Field Guide to Birds of Western Africa: 2nd Edition

ISBN-13: 9781472905680 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 592 str.

Nik Borrow

Opis

Birds of Western Africa (Helm, 2001) was the first single-volume guide to cover all the species of this region, which comprises 23 countries from Senegal and southern Mauritania east to Chad and the Central African Republic, and south to Congo. This new edition uses all of the plates from Birds of Western Africa, with a concise, authoritative text on facing pages, to create a conveniently-sized, lightweight field reference covering all 1300 species found in the region. The book also has updated colour distribution maps for each species placed on the text pages for the first time. A number of new images have been painted for this new edition and several of the illustrations have been replaced. This major new guide will enable birders to identify any species found in any of the countries covered.

Recenzje

[The authors'] knowledge and expertise shines through in this excellent field guide to one of the world's most exciting birding regions, and both are to be congratulated for completing the task admirably. Bull. ABC

Spis treści

AcknowledgementsHow to use this bookTopography, Climate and Main HabitatsRestricted-range Species and Endemic Bird AreasTaxonomyOrganisationsBird TopographyGlossaryAbbreviations and SymbolsSpecies Accounts 1-266Potential SpeciesReferencesFrench IndexEnglish and Scientific IndexQuick Index to the Main Groups of Birds

O autorze

Nik Borrow studied painting at Wimbledon School of Art. He has a particular interest in the Afrotropics and been birding in sub-Saharan Africa since 1987, principally leading birding tours, during which time he has travelled extensively throughout the continent. He is currently a member of the East African Rarities Committee, a keen photographer and lives in Norfolk, England.