Intended for sea-watchers, this is a comprehensive field guide to pelagic birds - the albatrosses, petrels, shearwaters, storm-petrels and diving petrels. A total of 46 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.
Intended for sea-watchers, this is a comprehensive field guide to pelagic birds - the albatrosses, petrels, shearwaters, storm-petrels and diving petrels. A total of 46 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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Paul Scofield is the Curator of Vertebrate Zoology at Canterbury Museum, New Zealand. He has been a seabird biologist for over 20 years and has travelled from the high Arctic to the Antarctic studying them. Also 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.
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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
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
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