Author: Chris Stuart
Publisher: Mit Press
ISBN: 9780262194303
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Describes the common characteristics, natural history, and habits of bird species in Africa, and discusses such issues as the cagebird trade and endangered species.
Birds of Africa
Author: Chris Stuart
Publisher: Mit Press
ISBN: 9780262194303
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Describes the common characteristics, natural history, and habits of bird species in Africa, and discusses such issues as the cagebird trade and endangered species.
Publisher: Mit Press
ISBN: 9780262194303
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Describes the common characteristics, natural history, and habits of bird species in Africa, and discusses such issues as the cagebird trade and endangered species.
Birds of Western Africa
Author: Nik Borrow
Publisher: Princeton Field Guides
ISBN: 9780691159201
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Simultaneously published: London: Bloomsbury Publishing, Plc.
Publisher: Princeton Field Guides
ISBN: 9780691159201
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Simultaneously published: London: Bloomsbury Publishing, Plc.
The Wildlife of Southern Africa
Author: Vincent Carruthers
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1775844641
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1866
Book Description
A field guide to the wildlife of southern Africa, describing over 2,000 plants and animals, with accurate illustrations in full colour. This book has been a trusted fi eld companion for many years. Comprehensively updated, it now features range maps for most groups. The chapters are colour-coded for easy reference, and diagnostic features appear in bold type within the descriptions. Each chapter is written by a leading expert in the field. All the main plant and animal groups are covered: Lower invertebrates, Spiders and other arachnids, Insects, Freshwater fishes, Frogs, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, Grasses, sedges, ferns and fungi, Wild flowers, Trees
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1775844641
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1866
Book Description
A field guide to the wildlife of southern Africa, describing over 2,000 plants and animals, with accurate illustrations in full colour. This book has been a trusted fi eld companion for many years. Comprehensively updated, it now features range maps for most groups. The chapters are colour-coded for easy reference, and diagnostic features appear in bold type within the descriptions. Each chapter is written by a leading expert in the field. All the main plant and animal groups are covered: Lower invertebrates, Spiders and other arachnids, Insects, Freshwater fishes, Frogs, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, Grasses, sedges, ferns and fungi, Wild flowers, Trees
Wild Africa
Author: Alex Bernasconi
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781554077724
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A sumptuous visual record of one of Earth's last natural paradises.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781554077724
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A sumptuous visual record of one of Earth's last natural paradises.
Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa
Author: Terry Stevenson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472986628
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
This spectacular new edition of the best-selling Helm field guide of all time covers all resident, migrant and vagrant species found in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Over 1,300 species are illustrated with full details of all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Concise text describes the identification, status, range, habits and voice, with fully updated range maps for each species. This authoritative book will not only be an indispensable guide to the visiting birder, but also a vital tool for those engaged in work to conserve and study the avifauna of the region – East Africa shelters a remarkable diversity of birds, many seriously endangered with small and vulnerable ranges.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472986628
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
This spectacular new edition of the best-selling Helm field guide of all time covers all resident, migrant and vagrant species found in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Over 1,300 species are illustrated with full details of all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Concise text describes the identification, status, range, habits and voice, with fully updated range maps for each species. This authoritative book will not only be an indispensable guide to the visiting birder, but also a vital tool for those engaged in work to conserve and study the avifauna of the region – East Africa shelters a remarkable diversity of birds, many seriously endangered with small and vulnerable ranges.
A Comprehensive Illustrated Field Guide
Author: Ian Sinclair
Publisher: Struik Publishers
ISBN: 9781868728572
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Birds of Africa South of the Sahara provides unrivalled coverage of African birds in a single volume, and is the first book to describe and illustrate all of the birds found in Africa south of the Sahara Desert (the Afrotropic Region), including Socotra, Pemba and islands in the Gulf of Guinea. * Some 2,105 species are covered, with an additional 70 vagrants briefly described, and more than 2,000 images assembled on 359 plates. * Illustrations portray most distinctive plumages, as well as diagnostic flight patterns and major geographic variants. * Species descriptions give precise identification features, highlighting differences between similar species, as well as briefly reporting habitat, status and calls. * Distribution maps for each species are based on the latest atlas surveys. * The most up-to-date taxonomy is used, with many new species described and illustrated for the first time. Despite its exceptional coverage, this guide is compact enough to use in the field, and follows the standard field guide format, with texts and range maps appearing opposite the color plates.
Publisher: Struik Publishers
ISBN: 9781868728572
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Birds of Africa South of the Sahara provides unrivalled coverage of African birds in a single volume, and is the first book to describe and illustrate all of the birds found in Africa south of the Sahara Desert (the Afrotropic Region), including Socotra, Pemba and islands in the Gulf of Guinea. * Some 2,105 species are covered, with an additional 70 vagrants briefly described, and more than 2,000 images assembled on 359 plates. * Illustrations portray most distinctive plumages, as well as diagnostic flight patterns and major geographic variants. * Species descriptions give precise identification features, highlighting differences between similar species, as well as briefly reporting habitat, status and calls. * Distribution maps for each species are based on the latest atlas surveys. * The most up-to-date taxonomy is used, with many new species described and illustrated for the first time. Despite its exceptional coverage, this guide is compact enough to use in the field, and follows the standard field guide format, with texts and range maps appearing opposite the color plates.
Garden Birds in Southern Africa
Author: Duncan Butchart
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1775844757
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 816
Book Description
This guide profiles 101 garden birds likely to be found in gardens across southern Africa, informing readers about what to look and listen for, and where and when. It is also an inspirational guide to creating a bird-friendly garden that is also a reservoir of biodiversity, wherever you are in the region. With an attractive layout and multiple colour images, it offers the following: Descriptions and photos of 101 garden birds. How to get to know your local species, their feeding, breeding, calls and general behavior. How to design your garden to attract the widest range of birds and other wildlife. The best plants and structures to provide food and shelter for birds. Detailed lists of recommended trees, shrubs, climbers, aloes and grasses.
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1775844757
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 816
Book Description
This guide profiles 101 garden birds likely to be found in gardens across southern Africa, informing readers about what to look and listen for, and where and when. It is also an inspirational guide to creating a bird-friendly garden that is also a reservoir of biodiversity, wherever you are in the region. With an attractive layout and multiple colour images, it offers the following: Descriptions and photos of 101 garden birds. How to get to know your local species, their feeding, breeding, calls and general behavior. How to design your garden to attract the widest range of birds and other wildlife. The best plants and structures to provide food and shelter for birds. Detailed lists of recommended trees, shrubs, climbers, aloes and grasses.
Common Birds of East Africa
Author: Martin B. Withers
Publisher: HarperAudio
ISBN: 9780002200349
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Covering the major areas visited by safaris - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia - Birds of East Africa provides hints on watching and photographing birds, and gives photographs of all the most common birds to make them easier to identify.
Publisher: HarperAudio
ISBN: 9780002200349
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Covering the major areas visited by safaris - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia - Birds of East Africa provides hints on watching and photographing birds, and gives photographs of all the most common birds to make them easier to identify.
Birds of the Horn of Africa
Author: Nigel Redman
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0713665416
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 499
Book Description
The first field guide to the birds of this varied and fascinating region and a companion to Birds of East Africa by two of the same authors.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0713665416
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 499
Book Description
The first field guide to the birds of this varied and fascinating region and a companion to Birds of East Africa by two of the same authors.
Birds of Ghana
Author: Nik Borrow
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408122790
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
A detailed and lavishly illustrated guide to the birds of Ghana.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408122790
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
A detailed and lavishly illustrated guide to the birds of Ghana.