The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America
Autor Donald Stokes, Lillian Stokesen Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 oct 2010
The guide features 853 North American bird species and more than 3,400 stunning color photographs. And yet it's portable enough to fit in your pocket!
The photographs cover all significant plumages, including male, female, summer, winter, immature, morphs, important subspecies, and birds in flight. Also included:
- The newest scientific and common names and phylogenetic order
- Special help for identifying birds in flight through important clues of behavior, plumage, and shape
- Detailed descriptions of songs and calls
- Important behavioral information
- Key habitat preferences of each species
- The newest range maps, detailing species' winter, summer, year-round ranges, and migration routes
- A
special
downloadable
CD
with
more
than
600
bird
sounds
(from
Lang
Elliott
and
Kevin
Colver)
and
150
photographs
of
common
North
American
species.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780316010504
ISBN-10: 0316010502
Pagini: 816
Dimensiuni: 146 x 216 x 51 mm
Greutate: 1.37 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Little Brown and Company
ISBN-10: 0316010502
Pagini: 816
Dimensiuni: 146 x 216 x 51 mm
Greutate: 1.37 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Little Brown and Company
Notă biografică
Don
and
Lillian
Stokes
are
widely
recognized
as
America's
foremost
authorities
on
birds
and
nature.
Their
books
include
the
bestsellingStokes
Field
Guide
to
Birds,
theStokes
Beginner's
Guide
to
Birds,
theStokes
Nature
Guides,
and
theStokes
Backyard
Nature
Books.
They
live
in
New
Hampshire
and
Georgia.
Recenzii
"Birders
worldwide
will
eagerly
welcome
this
comprehensive
and
all-inclusive
new
field
guide
from
Donald
and
Lillian
Stokes.
Brimming
with
3400
stunning
photographs
illustrating
854
species,
this
is
unequivocally
the
most
spectacular
compendium
of
North
American
bird
identification
photographs
ever
assembled
between
two
covers.
...this
monumental
volume
offers
birders
the
most
up-to-date
information
on
field
identification
of
North
American
birds
currently
available.
...[it]
significantly
resets
the
bar
for
North
America
field
guides."
—Wayne Petersen, Massachusetts Audubon Society
"This is by far the most comprehensive North American field guide I have in my possession. [It] is so chock-full of quality photos, complete descriptions, maps and so forth...There are so many nice modern features that make this field guide extremely useful and user-friendly. I could go on and on...Yet another quality product from the Stokes, the endearing Ma & Pa of the birding world."—Robert Mortensen, Idaho Birding Blog
"[I]f one is going to own a photographic field guide for the birds of North America, the Stokes now have the most complete book on the market...The list of each species subspecies and hybrids is a wonderful touch; I can't think of any other field guide that ever included such information...you can't go wrong with this guide."—Cory Finger, 10,000 Birds Blog
"This is a glorious book put together with loving attention to detail...a superb, good-value field guide."—Mark Cocker,BBC Wildlife
"The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North Americais an easy-to-use, superbly designed field guide that is detailed enough to be useful for birders of all experience levels. Highly recommended, this field guide is sure to be a delightful addition to any birder's library."—About.com Birding Guide
—Wayne Petersen, Massachusetts Audubon Society
"This is by far the most comprehensive North American field guide I have in my possession. [It] is so chock-full of quality photos, complete descriptions, maps and so forth...There are so many nice modern features that make this field guide extremely useful and user-friendly. I could go on and on...Yet another quality product from the Stokes, the endearing Ma & Pa of the birding world."—Robert Mortensen, Idaho Birding Blog
"[I]f one is going to own a photographic field guide for the birds of North America, the Stokes now have the most complete book on the market...The list of each species subspecies and hybrids is a wonderful touch; I can't think of any other field guide that ever included such information...you can't go wrong with this guide."—Cory Finger, 10,000 Birds Blog
"This is a glorious book put together with loving attention to detail...a superb, good-value field guide."—Mark Cocker,BBC Wildlife
"The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North Americais an easy-to-use, superbly designed field guide that is detailed enough to be useful for birders of all experience levels. Highly recommended, this field guide is sure to be a delightful addition to any birder's library."—About.com Birding Guide