Parrots of the World (eBook)

Joseph M. Forshaw (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2010
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-3620-8 (ISBN)

Infos

The world's parrots in one convenient field guideFrom the macaws of South America to the cockatoos of Australia, parrots are among the most beautiful and exotic birds in the world-and among the most endangered. This stunningly illustrated, easy-to-use field guide covers all 356 species and well-differentiated subspecies of parrots, and is the only guide organized by geographical distribution-Australasian, Afro-Asian, and neotropical. It features 146 superb color plates depicting every kind of parrot, as well as detailed, facing-page species accounts that describe key identification features, distribution, subspeciation, habitat, and status. Color distribution maps show ranges of all subspecies, and field identification is further aided by relevant upperside and underside flight images. This premier field guide also shows where to observe each species in the wild, helping make this the most comprehensive and user-friendly guide to the parrots of the world.The only parrot guide to focus on geographical distributionCovers all 356 speciesFeatures 146 color plates depicting all species and well-differentiated subspeciesProvides detailed facing-page species accounts that describe key identification features, distribution, subspeciation, habitat, and statusIncludes color distribution mapsShows where to observe each species in the wild

Autor

Joseph M. Forshaw is one of Australia's foremost ornithologists and a world-renowned expert on parrots. His books include Parrots of the World: An Identification Guide (Princeton). Frank Knight has been an illustrator for three decades, producing artwork for scientific papers, books, and lectures. His books include The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.9.2010
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Field Guides
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Field Guides
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Field Guides
• Illustrationen: Frank Knight
• Zusatzinfo: 146 color plates. 2 line illus. 391 maps.
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Abdomen • Amazonas (Brazilian state) • Amazon Basin • Amazon River • American Museum of Natural History • Anambas Islands • Andes • Aru Islands • Assam • Australian king parrot • Bay of Bengal • Belitung • Bhutan • Birds of Australia • bismarck archipelago • Bolivia • Borneo • Botswana • Bourke's parrot • Budgerigar • CAPE YORK PENINSULA • Cayman Brac • Central Africa • Central Australia • cockatiel • Coco Islands • conure • Cordillera • Cotorra • Delta Amacuro • Dominican Republic • East Africa • Eclectus Parrot • Ecuador • Fly River • French Guiana • Guandong • Guangxi • Gulf of Carpentaria • Indonesia • Jalisco • Java Sea • Kakapo • Kapiti Island • Kea • KEDAH • Lesser Sunda Islands • Lories and lorikeets • Loyalty Islands • Macaw • Mainland Australia • malay peninsula • Maluku Islands • Mato Grosso • M. australis • Mindanao • Mountain ecosystems • Mount Apo • Mulga parrot • Murray River • Natuna Islands • Neotropical parrot • Netherlands Antilles • New Caledonia • New Guinea • New South Wales • Northeast India • Northern Australia • Northern Territory • North Queensland • Papua New Guinea • Parakeet • Pesquet's parrot • Philippine hanging parrot • Philippines • plumage • Pyrrhura • Queensland • Riau Archipelago • Rock parrot • Roraima • Rossel Island • Rusty-faced parrot • Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta • Solomon Islands • Somalia • South Australia • Sri Lanka • Sulawesi • Sumba • Tasmania • Thailand • the Guianas • West Africa • Western Australia • West Indies • West Papua (province) • Yaracuy • Yunnan • Zambia
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-3620-4 / 1400836204
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-3620-8 / 9781400836208