Derek Onley, Paul Scofield

Field Guide to Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters of the World (eBook, PDF)

Illustrator: Onley, Derek

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The first comprehensive guide to pelagic birds, the albatrosses, petrels, shearwaters, storm-petrels and diving petrels.

Famous for their size and elegance in flight, albatrosses are familiar to anyone who has travelled through the southern oceans, and are a flagship family of conservation concern. However, albatrosses are just one of several groups of 'pelagic' birds - those that visit land only to breed, and spend the rest of their lives far from the coast, soaring from ocean to ocean in a never-ending search for food. Mysterious and graceful, these birds can present a formidable identification challenge to even the most experienced birder - this book provides the answer.

A total of 46 spectacular colour plates highlight key ID criteria of the birds in flight, with close-ups of diagnostic regions of the plumage. The plates are accompanied by accurate distribution maps, while the sparkling text brings the world of these amazing birds to life. Several extremely rare species, such as Beck's Petrel, are illustrated for the first time, while the New Zealand Storm-petrel, rediscovered as recently as 2004, are also included.

Sea-watchers all around the world will find this superb field guide indispensable.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472981110
• Artikelnr.: 58817909

Autorenporträt

Based in New Zealand, Derek Onley is a wildlife artist of international acclaim. Specialising in seabirds, Derek has illustrated more than a dozen books and numerous other publications.

Inhaltsangabe

List of species and sub-species
Preface
Acknowledgements
Taxonomy and the species debate
The four families: characteristics and taxonomic relationships
Identification
Conservation
How to use this book
Seabird topography
Colour plates
Species accounts
Albatrosses
Fulmarine Petrels
Prions
Bulweria and Pseudobulwaria petrels
Gadfly petrels
Procellaria petrels
Shearwaters
Diving-petrels
Storm-petrels
References
Index