Ber van Perlo

A Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Here is the first comprehensive field guide to cover the full range of bird life in this vast and varied country. They are all here--every species and many subspecies found in each region of Brazil--with special attention given to the 218 Brazilian endemics. The book is laid out so that the illustrations sit across from the commentary and the distribution maps, so it is easy to use. For each bird, the book provides detailed information on measurement; identifying features; habitat; voice, song, and call. Finally, the book is compact and easy to carry in the field.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 166mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 1030g
• ISBN-13: 9780195301557
• ISBN-10: 0195301552
• Artikelnr.: 25543316

Autorenporträt

Ber van Perlo is the author and illustrator of numerous popular field guides including Birds of Eastern Africa, Birds of Southern Africa, Birds of Western and Central Africa, and Birds of Mexico and Central America. Until 1991 he worked as a geographer and physical planner for the Dutch National Forest Service.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Plates
Preface
Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTION
1 Brazil: The Area Covered
1.1: Country Profile
1.2: Biogeography
1.2.1: Climate
1.2.2: Geomorphology
1.2.3: Natural Vegetation
2 Brazil: The Birds
2.1: Classification and Names
2.2: Field Identification
2.2.1: Plates
2.2.2: Captions
2.2.3: Distribution Maps
2.3: Short Introduction to Selected Bird Groups and Families of the Neotropics
2.3.1: Worldwide Families and Groups
2.3.2: Typical American Families and Groups
Symbols, Abbreviations, and Glossary
Parts of a Bird
SPECIES ACCOUNTS, PLATES, AND DISTRIBUTION MAPS
PROTECTED AREAS OF BRAZIL
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER REFERENCES
Appendix 1: The Endemics of Brazil
Appendix 2: English-Portuguese Dictionary
Index