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Author: Ber van Perlo
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 19.10cm
Weight: 0.397kg
ISBN: 9780691151885
ISBN 10: 0691151881
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 25 July 2011
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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General
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Language: English
Reviews
The Birds of Hawaii, New Zealand, and the Central and West Pacific: (Princeton Illustrated Checklists) is a concise, light, pocketable guide that can easily be packed in a carry-on bag when visiting one of the numerous islands the guide covers... [It] is a good reference for a large area of islands and for world birding provides a great tool for finding endemics for specific island groups. dfreak.com The small book size, informative maps, detailed endemic information, and broad geographic area makes this the best source of info for this area as a whole. You really should pick up a copy of this book if you plan to bird the islands, plain and simple. y Gregory's Birding Blog Van Perlo's excellent paintings illustrate 750 species, and the helpful text features 19 maps of the various Pacific archipelagos, plus websites, lists of pertinent organizations and birds restricted to each of these areas (endemics), and a glossary... Attractive, broad in scope, and delightfully compact; an inviting title highly recommended for bird watchers. ry T. Armistead I believe this is the first field guide that covers this widely scattered region, much of which is difficult to reach. Kudos to Princeton and van Perlo for creating a field guide to yet another part of our amazing planet. -- Dan Kunkle Wildlife Activist
The Birds of Hawaii, New Zealand, and the Central and West Pacific: (Princeton Illustrated Checklists) is a concise, light, pocketable guide that can easily be packed in a carry-on bag when visiting one of the numerous islands the guide covers... [It] is a good reference for a large area of islands and for world birding provides a great tool for finding endemics for specific island groups. -- dfreak.com The small book size, informative maps, detailed endemic information, and broad geographic area makes this the best source of info for this area as a whole. You really should pick up a copy of this book if you plan to bird the islands, plain and simple. -- y Gregory's Birding Blog
Author Information
"Ber van Perlo has been traveling and living in Africa since 1981. He is the award-winning author and illustrator of ""Birds of Eastern Africa"", ""Birds of Southern Africa"", ""Birds of Western and Central Africa"", and ""Birds of Mexico and Central America"" (all Princeton)."
