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Beschreibung
This spectacular field guide includes all resident, breeding and migrant species found in Greater Southern Africa.

Comprising South Africa, Lesotho, eSwatini, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia, Greater Southern Africa is a vast region home to a truly extraordinary diversity of avifauna.

The latest in the Helm Field Guide series, Birds of Greater Southern Africa describes all 1,170 regularly occurring species that are likely to be encountered in the region, from the Wandering Albatross to the Pennant-winged Nightjar. Featuring 272 colour plates by three of the world's leading bird illustrators, this practical guide also includes concise species accounts describing key identification features, status, range, habitat and voice; distribution maps for each species are also included.

Fully illustrated throughout, this is an essential reference guide for anyone visiting or living in this wildlife-rich area.
This spectacular field guide includes all resident, breeding and migrant species found in Greater Southern Africa.

Comprising South Africa, Lesotho, eSwatini, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia, Greater Southern Africa is a vast region home to a truly extraordinary diversity of avifauna.

The latest in the Helm Field Guide series, Birds of Greater Southern Africa describes all 1,170 regularly occurring species that are likely to be encountered in the region, from the Wandering Albatross to the Pennant-winged Nightjar. Featuring 272 colour plates by three of the world's leading bird illustrators, this practical guide also includes concise species accounts describing key identification features, status, range, habitat and voice; distribution maps for each species are also included.

Fully illustrated throughout, this is an essential reference guide for anyone visiting or living in this wildlife-rich area.
Über den Autor

Keith Barnes is an ornithologist and tour guide. His career began in the 1990s, when he worked in science and bird conservation in Africa, and evolution and played a key role in launching the first Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA) program, as well as conducting threatened species assessments for BirdLife South Africa. Keith is an owner of Tropical Birding,, guiding clients to wildlife spectacles around the globe.

Terry Stevenson and John Fanshawe are two of the world's leading experts on African birds. They are the authors of Birds of East Africa among many other field guides.

Zusammenfassung
A major new volume in the Helm Field Guides series
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Species Variation
Seasonality, Nomadism and Migration
Landscapes, Topography and Habitats
Sites and Conservation
How to Use This Book
Maps
Conservation, Citizen Science and Local Knowledge
Additional Reading
Species Accounts
Appendix 1: Complete Checklist of Birds Southern Ocean Island Groups
Appendix 2: Endemic, Breeding Endemic and Near Endemic Species of Greater Southern Africa
Appendix 3: Threatened Species of Greater Southern Africa
Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Fachbereich: Zoologie
Genre: Biologie, Importe
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781472912374
ISBN-10: 1472912373
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Fanshawe, John
Barnes, Keith
Stevenson, Terry
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 214 x 139 x 39 mm
Von/Mit: John Fanshawe (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 29.02.2024
Gewicht: 1,118 kg
Artikel-ID: 127183293

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