Kategoria BISAC: Nature >> Birdwatching Guides

If you're a birdwatcher, this book will be a delight. If you can already identify the bird but wish to know where else to sight it, then this quick-reference book will be a friend and companion. Birds and Birding on the Mississippi Coast by Judith A. Toups and Jerome A. Jackson is the first book to focus attention on sighting the 357 species of birds known to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. It fills a long-standing need for a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to sites in the coastal counties of Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson where this wide range of birds can be located.

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Birds of Peru is the most complete and authoritative field guide to this diverse, neotropical landscape. It features every one of Peru's 1,817 bird species and shows the distinct plumages of each in 307 superb, high-quality color plates. Concise descriptions and color distribution maps are located opposite the plates, making this book much easier to use in the field than standard neotropical field guides. This fully revised paperback edition includes twenty-five additional species.

• A comprehensive guide to all 1,817 species found in Peru--one fifth of the...

Birds of Mongolia is the first guide to describe and illustrate all of the country's bird species. This huge landlocked country encompasses a diverse range of habitats, including forests, mountains, vast plains, and the Gobi Desert, and this geographical diversity is mirrored in the country's varied birdlife. Comprehensive, detailed, and user-friendly, Birds of Mongolia features 83 color plates, facing-page species descriptions, and maps. The vibrant illustrations and straightforward text will make this guide the go-to resource for birders, ecotourists, and wildlife...

From the bald eagle to the pileolated woodpecker, the varied and abundant birdlife of the northwestern national parks is as impressive as the parks' dramatic scenery. To help both beginning and advanced birders make the most of their visits to these parks, Roland Wauer has written this finding guide, which introduces the most common birds and the most likely places to see them.

The book opens with practical advice on getting started in birding--choosing binoculars, bird identification, proper field techniques, etc. Then after a concise discussion of the national parks as "islands"...

The guide features 853 North American bird species and more than 3,400 stunning color photographs. And yet it's portable enough to fit in your pocket

The photographs cover all significant plumages, including male, female, summer, winter, immature, morphs, important subspecies, and birds in flight. Also included:

• The newest scientific and common names and...