David A. Christie, James Ferguson-Lees

Raptors of the World: A Field Guide

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Raptors of the World is the definitive handbook to this most popular group of birds. This field guide uses all of the plates from Raptors of the World, with a concise, revised text on facing pages, to create an invaluable reference covering all 340 raptor species.

Produktdetails

• Helm Field Guides
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 698g
• ISBN-13: 9780713669572
• ISBN-10: 0713669578
• Artikelnr.: 21762693

Autorenporträt

David A. Christie is an ornithologist, editor and translator. He is co-author of a number of books, including Raptors of the World and the award-winning Woodpeckers. James Ferguson-Lees is a leading British ornithologist and the editor of British Birds. He has served as President of the British Trust for Ornithology, a Committee Chairman and Deputy Director of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and a Council Member and Records Committee Chairman of the British Ornithologists' Union. He is the author of several books, including British Birds, The Shell Guide to the Birds of Britain, Raptors of the World and Ireland and Endangered Birds.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Species and Subspecies Introduction Using This Book Orders of
Raptor Population Sizes Raptor Topography Measuring Lengths and Wingspans
of Raptors Sex and Age Differences in Sizes and Shapes of Raptors
Identifying Raptors Raptor Migration Moult Patterns, Age Criteria and
Polymorphism Taxonomy, Sequence and Nomenclature of Raptors English Names
of Raptors Bibliography Quick Guide to Plates, Captions and Maps Key Plates
to Genera: Plates 1-3 Species Plates with Facing Texts and Distribution
Maps: Plates 4-118 Further Reading Index