Author: Bobbie Kalman
Publisher: New York ; Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. : Crabtree Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780865057531
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the scarlet-plumed macaw to the monkey-eating eagle, this colorful book introduces the unique and beautiful birds that live in the jungles of the world.
Rainforest Birds
Author: Bobbie Kalman
Publisher: New York ; Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. : Crabtree Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780865057531
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the scarlet-plumed macaw to the monkey-eating eagle, this colorful book introduces the unique and beautiful birds that live in the jungles of the world.
Publisher: New York ; Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. : Crabtree Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780865057531
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the scarlet-plumed macaw to the monkey-eating eagle, this colorful book introduces the unique and beautiful birds that live in the jungles of the world.
The Birds of Kaua'i
Author: Jim Denny
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824820978
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Kaua'i is the place for birdwatching in Hawai'i. Let The Birds of Kauai be your guide! Written in an appealing, informal style, The Birds of Kaua'i offers readers an enjoyable look at the avifauna of Hawai'i's oldest island. Two of the most important and impressive sites for birdwatching in the State are located on Kaua'i: Kilauea National Wildlife Refuge and Alaka'i Wilderness Preserve. Kilauea, on the island's windward shore, boasts substantial populations of seabirds, which can be viewed up close; Alaka'i is the most pristine native rain forest in the Islands and until two short decades ago its valleys still echoed with the songs of every native bird historically known to reside there. Today many species continue to thrive in the lush ancient forest. Superbly illustrated with more than 80 color photographs, The Birds of Kauai covers every avian species that can be seen on the Garden Island. The author's knowledge and enthusiasm are evident on each page as he describes native forest birds, seabirds, alien birds, and migratory visitors. One of world's rarest birds is the Kaua'i 'O'o, the victim of predation and extensive changes to its environment. These and other threats to the Island's fragile bird populations are discussed.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824820978
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Kaua'i is the place for birdwatching in Hawai'i. Let The Birds of Kauai be your guide! Written in an appealing, informal style, The Birds of Kaua'i offers readers an enjoyable look at the avifauna of Hawai'i's oldest island. Two of the most important and impressive sites for birdwatching in the State are located on Kaua'i: Kilauea National Wildlife Refuge and Alaka'i Wilderness Preserve. Kilauea, on the island's windward shore, boasts substantial populations of seabirds, which can be viewed up close; Alaka'i is the most pristine native rain forest in the Islands and until two short decades ago its valleys still echoed with the songs of every native bird historically known to reside there. Today many species continue to thrive in the lush ancient forest. Superbly illustrated with more than 80 color photographs, The Birds of Kauai covers every avian species that can be seen on the Garden Island. The author's knowledge and enthusiasm are evident on each page as he describes native forest birds, seabirds, alien birds, and migratory visitors. One of world's rarest birds is the Kaua'i 'O'o, the victim of predation and extensive changes to its environment. These and other threats to the Island's fragile bird populations are discussed.
Birds of Tropical America
Author: Steven Hilty
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292788770
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
The guide to neotropical bird behavior that picks up where field guides leave off. Why are tropical birds like parrots and quetzals so much more colorful than those in more temperate climates? How can a vulture soaring thousands of feet above the canopy spot a dead rodent no bigger than a mouse on the rainforest floor? What permits sparrow-sized antbirds to not only survive but to thrive among relentless hordes of army ants that devour every other living thing in their path? Steven Hilty has led birding tours to the American Tropics for decades. By providing answers to the hundreds of questions asked by participants of these expeditions, Hilty has produced a natural history of the bird life of the New World Tropics that is at once practical, accurate, and as endlessly fascinating as the species whose lives it reveals. Birds of Tropical America was published by Chapters Publishing in 1994 and went out of print in 1997. UT Press is pleased to reissue it with a new epilogue and updated references.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292788770
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
The guide to neotropical bird behavior that picks up where field guides leave off. Why are tropical birds like parrots and quetzals so much more colorful than those in more temperate climates? How can a vulture soaring thousands of feet above the canopy spot a dead rodent no bigger than a mouse on the rainforest floor? What permits sparrow-sized antbirds to not only survive but to thrive among relentless hordes of army ants that devour every other living thing in their path? Steven Hilty has led birding tours to the American Tropics for decades. By providing answers to the hundreds of questions asked by participants of these expeditions, Hilty has produced a natural history of the bird life of the New World Tropics that is at once practical, accurate, and as endlessly fascinating as the species whose lives it reveals. Birds of Tropical America was published by Chapters Publishing in 1994 and went out of print in 1997. UT Press is pleased to reissue it with a new epilogue and updated references.
Birds of the Australian Rainforests
Author: Walter Boles
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Parrots & Rainforest Birds
Author: Tom Jackson
Publisher: Armadillo
ISBN: 9781861473295
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The rainforests and tropics are all full of beautiful birds - and this fantastic information-packed book reveals all aspects of their lives. With focus features, did-you-know facts and more than 180 photographs and illustrations, this book will appeal to all young natural history enthusiasts.
Publisher: Armadillo
ISBN: 9781861473295
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The rainforests and tropics are all full of beautiful birds - and this fantastic information-packed book reveals all aspects of their lives. With focus features, did-you-know facts and more than 180 photographs and illustrations, this book will appeal to all young natural history enthusiasts.
Nature Watch
Author: Tom Jackson
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780754814504
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Comprehensive resource on tropical birds features colorful illustrations and glossary.
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780754814504
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Comprehensive resource on tropical birds features colorful illustrations and glossary.
Angry Birds Playground: Rain Forest
Author: Jill Esbaum
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1426319851
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Follow along with your favorite Angry Birds characters as they go on an incredible adventure through the rain forest. Kids will be hooked on a wacky mission to learn all about the rain forest so they can protect it from those bad piggies. Readers analyze and explore the most diverse ecosystem in the world as they build basic skills. Packed with learning exercises and fun activities, Angry Birds Playground: Rain Forest will transform kids into adventurers and leave them wanting more. It's a fun-tastic way to learn about a habitat in danger and the tens of thousands of creatures that call it home!
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1426319851
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Follow along with your favorite Angry Birds characters as they go on an incredible adventure through the rain forest. Kids will be hooked on a wacky mission to learn all about the rain forest so they can protect it from those bad piggies. Readers analyze and explore the most diverse ecosystem in the world as they build basic skills. Packed with learning exercises and fun activities, Angry Birds Playground: Rain Forest will transform kids into adventurers and leave them wanting more. It's a fun-tastic way to learn about a habitat in danger and the tens of thousands of creatures that call it home!
1000 Facts on Birds
Author: Jinny Johnson
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Publishing
ISBN: 9780760745694
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Discover 1000 Facts on Birds, an amazing guide into the world of birds. Facts combined with hundreds of pictures and illustrations along with easy to find information.
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Publishing
ISBN: 9780760745694
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Discover 1000 Facts on Birds, an amazing guide into the world of birds. Facts combined with hundreds of pictures and illustrations along with easy to find information.
Searching for Pekpek
Author: Andrew L. Mack
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780989390323
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Andrew Mack immersed himself in a vast expanse of roadless, old growth rainforest of Papua New Guinea in 1987. He and his co-investigator Debra Wright, built a research station by hand and lived there for years. Their mission was to study the secretive and perhaps most dinosaur-like creature still roaming the planet: the cassowary. The ensuing adventures of this unorthodox biologistOCostudying seeds found in cassowary droppings (pekpek), learning to live among the indigenous PawaiOCOia, traversing jungles, fighting pests and loneliness, struggling against unscrupulous oil speculators, and moreOCoare woven into a compelling tale that spans two decades.a Mack shares the insights he garnered about rainforest ecology while studying something as seemingly mundane as cassowary pekpek. He ultimately gained profound insight into why conservation is failing in places like Papua New Guinea and struggled to create a more viable strategy for conserving some of EarthOCOs last wild rainforests."
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780989390323
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Andrew Mack immersed himself in a vast expanse of roadless, old growth rainforest of Papua New Guinea in 1987. He and his co-investigator Debra Wright, built a research station by hand and lived there for years. Their mission was to study the secretive and perhaps most dinosaur-like creature still roaming the planet: the cassowary. The ensuing adventures of this unorthodox biologistOCostudying seeds found in cassowary droppings (pekpek), learning to live among the indigenous PawaiOCOia, traversing jungles, fighting pests and loneliness, struggling against unscrupulous oil speculators, and moreOCoare woven into a compelling tale that spans two decades.a Mack shares the insights he garnered about rainforest ecology while studying something as seemingly mundane as cassowary pekpek. He ultimately gained profound insight into why conservation is failing in places like Papua New Guinea and struggled to create a more viable strategy for conserving some of EarthOCOs last wild rainforests."
Birds and Habitat
Author: Robert J. Fuller
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139851306
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The successful conservation of bird species relies upon our understanding of their habitat use and requirements. In the coming decades the importance of such knowledge will only grow as climate change, the development of new energy sources and the needs of a growing human population intensify the, already significant, pressure on the habitats that birds depend on. Drawing on valuable recent advances in our understanding of bird-habitat relationships, this book provides the first major review of avian habitat selection in over twenty years. It offers a synthesis of concepts, patterns and issues that will interest students, researchers and conservation practitioners. Spatial scales ranging from landscape to habitat patch are covered, and examples of responses to habitat change are examined. European landscapes are the main focus, but the book has far wider significance to similar habitats worldwide, with examples and relevant material also drawn from North America and Australia.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139851306
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The successful conservation of bird species relies upon our understanding of their habitat use and requirements. In the coming decades the importance of such knowledge will only grow as climate change, the development of new energy sources and the needs of a growing human population intensify the, already significant, pressure on the habitats that birds depend on. Drawing on valuable recent advances in our understanding of bird-habitat relationships, this book provides the first major review of avian habitat selection in over twenty years. It offers a synthesis of concepts, patterns and issues that will interest students, researchers and conservation practitioners. Spatial scales ranging from landscape to habitat patch are covered, and examples of responses to habitat change are examined. European landscapes are the main focus, but the book has far wider significance to similar habitats worldwide, with examples and relevant material also drawn from North America and Australia.