Author: Audrey Downer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Birds of Jamaica
Author: Audrey Downer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
The Real James Bond
Author: Jim Wright
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780764359026
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An illustrated biography of the ornithologist James Bond, the author of the book Birds of the West Indies and the namesake of Ian Fleming's fictional British spy.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780764359026
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An illustrated biography of the ornithologist James Bond, the author of the book Birds of the West Indies and the namesake of Ian Fleming's fictional British spy.
The Birds of Jamaica
Author: Philip Henry Gosse
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Doctor Bird
Author: Gerald Hausman
Publisher: Philomel
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Three stories featuring Doctor Bird, the clever, positive-thinking hummingbird found only in Jamaica.
Publisher: Philomel
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Three stories featuring Doctor Bird, the clever, positive-thinking hummingbird found only in Jamaica.
Birds of the UK Overseas Territories
Author: Roger Riddington
Publisher: T & AD Poyser
ISBN: 9781472977250
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An authoritative guide to birds of the UK Overseas Territories. The UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) are scattered across the globe. Most are small islands or island complexes, occurring from the Caribbean to the furthest reaches of the South Atlantic, via the Indian and Pacific Oceans. In terms of global biodiversity, these territories are remarkably significant. Among landscapes that range from coral atolls, through mangroves and dry forests to the ice sheets of Antarctica, the UKOTs support no fewer than 45 species of birds currently considered to be globally threatened. They are also home to a third of all the world's breeding albatrosses, and nine of the world's 17 species of penguin. In a rapidly changing world, the UKOTs symbolise global crises in climate and biodiversity. Threats faced by their wildlife range from mortality of seabirds at sea through industrial fisheries, and on land as a result of introduced ground predators, to the utter devastation of hurricanes in the Caribbean, which provide a stark reminder of our changing climate. The human impact on the wildlife of our planet has been increasing for centuries, but the next few decades promise to be critical. This book, illustrated with maps and colour photos, explores the birds and other wildlife of each of the 14 UKOTs, with a particular focus on environmental threats and conservation priorities. Written by authors with a deep connection to the sites, this book represents an important stocktake of the biological richness of these special places in the early 21st century.
Publisher: T & AD Poyser
ISBN: 9781472977250
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An authoritative guide to birds of the UK Overseas Territories. The UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) are scattered across the globe. Most are small islands or island complexes, occurring from the Caribbean to the furthest reaches of the South Atlantic, via the Indian and Pacific Oceans. In terms of global biodiversity, these territories are remarkably significant. Among landscapes that range from coral atolls, through mangroves and dry forests to the ice sheets of Antarctica, the UKOTs support no fewer than 45 species of birds currently considered to be globally threatened. They are also home to a third of all the world's breeding albatrosses, and nine of the world's 17 species of penguin. In a rapidly changing world, the UKOTs symbolise global crises in climate and biodiversity. Threats faced by their wildlife range from mortality of seabirds at sea through industrial fisheries, and on land as a result of introduced ground predators, to the utter devastation of hurricanes in the Caribbean, which provide a stark reminder of our changing climate. The human impact on the wildlife of our planet has been increasing for centuries, but the next few decades promise to be critical. This book, illustrated with maps and colour photos, explores the birds and other wildlife of each of the 14 UKOTs, with a particular focus on environmental threats and conservation priorities. Written by authors with a deep connection to the sites, this book represents an important stocktake of the biological richness of these special places in the early 21st century.
Important Bird Areas in the Caribbean
Author: David C. Wege
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
In a region that is exceptionally rich in endemic birds, seabirds, waterbirds, and species already at risk of extinction, Important Bird Areas are an objective expression of which places in the Caribbean are the most important for these birds and why. This work focuses on a Caribbean network of Internationally important biodiversity sites - IBAs.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
In a region that is exceptionally rich in endemic birds, seabirds, waterbirds, and species already at risk of extinction, Important Bird Areas are an objective expression of which places in the Caribbean are the most important for these birds and why. This work focuses on a Caribbean network of Internationally important biodiversity sites - IBAs.
Birds of the West Indies
Author: Guy M. Kirwan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788416728176
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788416728176
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Birds of the West Indies
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The West Indies, stretching from Grand Bahama in the north to Grenada in the south, is home to more than 550 bird species. Birds of the West Indies is the complete guide for identifying all of the diverse birds in these island territories. The guide's 80 vivid color plates are accompanied by succinct text focusing on key field-identification characteristics, and distribution maps for all species are conveniently located at the back of the guide for handy reference. Birds of the West Indies is the perfect companion for birders, wildlife enthusiasts, and holiday-seekers interested in this area of the world. 80 color plates featuring more than 550 bird species Concise text concentrates on field-identification characteristics Detailed distribution maps for each species Easy-to-use and accessible--the ideal field guide
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The West Indies, stretching from Grand Bahama in the north to Grenada in the south, is home to more than 550 bird species. Birds of the West Indies is the complete guide for identifying all of the diverse birds in these island territories. The guide's 80 vivid color plates are accompanied by succinct text focusing on key field-identification characteristics, and distribution maps for all species are conveniently located at the back of the guide for handy reference. Birds of the West Indies is the perfect companion for birders, wildlife enthusiasts, and holiday-seekers interested in this area of the world. 80 color plates featuring more than 550 bird species Concise text concentrates on field-identification characteristics Detailed distribution maps for each species Easy-to-use and accessible--the ideal field guide
Birds of the West Indies
Author: James Bond
Publisher: Ishi Press
ISBN: 9784871876476
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This book is the only complete identification guide to West Indian birds from Grand Bahama Island in the North to Granada in the South - a tropical north avifaunal region which includes such species as the tiny Bee Hummingbird (only 2 1/2 inches long), parrots, honey-creepers and toadies. For every species (except vagrants, rare winter visitors or transients, listed on pp. 240-3) there are notes on diagnostic characters, local names, voice, habitat, nidification and range. Eighty are illustrated by Don Eckelberry, 56 by Arthur Singer and 186 Black and White by Earl Poole. This book was enlarged to include Arthur Signer's extra plates and the text has been revised again for this edition. This illustrated guide will be a great boon to professional and amateur even traveler with the most casual interest in birds. Mr. Bond's volume is intended for quick reference and is planned to enable the birds of the West Indian islands to be identified with the minimum of trouble and minimum of description. For purposes of identification the plates in this volume could not be bettered.
Publisher: Ishi Press
ISBN: 9784871876476
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This book is the only complete identification guide to West Indian birds from Grand Bahama Island in the North to Granada in the South - a tropical north avifaunal region which includes such species as the tiny Bee Hummingbird (only 2 1/2 inches long), parrots, honey-creepers and toadies. For every species (except vagrants, rare winter visitors or transients, listed on pp. 240-3) there are notes on diagnostic characters, local names, voice, habitat, nidification and range. Eighty are illustrated by Don Eckelberry, 56 by Arthur Singer and 186 Black and White by Earl Poole. This book was enlarged to include Arthur Signer's extra plates and the text has been revised again for this edition. This illustrated guide will be a great boon to professional and amateur even traveler with the most casual interest in birds. Mr. Bond's volume is intended for quick reference and is planned to enable the birds of the West Indian islands to be identified with the minimum of trouble and minimum of description. For purposes of identification the plates in this volume could not be bettered.
Island Biology
Author: Davie L. Lack
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780783748313
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780783748313
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description