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Field Guide to Birds of the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia and Socotra 2nd edition [Mīkstie vāki]

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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 512 pages, height x width x depth: 214x140x30 mm, weight: 940 g, 213 colour plates
  • Sērija : Helm Field Guides
  • Izdošanas datums: 21-Nov-2011
  • Izdevniecība: Helm
  • ISBN-10: 1408157357
  • ISBN-13: 9781408157350
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Field Guide to Birds of the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia and Socotra 2nd editionPalielināt
  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 512 pages, height x width x depth: 214x140x30 mm, weight: 940 g, 213 colour plates
  • Sērija : Helm Field Guides
  • Izdošanas datums: 21-Nov-2011
  • Izdevniecība: Helm
  • ISBN-10: 1408157357
  • ISBN-13: 9781408157350
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The definitive guide to the birds of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia

The Horn of Africa has the highest endemism of any region in Africa, and around 70 species are found nowhere else in the world. Many of these are confined to the isolated highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea, but a large number of larks and other grassland birds specialise in the arid parts of Somalia and adjoining eastern Ethiopia. The region is also an important migration route and wintering site for many Palearctic birds. This book is the perfect guide to the birds of the region; it also includes the remote Yemeni archipelago of Socotra in its coverage, which boasts a suite of endemics.

More than 200 magnificent plates by John Gale and Brian Small illustrate every species that has ever occurred in the region. Succinct text covers the key identification criteria., with special attention is paid to the voices of the species, and more than 1000 accurate colour distribution maps are included.

This comprehensive field guide is an essential companion for any birdwatcher visiting the Horn of Africa.

Recenzijas

This guide is a truly fantastic piece of art and science. The first edition opened the doors to birding in the Horn of Africa, and this updated version represents a significant improvement on what will surely be the standard-bearing guide to the birds of this region for the foreseeable future. It is highly recommended to anyone with an interest in the birds of Africa generally, and is indispensable for anyone with an interest in birds who is planning a trip to the Horn. * Condor * This book goes a long way to helping clear up some of the ID mists that have blurred the vision of visiting birders in the past For those of us who have been going there for many years, this gem of a book is a real breath of fresh air. * Birdwatch * Even if you own the first edition, with so many improvements the second edition of Birds of the Horn of Africa is worth owning if you are particularly interested in the avifauna of Africa. If you are going to visit Ethiopia, or any of the other countries covered by this guide, it would certainly be worthwhile taking this newer edition. This is an outstanding field guide. * Frank Lambert, The Birder's Library * This field guide to birds of northeast Africa and will hopefully encourage more birding trips and research to a truly amazing place. * Birdfreak.com *

Papildus informācija

The definitive guide to the birds of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia
Introduction 9(1)
Acknowledgements 10(1)
How to Use This Book 11(7)
The plates
11(1)
Species accounts
11(4)
Abbreviations
15(1)
Maps
16(1)
Taxonomy and nomenclature
17(1)
Bird Identification
18(3)
Learning to identify birds
18(1)
Individual variation
19(1)
Moult
20(1)
Bird Topography
21(2)
Glossary
23(3)
Geography, Climate and Habitats
26(4)
Important Bird Areas
30(2)
Organisations and Websites
32(1)
Species Accounts
33(427)
Ostriches Struthionidae 1
34(2)
Albatrosses Diomedeidae 2
36(1)
Petrels and shearwaters Procellariidae 2-3
36(4)
Storm-petrels Hydrobatidae 4
40(2)
Tropicbirds Phaethontidae 5
42(1)
Frigatebirds Fregatidae 5
42(2)
Boobies Sulidae 6
44(2)
Pelicans Pelecanidae 7
46(1)
Grebes Podicipedidae 7
46(2)
Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae 8
48(1)
Darters Anhingidae 8
48(1)
Finfoot Heliornithidae 8
48(2)
Bitterns, herons and egrets Ardeidae 9-12
50(8)
Hamerkop Scopidae 13
58(1)
Storks Ciconiidae 13-15
58(4)
Shoebill Balaenicipitidae 15
62(2)
Ibises and spoonbills Threskiornithidae 16-17
64(2)
Flamingos Phoenicopteridae 17
66(2)
Ducks and geese Anatidae 18-23
68(12)
Secretarybird Sagittariidae 24
80(1)
Hawks, buzzards and eagles Accipitridae 24-40
80(34)
Falcons Falconidae 41-45
114(10)
Guineafowl Numididae 46
124(1)
Quails and francolins Phasianidae 46-49
124(6)
Buttonquails Turnicidae 49
130(2)
Rails, crakes and gallinules Rallidae 50-53
132(8)
Cranes Gruidae 54
140(2)
Bustards Otididae 55-56
142(4)
Jacanas Jacanidae 57
146(1)
Painted-snipe Rostratulidae 57
146(2)
Crab-plover Dromadidae 58
148(1)
Oystercatchers Haematopodidae 58
148(1)
Stilts and avocets Recurvirostridae 58
148(2)
Thick-knees Burhinidae 59
150(2)
Coursers and pratincoles Glareolidae 60-61
152(4)
Plovers Charadriidae 62-66
156(8)
Sandpipers and allies Scolopacidae 66-72
164(14)
Skuas Stercorariidae 73
178(2)
Gulls Laridae 74-76
180(6)
Terns Sternidae 77-80
186(4)
Skimmers Rynchopidae 79
190(4)
Sandgrouse Pteroclidae 81
194(2)
Pigeons and doves Columbidae 82-86
196(10)
Parrots and lovebirds Psittacidae 87
206(2)
Turacos Musophagidae 88
208(2)
Cuckoos and coucals Cuculidae 89-92
210(8)
Barn owls Tytonidae 93
218(1)
Typical Owls Strigidae 93-95
218(6)
Nightjars Caprimulgidae 96-98
224(6)
Swifts Apodidae 99-101
230(6)
Mousebirds Coliidae 102
236(1)
Trogons Trogonidae 102
236(2)
Kingfishers Alcedinidae 103-105
238(6)
Bee-eaters Meropidae 106-108
244(4)
Rollers Coraciidae 108-109
248(4)
Wood-hoopoes and scimitarbills Phoeniculidae 110-111
252(2)
Hoopoes Upupidae 111
254(2)
Hornbills Bucerotidae 112-113
256(2)
Ground-hornbills Bucorvidae 113
258(2)
Barbets and tinkerbirds Capitonidae 114-116
260(6)
Honeyguides Indicatoridae 117
266(2)
Woodpeckers and wrynecks Picidae 118-119
268(4)
Larks Alaudidae 120-125
272(12)
Swallows and martins Hirundinidae 126-128
284(6)
Wagtails, pipits and longclaws Motacillidae 129-132
290(8)
Cuckooshrikes Campephagidae 133
298(1)
Hypocolius Hypocoliidae 133
298(2)
Pittas Pittidae 134
300(1)
Bulbuls Pycnonotidae 134-135
300(4)
Thrushes and chats Turdidae 136-145
304(20)
Warblers Sylviidae 146-155
324(20)
Cisticolas and allies Cisticolidae 156-160
344(10)
Flycatchers Muscicapidae 161-163
354(4)
Monarch flycatchers Monarchidae 163
358(2)
Wattle-eyes and batises Platysteiridae 164
360(2)
Babblers Timaliidae 165-166
362(4)
Tits Paridae 167
366(1)
Treecreepers Certhiidae 167
366(2)
Penduline-tits Remizidae 168
368(1)
White-eyes Zosteropidae 168
368(2)
Sunbirds Nectariniidae 169-173
370(10)
Shrikes Laniidae 174-176
380(4)
Bush-shrikes Malaconotidae 176-179
384(6)
Nicators Incertae Sedis 179
390(2)
Helmetshrikes Prionopidae 180
392(2)
Orioles Oriolidae 181
394(2)
Drongos Dicruridae 182
396(1)
Crows Corvidae 182-184
396(6)
Starlings and oxpeckers Sturnidae 185-189
402(10)
Sparrows and petronias Passeridae 190-192
412(4)
Weavers Ploceidae 192-200
416(18)
Waxbills Estrildidae 201-206
434(12)
Whydahs and indigobirds Viduidae 207-208
446(4)
Canaries and seedeaters Fringillidae 209-212
450(6)
Buntings Emberizidae 212-213
456(4)
CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF THE HORN OF AFRICA
460(33)
Appendix 1 Species Endemic to the Horn of Africa
488(3)
Appendix 2 Hypothetical Species
491(1)
Appendix 3 Large White-headed Gulls
492(1)
References and Further Reading 493(2)
Index 495(17)
Quick Index to the Main Groups of Birds 512
Nigel Redman is a lifelong birder and an experienced tour leader and bird guide. Over more than four decades he has led around 200 bird tours, and visited more than 90 countries on all seven continents. Nigel has field experience of around half of the bird species of the world, but has a particular interest in the Horn of Africa, a region he has visited many times in search of birds.

Terry Stevenson and John Fanshawe are leading experts on the birdlife of Africa. Between them they have more than 50 years experience in leading bird tours and conducting conservation work in the region. Terry and John are the authors of the Helm Field Guides Birds of East Africa and co-authors of Birds of Greater Southern Africa.