Field Guide to the Birds of Ecuador
Seiten
2018
Helm (Verlag)
978-1-4081-0533-7 (ISBN)
Helm (Verlag)
978-1-4081-0533-7 (ISBN)
The definitive field guide to the rich avifauna of Ecuador.
This up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the birds of mainland Ecuador is a valuable resource for anyone exploring the mountains, forests and wetlands of this incredibly bird-rich country. With thousands of beautiful and detailed paintings, accompanied by concise descriptions and accurate maps, this is an indispensable guide to bird identification in Ecuador.
It covers every species and most subspecies recorded in Ecuador, including migrants and vagrants, with accurate and up-to-date distribution maps. There are also 291 colour plates included, which illustrate more than 1,630 species, with text on facing pages for quick and easy reference. Concise text provides an overview of the species' identification, voice, habits, habitats, range, distribution and status.
This up-to-date and comprehensive guide to the birds of mainland Ecuador is a valuable resource for anyone exploring the mountains, forests and wetlands of this incredibly bird-rich country. With thousands of beautiful and detailed paintings, accompanied by concise descriptions and accurate maps, this is an indispensable guide to bird identification in Ecuador.
It covers every species and most subspecies recorded in Ecuador, including migrants and vagrants, with accurate and up-to-date distribution maps. There are also 291 colour plates included, which illustrate more than 1,630 species, with text on facing pages for quick and easy reference. Concise text provides an overview of the species' identification, voice, habits, habitats, range, distribution and status.
Juan Freile has been birding throughout Ecuador over the last 20 years, has published more than 80 bird-related papers and books, and works on a wide array of environmental issues. Robin Restall is an acclaimed bird artist, whose works include the magisterial Birds of Northern South America (Helm, 2006).
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
How to use this book
Geography and Climate: an overview
Bird Diversity Patterns
Conservation
Bird Topography
Plates and Species Accounts
Appendix 1: Potential Species List
Appendix 2: Checklist of the Birds of Ecuador
References
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 8.3.2018 |
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Reihe/Serie | Helm Field Guides |
Zusatzinfo | 290 colour plates |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Gewicht | 1155 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer |
ISBN-10 | 1-4081-0533-0 / 1408105330 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4081-0533-7 / 9781408105337 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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