Author: John L. McKeanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Additional Notes on the Birds of Lord Howe Island
Author: John L. McKeanNotes on Birds of Lord Howe Island
Author: Keith HindwoodBirds of Lord Howe Island
Author: Ian HuttonA Field Guide to the Birds of Lord Howe Island
Author: Ian HuttonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780958128629
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Further Notes on the Birds of Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands
Author: A. F. Basset HullPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 5
Book Description
Notes on the Oology of Lord Howe Island
Author: Alfred John NorthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
The Birds of Lord Howe Island
Author: Keith HindwoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bird populations
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
The Woodhen
Author: Clifford FrithPublisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643108718
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
This book tells the fascinating success story of saving the flightless Woodhen of Lord Howe Island. This unique large rail, an iconic and highly endangered Australian bird, was at the very brink of extinction with just 15 individuals found in 1980, when bold and risky actions were taken to save it. The book begins with the discovery and ecology of Lord Howe Island. It then details the history of the Woodhen, its place among the rails and their evolution of flightlessness, the planning, implementation and trials, tribulations and successes of the captive breeding programme and the way in which the wild population recovered. The ecology, behaviour and breeding biology of this unique flightless island rail are also discussed. The text is accompanied by numerous photographs and drawings. This is a story of survival, yet the bird remains highly endangered as it is under constant potential threat, which could tip it over the brink and to extinction. The Woodhen provides gripping insights into the potential for both losing and saving vertebrate species. Winner of a 2014 Whitley Awards Certificate of Commendation for Historical Zoology.
An Additional Note on the Birds of Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands
Author: Tom IredaleExtinct Birds
Author: Julian P. HumePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472937457
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 581
Book Description
A comprehensive review of the hundreds of bird species that have become extinct over the last 1,000 years of habitat degradation, over-hunting and rat introduction. Extinct Birds has become the standard text on this subject, covering both familiar icons of extinction as well as more obscure birds, some known from just one specimen or from travellers' tales. This second edition is expanded to include dozens of new species, as more are constantly added to the list, either through extinction or through new subfossil discoveries. The book is the result of decades of research into literature and museum drawers, as well as caves and subfossil deposits, which often reveal birds long-gone that disappeared without ever being recorded by scientists while they lived. From Great Auks, Carolina Parakeets and Dodos to the amazing yet almost completely vanished bird radiations of Hawaii and New Zealand via rafts of extinction in the Pacific and elsewhere, this book is both a sumptuous reference and astounding testament to humanity's devastating impact on wildlife.