Keith Barnes, Terry Stevenson, John Fanshawe

Field Guide to Birds of Greater Southern Africa

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This spectacular field guide includes all resident, breeding and migrant species found in Greater Southern Africa. Comprising South Africa, Lesotho, eSwatini, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia, Greater Southern Africa is a vast region home to a truly extraordinary diversity of avifauna. The latest in the Helm Field Guide series, Birds of Greater Southern Africa describes all 1,170 regularly occurring species that are likely to be encountered in the region, from the Wandering Albatross to the Pennant-winged Nightjar. Featuring 272 colour plates by three of the world's leading bird illustrators, this practical guide also includes concise species accounts describing key identification features, status, range, habitat and voice; distribution maps for each species are also included. Fully illustrated throughout, this is an essential reference guide for anyone visiting or living in this wildlife-rich area.

Produktdetails

• Helm Field Guides
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 640
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 214mm x 139mm x 39mm
• Gewicht: 1120g
• ISBN-13: 9781472912374
• ISBN-10: 1472912373
• Artikelnr.: 68317980

Autorenporträt

Terry Stevenson, John Fanshawe, Keith Barnes

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Introduction Taxonomy and Nomenclature Species Variation
Seasonality, Nomadism and Migration Landscapes, Topography and Habitats
Sites and Conservation How to Use This Book Maps Conservation, Citizen
Science and Local Knowledge Additional Reading Species Accounts Appendix 1:
Complete Checklist of Birds Southern Ocean Island Groups Appendix 2:
Endemic, Breeding Endemic and Near Endemic Species of Greater Southern
Africa Appendix 3: Threatened Species of Greater Southern Africa Index