Overview
This new field guide uses all 147 color plates from Princeton's A Guide to the Birds of Western Africa, with concise, authoritative text on facing pages, to create a compact, lightweight field reference covering all 1,285 species found in the region - from Senegal and southern Mauritania east to Chad and the Central African Republic and south to Co
Full Product Details
Author: Nik Borrow ,
Ron Demey
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Edition: New edition
Volume: 33
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.90cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.907kg
ISBN: 9780691123219
ISBN 10: 0691123217
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 30 January 2005
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By: 9780691159201
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Awaiting stock
Language: English
Reviews
Invaluable for serious birders and scientists working in or visiting the area. It would also make an excellent addition to a collection of field guides for home or office use. Condor Anyone with an interest in West African birds will want to own this book. We have been waiting for some considerable time for someone to produce a modern guide to West African birds, so Nik Borrow and Ron Demey are to be congratulated for completing the task admirably... [A] splendid achievement. -- Stephen Rumsey British Birds With so many birds to cover in one area, this guide does a nice job of grouping them for easy access and comparison. It is an excellent resource to have with you on a trip to the region. -- Robert E. Hoopes Wildlife Activist
Invaluable for serious birders and scientists working in or visiting the area. It would also make an excellent addition to a collection of field guides for home or office use. -- Condor Anyone with an interest in West African birds will want to own this book. We have been waiting for some considerable time for someone to produce a modern guide to West African birds, so Nik Borrow and Ron Demey are to be congratulated for completing the task admirably... [A] splendid achievement. -- Stephen Rumsey, British Birds With so many birds to cover in one area, this guide does a nice job of grouping them for easy access and comparison. It is an excellent resource to have with you on a trip to the region. -- Robert E. Hoopes, Wildlife Activist
Author Information
Nik Borrow is an acclaimed bird artist whose illustrations have appeared in many magazines and journals. He has been a birding tour leader for many years in Africa and elsewhere, and is an original member of the African Bird Club. Ron Demey is a freelance ornithologist who has lived and worked in several West African countries for many years. He has traveled extensively throughout the region. He serves on the editorial team of the African Bird Club and has worked on several African projects for BirdLife International.
