Author: Robert J. Dowsett
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782872250059
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
The Birds of Zambia
Author: Robert J. Dowsett
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782872250059
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782872250059
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
Pocket Guide Birds of Zambia
Author: Rory McDougall
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1775847152
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
This pocket-sized, easy-to-use guide to the birds of Zambia features 425 birds likely to be seen in the region, plus a few ‘specials’ sought after by birders. It is an invaluable introduction and guide for visitors to Zambia with its 20 national parks and 42 Important Bird Areas. Features include: an informative introduction to birding in the region, including habitat descriptions and a glossary; full-colour photographs illustrating diagnostic features and plumage differences; concise identification text, including key ID pointers, call description and favoured habitat of each species; up-to-date distribution maps. Lightweight and handy for use in the field, this will be an excellent guide for anyone interested in the birds of Africa. Sales points: compact, easy to use, for birders of all levels; colour photographs of all 425 featured species; distribution maps for each species; authors are regional experts.
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1775847152
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
This pocket-sized, easy-to-use guide to the birds of Zambia features 425 birds likely to be seen in the region, plus a few ‘specials’ sought after by birders. It is an invaluable introduction and guide for visitors to Zambia with its 20 national parks and 42 Important Bird Areas. Features include: an informative introduction to birding in the region, including habitat descriptions and a glossary; full-colour photographs illustrating diagnostic features and plumage differences; concise identification text, including key ID pointers, call description and favoured habitat of each species; up-to-date distribution maps. Lightweight and handy for use in the field, this will be an excellent guide for anyone interested in the birds of Africa. Sales points: compact, easy to use, for birders of all levels; colour photographs of all 425 featured species; distribution maps for each species; authors are regional experts.
Important Bird Areas in Zambia
Author: Peter Leonard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789982811019
Category : Bird refuges
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Supplemented with colour photos and black and white line illustrations of Zambia bird species, as well as other fauna, this book describes 42 Important Bird Areas identified in Zambia. Containing site descriptions, information on flora and fauna, conservation issues, and visitor information, it includes maps, and checklists.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789982811019
Category : Bird refuges
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Supplemented with colour photos and black and white line illustrations of Zambia bird species, as well as other fauna, this book describes 42 Important Bird Areas identified in Zambia. Containing site descriptions, information on flora and fauna, conservation issues, and visitor information, it includes maps, and checklists.
The Birds of Zambia
Author: Constantine Walter Benson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
The Birds of Malawi
Author: Françoise Dowsett-Lemaire
Publisher: Tauraco & Aves
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Presents scientific accounts of the 650 species known (including nearly 100 migrants from Eurasia). This title contains sections on distribution, ecology, status and movements, conservation, breeding seasons (where applicable) and taxonomy.
Publisher: Tauraco & Aves
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Presents scientific accounts of the 650 species known (including nearly 100 migrants from Eurasia). This title contains sections on distribution, ecology, status and movements, conservation, breeding seasons (where applicable) and taxonomy.
Birds of Africa
Author: Chris Stuart
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
A comprehensive account of the birds of Africa. The text covers all the avifaunal families that occur in Africa, discusses the species that occur within each family, and provides representative examples of each family in depth.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
A comprehensive account of the birds of Africa. The text covers all the avifaunal families that occur in Africa, discusses the species that occur within each family, and provides representative examples of each family in depth.
Birds of Southern Africa
Author: Ber van Perlo
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Birds of Southern Africa surpasses other field guides to the region by illustrating and describing all 1,250 bird species of South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. In addition, this is the only guide to illustrate the birds of Angola (including Cabinda), whose river basins and rocky hillsides are home to the striking White-headed Robin Chat and the Angolan Cave Chat. The 84 color plates group similar species and subspecies and also depict vagrants and ocean wanderers that appear in this huge region characterized by widely varying habitats, from woodlands and forests to deserts to swamps. The text directly opposite the plates concisely describes each bird's habitat and key physical, behavioral, and vocal characteristics. All the larks are shown perching as well as in flight, and every swallow is pictured in flight from below. The most distinctive immature and nonbreeding plumages are included, and distribution maps show the range and frequency of each species. This is an essential guide for any birder contemplating a trip to southern Africa. The only field guide to illustrate every bird species of South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Angola (including Cabinda) 1,250 species illustrated on 84 color plates Buzzards to bustards, flufftails to flycatchers, penguins to pipits, and many more Informative notes directly opposite illustrations succinctly describe each bird's habitat and key physical, behavioral, and vocal characteristics Female or juvenile shown for many species in addition to adult male Subspecies and color variants included Shaded maps showing range and frequency of each species
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Birds of Southern Africa surpasses other field guides to the region by illustrating and describing all 1,250 bird species of South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. In addition, this is the only guide to illustrate the birds of Angola (including Cabinda), whose river basins and rocky hillsides are home to the striking White-headed Robin Chat and the Angolan Cave Chat. The 84 color plates group similar species and subspecies and also depict vagrants and ocean wanderers that appear in this huge region characterized by widely varying habitats, from woodlands and forests to deserts to swamps. The text directly opposite the plates concisely describes each bird's habitat and key physical, behavioral, and vocal characteristics. All the larks are shown perching as well as in flight, and every swallow is pictured in flight from below. The most distinctive immature and nonbreeding plumages are included, and distribution maps show the range and frequency of each species. This is an essential guide for any birder contemplating a trip to southern Africa. The only field guide to illustrate every bird species of South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Angola (including Cabinda) 1,250 species illustrated on 84 color plates Buzzards to bustards, flufftails to flycatchers, penguins to pipits, and many more Informative notes directly opposite illustrations succinctly describe each bird's habitat and key physical, behavioral, and vocal characteristics Female or juvenile shown for many species in addition to adult male Subspecies and color variants included Shaded maps showing range and frequency of each species
Sasol Birds of Southern Africa
Author: Ian Sinclair
Publisher: Struik Pub
ISBN: 9781868720330
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
This field guide to the birds of Southern Africa incorporates many features to allow the reader to quickly and easily identify birds and find information about them. Each species account provides the bird's common name in English and Afrikaans, its scientific name, its Roberts number and its length. To help identify species, information is provided on plumage of the male, female and immature bird, typical behaviour, voice, habitat and nests and food. To make the information more accessible, entries are colour coded, reduced bird images make finding bird groups easier and a list of bird families in alphabetical order with their page references appears inside the front cover for quick reference. Recent discoveries and reclassifications are included and the text and maps have been updated.
Publisher: Struik Pub
ISBN: 9781868720330
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
This field guide to the birds of Southern Africa incorporates many features to allow the reader to quickly and easily identify birds and find information about them. Each species account provides the bird's common name in English and Afrikaans, its scientific name, its Roberts number and its length. To help identify species, information is provided on plumage of the male, female and immature bird, typical behaviour, voice, habitat and nests and food. To make the information more accessible, entries are colour coded, reduced bird images make finding bird groups easier and a list of bird families in alphabetical order with their page references appears inside the front cover for quick reference. Recent discoveries and reclassifications are included and the text and maps have been updated.
The Meaning of Birds
Author: Simon Barnes
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1681776952
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
One of our most eloquent nature writers offers a passionate and informative celebration of birds and their ability to help us understand the world we live in. As well as exploring how birds achieve the miracle of flight; why birds sing; what they tell us about the seasons of the year and what their presence tells us about the places they inhabit, The Meaning of Birds muses on the uses of feathers, the drama of raptors, the slaughter of pheasants, the infidelities of geese, and the strangeness of feeling sentimental about blue tits while enjoying a chicken sandwich.From the mocking-birds of the Galapagos who guided Charles Darwin toward his evolutionary theory, to the changing patterns of migration that alert us to the reality of contemporary climate change, Simon Barnes explores both the intrinsic wonder of what it is to be a bird—and the myriad ways in which birds can help us understand the meaning of life.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1681776952
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
One of our most eloquent nature writers offers a passionate and informative celebration of birds and their ability to help us understand the world we live in. As well as exploring how birds achieve the miracle of flight; why birds sing; what they tell us about the seasons of the year and what their presence tells us about the places they inhabit, The Meaning of Birds muses on the uses of feathers, the drama of raptors, the slaughter of pheasants, the infidelities of geese, and the strangeness of feeling sentimental about blue tits while enjoying a chicken sandwich.From the mocking-birds of the Galapagos who guided Charles Darwin toward his evolutionary theory, to the changing patterns of migration that alert us to the reality of contemporary climate change, Simon Barnes explores both the intrinsic wonder of what it is to be a bird—and the myriad ways in which birds can help us understand the meaning of life.
A Comprehensive Illustrated Field Guide
Author: Ian Sinclair
Publisher: Struik Publishers
ISBN: 9781868728572
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Birds of Africa South of the Sahara provides unrivalled coverage of African birds in a single volume, and is the first book to describe and illustrate all of the birds found in Africa south of the Sahara Desert (the Afrotropic Region), including Socotra, Pemba and islands in the Gulf of Guinea. * Some 2,105 species are covered, with an additional 70 vagrants briefly described, and more than 2,000 images assembled on 359 plates. * Illustrations portray most distinctive plumages, as well as diagnostic flight patterns and major geographic variants. * Species descriptions give precise identification features, highlighting differences between similar species, as well as briefly reporting habitat, status and calls. * Distribution maps for each species are based on the latest atlas surveys. * The most up-to-date taxonomy is used, with many new species described and illustrated for the first time. Despite its exceptional coverage, this guide is compact enough to use in the field, and follows the standard field guide format, with texts and range maps appearing opposite the color plates.
Publisher: Struik Publishers
ISBN: 9781868728572
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Birds of Africa South of the Sahara provides unrivalled coverage of African birds in a single volume, and is the first book to describe and illustrate all of the birds found in Africa south of the Sahara Desert (the Afrotropic Region), including Socotra, Pemba and islands in the Gulf of Guinea. * Some 2,105 species are covered, with an additional 70 vagrants briefly described, and more than 2,000 images assembled on 359 plates. * Illustrations portray most distinctive plumages, as well as diagnostic flight patterns and major geographic variants. * Species descriptions give precise identification features, highlighting differences between similar species, as well as briefly reporting habitat, status and calls. * Distribution maps for each species are based on the latest atlas surveys. * The most up-to-date taxonomy is used, with many new species described and illustrated for the first time. Despite its exceptional coverage, this guide is compact enough to use in the field, and follows the standard field guide format, with texts and range maps appearing opposite the color plates.