Overview
A dedicated field guide to the world's raptors Raptors – predatory birds that include the falcons, eagles, hawks, harriers, buzzards, kites and the Osprey – have been watched, admired, studied and painted from ancient times. Our understanding of the biology, ecology and taxonomy of these birds was condensed into one of the finest monographs of the century to date, Raptors of the World, by James Ferguson-Lees and David Christie. This field guide represents the next step on from that magnificent work. It features plates by some of the world's leading bird artists, with a concise text and a colour distribution map on facing pages, creating a lightweight field reference that covers all 340 raptor species, from the sparrow-sized Black-thighed Falconet to the mighty Steller's Sea-eagle, and everything in between. Armed with this guide, birders will be able to identify any bird of prey they encounter anywhere in the world with confidence.
Full Product Details
Author: James Ferguson-Lees ,
David A. Christie ,
Kim Franklin ,
Professor David Mead
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Helm
Dimensions:
Width: 23.20cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 15.60cm
Weight: 0.700kg
ISBN: 9780713669572
ISBN 10: 0713669578
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 30 November 2005
Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
I think this book will definitely improve your chances of working out what you are looking at. My next birding trip is to Brazil...so this raptor guide will be travelling with me. Keith Betton Birdwatch (June 2006) I will use it frequently especially as a comprehensive review of the world of raptors and in courses I teach on raptor biology. Clayton M White Brigham Young University Utah, USA Emu - Aural Ornithology (2006) The guide is certain to be much used and appreciated by raptor enthusiasts worldwide. British Ornithologists Union (2006)
I think this book will definitely improve your chances of working out what you are looking at. My next birding trip is to Brazil so this raptor guide will be travelling with me. Keith Betton Birdwatch (June 2006) I will use it frequently especially as a comprehensive review of the world of raptors and in courses I teach on raptor biology. Clayton M WhiteBrigham Young UniversityUtah, USA Emu - Aural Ornithology (2006) The guide is certain to be much used and appreciated by raptor enthusiasts worldwide. British Ornithologists Union (2006)
Author Information
James Ferguson-Lees was a a giant of 20th-century ornithology in Britain. An editor of British Birds magazine, he served as President of the British Trust for Ornithology, Deputy Director of the RSPB, and Records Committee Chairman of the British Ornithologists' Union. Ferguson-Lees also helped establish both the British Birds Rarities Committee and the Rare Breeding Birds Panel. Ferguson-Lees was the author of several books, including the magnificent monograph Raptors of the World, on which this book is based. David A. Christie is an ornithologist, editor and translator. He is co-author of a number of books, including Raptors of the World and the award-winning Woodpeckers.
