Birds of Seychelles

ISBN-13: 9781408151518 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 176 str.

Tony Disley

Opis

The bird population of the Seychelles is the focus of this comprehensive field guide. Over 250 recorded species are depicted in colour, with accounts of the breeding species including endemics, their origins, threats and conservation.

Recenzje

This is an indispensable bird guide for visitors to the Seychelles, whether they are visiting birders or nature-loving tourists... It is certainly a book I wish I'd had when I visited the Seychelles some years ago - it is superb. The Biologist

Spis treści

IntroductionAcknowledgementsHow to Use This BookGlossaryTopographyGeographyClimateOrganisations and WebsitesImportant Bird AreasSpecies Accounts (Plates 1-65)Checklist of the Birds of SeychellesBird Names in the Official Languages of SeychellesDistribution of Endemic Taxa in the Inner IslandsDistribution of the Endemic Taxa in the Outer IslandsReferences and Further ReadingIndex

O autorze

Adrian Skerrett splits his time between the UK and Seychelles, and is a leading authority on the birds of the archipelago.Tony Disley is an acclaimed bird illustrator whose previous books include Birds of The Gambia and Senegal, and Birds of Melanesia. His work has also appeared in the Birds of the Seychelles (Helm Field Guides).