Are you looking for read ebook online? Search for your book and save it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Download Birds of Oman PDF full book. Access full book title Birds of Oman by Richard Porter. Download full books in PDF and EPUB format.
Author: Richard Porter Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1472983211 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 274
Book Description
The first comprehensive field guide to the birds of Oman With its unique blend of Western Palearctic, Oriental and Afrotropical components, and lying on a migratory crossroads, Oman is a jewel of the Middle East. This is the first comprehensive field guide to the birds of this fascinating and welcoming country. All 528 species on the Oman Bird List are featured on the 116 colour plates, illustrating many of the distinct plumages and races, plus a few non-naturalised escapes. Species accounts cover key identification features - including habitat and voice - with colour maps showing the breeding, wintering and migration distributions for all regularly occurring species.
Author: Richard Porter Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1472983211 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 274
Book Description
The first comprehensive field guide to the birds of Oman With its unique blend of Western Palearctic, Oriental and Afrotropical components, and lying on a migratory crossroads, Oman is a jewel of the Middle East. This is the first comprehensive field guide to the birds of this fascinating and welcoming country. All 528 species on the Oman Bird List are featured on the 116 colour plates, illustrating many of the distinct plumages and races, plus a few non-naturalised escapes. Species accounts cover key identification features - including habitat and voice - with colour maps showing the breeding, wintering and migration distributions for all regularly occurring species.
Author: Jens Eriksen Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1472993071 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 192
Book Description
The Middle East has a wonderfully broad and diverse avifauna, featuring a host of wintering and passage migrants, enigmatic and sometimes colourful breeders, and even a few endemics that occur nowhere else. The perfect companion for any wildlife-friendly visitor, Birds of the Middle East provides photographic coverage of more than 320 species that regularly occur in the region. Concise text for each species includes information on identification, songs and calls, behaviour, distribution and habitat, with each photo having been carefully selected to guide identification. A guide to the best birdwatching sites in the Middle East is also included. Portable yet authoritative, this is the perfect guide for travellers and birdwatchers visiting this spectacular and bird-rich slice of western Asia.
Author: Hanne Eriksen Publisher: ISBN: 9789948153276 Category : Bird watching Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Some 400 colour photographs are included in this book to help identify 250 species of birds, which cover all the common, and many not so common, birds found in Oman. Species have been grouped together by habitat to make identification easier. A distribution map is included for each species. The authors lived in Oman for 19 years and travelled all over the country in search of birds to study and photograph.
Author: Dave E. Sargeant Publisher: ISBN: 9789948036432 Category : Bird watching Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
A birdwatching guide that covers over 60 of the Sultanate's birdwatching sites - each including a map, information on habitats, access and a list of the species.
Author: Nik Borrow Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1408171007 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 354
Book Description
This new field guide covers The Gambia, a country which is very popular with a large number of birders and tourists, and the whole of neighbouring Senegal. This fascinating region shelters many Western Palearctic migrants from September to April, as well as a significant list of resident West African birds. The stunning colour plates depict more than 680 species, covering almost every distinct plumage and race. The authoritative text highlights the key features needed to identify each species in the field, and accurate up-to-date maps are provided for every species. This comprehensive guide is an essential companion for anyone visiting The Gambia and Senegal.
Author: Joakim Goldhahn Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1108499090 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 449
Book Description
Shows how archaeologists gain knowledge about past ontologies, and explores the role that birds played in Bronze Age economy, ritual and religion.
Author: Simon Aspinall Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1472986180 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 241
Book Description
This is the first dedicated field guide for the United Arab Emirates. The UAE is an increasingly popular tourist destination, with a good infrastructure for visitors. This new field guide is based on the bestselling Birds of the Middle East (2nd edition) and covers all the birds of these Gulf states. The new text written by Simon Aspinall and Richard Porter is specific to the Gulf, and new maps are provided for all breeding birds and regular visitors. The plates are recomposed from Birds of the Middle East, with three extra plates of introduced species.
Author: Daniel E. Martínez Piña Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1472969995 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 623
Book Description
The definitive guide to the birds of Chile. With its diverse range of habitats, Chile is one of the top birding destinations in South America and supports an interesting range of breeding and visiting birds, including the Chilean Tinamou, Juan Fernandez Firecrown and a number of other endemic species. This comprehensive field guide covers all of the species recorded in Chile, including vagrants; all are illustrated in superb detail, and feature every major plumage variation. Concise species accounts describe key identification features, status, range, habitat and voice, and accurate distribution maps are also provided for every species. Together, these elements make this the essential field guide to the birds of this fascinating and beautiful region.
Author: Carol Inskipp Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1472981065 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 416
Book Description
The nation of Bhutan and the Indian states of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh together form the eastern arm of the Himalayas. This book is the definitive field guide to the birds of this magical corner of Asia. Covers all 809 species that regularly occur in the region, including most vagrants. 152 superb colour plates, with text on facing pages for quick and easy reference. Concise text covering identification, voice, habits, habitats, distribution and status. Introduction includes information habitats, birding sites and conservation.
Author: Richard Porter
Author: Richard Porter
Author: Michael Desmond Gallagher
Author: Jens Eriksen
Author: Hanne Eriksen
Author: Dave E. Sargeant
Author: Nik Borrow
Author: Joakim Goldhahn
Author: Simon Aspinall
Author: Daniel E. Martínez Piña
Author: Carol Inskipp