The Gyrfalcon
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2005
T & AD Poyser (Verlag)
978-0-7136-6563-5 (ISBN)
T & AD Poyser (Verlag)
978-0-7136-6563-5 (ISBN)
This is the first monograph on one of the most beautiful and admired birds in the world. The Gyrfalcon is the world's largest and most powerful falcon - a truly awe-inspiring bird which inhabits the ferociously inhospitable Arctic taiga, from Greenland and Iceland right across Siberia and northern Canada.
This book is the first monograph on one of the most beautiful and admired birds in the world. The Gyrfalcon is the world's largest and most powerful falcon - a truly awe-inspiring bird which inhabits the ferociously inhospitable Arctic taiga, from Greenland and Iceland right across Siberia and northern Canada. Its plumage varies from a dark mottled grey to pure white - the white birds in particular are coveted by birders and falconers. Like other titles in the series, it covers all aspects of the species' biology, taxonomy, distribution, status and historical associations with mankind. The result is an exhaustively researched and enthrallingly readable biography of a spectacular bird, illustrated throughout with photographs and line drawings. "a good read, presenting much previously inaccessible information, as well as some interesting insights into some of the most remote and inhospitable places on earth." British Birds
This book is the first monograph on one of the most beautiful and admired birds in the world. The Gyrfalcon is the world's largest and most powerful falcon - a truly awe-inspiring bird which inhabits the ferociously inhospitable Arctic taiga, from Greenland and Iceland right across Siberia and northern Canada. Its plumage varies from a dark mottled grey to pure white - the white birds in particular are coveted by birders and falconers. Like other titles in the series, it covers all aspects of the species' biology, taxonomy, distribution, status and historical associations with mankind. The result is an exhaustively researched and enthrallingly readable biography of a spectacular bird, illustrated throughout with photographs and line drawings. "a good read, presenting much previously inaccessible information, as well as some interesting insights into some of the most remote and inhospitable places on earth." British Birds
Eugene Potapov gained is DPhil at the EGI in Oxford and has worked extensively on Arctic birds in Siberia. Richard Sale gave up full-time work as a physicist to concentrate on writing and photography, chiefly in the Arctic.
Preface
1 Paleobiogeography
2 Identification and Colours
3 Distribution
4 Population
5 Habitat and Landscape Preferences
6 Food and Feeding Habits
7 Breeding Cycle
8 Dispersal, Seasonal Movements and Winter Distribution
9 Competitors, Commensals and Conspecifics
10 Man and Falcons
11 Threats and Conservation
Appendix: Scientific names of plants and animals mentioned in the text
Glossary
References
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 7.7.2005 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Poyser Monographs |
| Zusatzinfo | 8pp colour section; b/w ills throughout |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 154 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 782 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7136-6563-7 / 0713665637 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7136-6563-5 / 9780713665635 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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