Adrian Skerrett, Tony Disley

Birds of Seychelles

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This compact field guide, based on Birds of Seychelles by Adrian Skerrett, Ian Bullock and Tony Disley (Helm 2000), is the only field guide to cover every species recorded in Seychelles. It covers more than 250 species, including all residents, migrants and vagrants. Concise text on facing pages highlights key identification features, including habitat, distribution, status and voice. The plates are based on the authors' previous work, but with the addition on many new images.The text has been completely re-written and revised for this edition, and the plates are been re-worked to accommodate a number of new additions to the country's list. There are now 12 more plates than in the first edition.

Produktdetails

• Helm Field Guides
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Specialist
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 29673116
• 2nd ed.
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 217mm x 141mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 326g
• ISBN-13: 9781408151518
• ISBN-10: 1408151510
• Artikelnr.: 33226747

Autorenporträt

Adrian Skerrett splits his time between the UK and Seychelles, and is a leading authority on the birds of the archipelago.

Inhaltsangabe

IntroductionAcknowledgementsHow to Use This BookGlossaryTopographyGeographyClimateOrganisations and WebsitesImportant Bird AreasSpecies Accounts (Plates 1-65)Checklist of the Birds of SeychellesBird Names in the Official Languages of SeychellesDistribution of Endemic Taxa in the Inner IslandsDistribution of the Endemic Taxa in the Outer IslandsReferences and Further ReadingIndex

Rezensionen

This is an indispensable bird guide for visitors to the Seychelles, whether they are visiting birders or nature-loving tourists... It is certainly a book I wish I'd had when I visited the Seychelles some years ago - it is superb. The Biologist