Field guide to Birds of Melanesia
Bismarcks, Solomons, Vanuatu and New Caledonia
Seiten
2011
Helm (Verlag)
978-0-7136-6540-6 (ISBN)
Helm (Verlag)
978-0-7136-6540-6 (ISBN)
The perfect guide to the birds of Melanesia - New Caledonia, the Solomons, the Bismarcks and Vanuatu
The perfect guide to the birds of Melanesia – New Caledonia, the Solomons, the Bismarcks and Vanuatu.
Written by leading ornithologist Guy Dutson, this Helm field guide covers the species-rich Melanesia region of the south-west Pacific, from New Caledonia and the Solomons through the Bismarcks to Vanuatu.
This book is an indispensable birdwatching guide for anyone travelling in this part of the Pacific, with its cover star being the Kagu, the region's most iconic bird species and a highly sought-after endemic of New Caledonia..
Species accounts include 650 superb illustrations allied with concise written information to aid quick and accurate identification.
Comprehensive and authoritative, this is the ultimate guide to the birds of this remote and ornithologically fascinating stretch of the Pacific.
The perfect guide to the birds of Melanesia – New Caledonia, the Solomons, the Bismarcks and Vanuatu.
Written by leading ornithologist Guy Dutson, this Helm field guide covers the species-rich Melanesia region of the south-west Pacific, from New Caledonia and the Solomons through the Bismarcks to Vanuatu.
This book is an indispensable birdwatching guide for anyone travelling in this part of the Pacific, with its cover star being the Kagu, the region's most iconic bird species and a highly sought-after endemic of New Caledonia..
Species accounts include 650 superb illustrations allied with concise written information to aid quick and accurate identification.
Comprehensive and authoritative, this is the ultimate guide to the birds of this remote and ornithologically fascinating stretch of the Pacific.
Guy Dutson is an ornithologist and conservationist, and is a world leading authority on the birds of the south-west Pacific, a region in which he has described or rediscovered several species. He has led fieldwork to the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea since 1990, established the BirdLife Pacific programme in Fiji, and currently lives in subtropical Australia.
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Melanesian Ornithology
Birdwatching in Melanesia
Conservation
Using the Plates and Species Texts
Island Groups of Melanesia
Checklist of the Birds of Melanesia
Colour Plates (1-86)
Species Accounts
Gazetteer
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 17.10.2011 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Helm Field Guides |
| Zusatzinfo | 72 colour plates |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 970 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7136-6540-8 / 0713665408 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7136-6540-6 / 9780713665406 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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