlossaryTopographyGeographyClimateOrganisations and WebsitesImportant Bird AreasSpecies Accounts (Plates 1-65)Checklist of the Birds of SeychellesBird Names in the Official Languages of SeychellesDistribution of Endemic Taxa in the Inner IslandsDistribution of the Endemic Taxa in the Outer IslandsReferences and Further ReadingIndex

Recenzii

This is an indispensable bird guide for visitors to the Seychelles, whether they are visiting birders or nature-loving tourists... It is certainly a book I wish I'd had when I visited the Seychelles some years ago - it is superb.

Descriere

The only field guide to every species recorded in Seychelles, covering over 250 species.