Author: Ian HuttonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780958128629
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
A Field Guide to the Birds of Lord Howe Island
Author: Ian HuttonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780958128629
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The Woodhen
Author: Clifford FrithPublisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643108726
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 302
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.
The Birds of Lord Howe Island
Author: Keith HindwoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bird populations
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Birds of Lord Howe Island
Author: Ian HuttonAdditional Notes on the Birds of Lord Howe Island
Author: John L. McKeanPigeons and Doves in Australia
Author: Joseph ForshawPublisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 1486304052
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 851
Book Description
Possibly the most successful urban birds, pigeons and doves in the Order Columbiformes are one of the most easily recognised groups. They are an ancient and very successful group with an almost worldwide distribution and are most strongly represented in tropical and subtropical regions, including Australia. In most species simple plumage patterns feature mainly grey and brown with black, white or dull reddish markings, but the highly colourful fruit-doves include some of the most beautiful of all birds. From dense rainforests of north Queensland, where brilliantly plumaged Superb Fruit-Doves Ptilinopus superbus are heard more easily than seen, to cold, windswept heathlands of Tasmania, where Brush Bronzewings Phaps elegans are locally common, most regions of Australia are frequented by one or more species. For more than a century after arrival of the First Fleet, interest in these birds focused on the eating qualities of larger species. In addition to contributing to declines of local populations in some parts of Australia, excessive hunting brought about the extinction of two species on Lord Howe Island and another species on Norfolk Island. In Pigeons and Doves in Australia, Joseph Forshaw and William Cooper have summarised our current knowledge of all species, including those occurring on Christmas, Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands, and with superb artwork have given readers a visual appreciation of the birds in their natural habitats. Historical accounts of extinct species are also included. Detailed information on management practices for all species is presented, ensuring that Pigeons and Doves in Australia will become the standard reference work on these birds for ornithologists and aviculturists.
The Birds of Norfolk & Lord Howe Islands and the Australasian South Polar Quadrant
Author: Gregory Macalister MathewsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
A Field Guide to the Land Snails of Lord Howe Island
Author: Isabel HymanPublisher:
ISBN: 9780975047682
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Lord Howe Island has Australia's highest diversity and endemicity of land snails. These beautiful but vulnerable creatures are not as readily observed or as well understood as the bird or plant life of the island, but play a vital role in the terrestrial ecosystem. For the first time, the native and endemic land snails of Lord Howe Island are shown together in this illustrated guide, designed for anyone from enthusiastic nature lovers to land snail specialists. Features of the guide include a pictorial guide to families and a dichotomous key for easy identification, and detailed descriptions of each genus and species, including distribution maps and photographs of the shell and (where available) the live animal. All descriptive terms are explained and illustrated in the introductory material and in the glossary.
Author: Keith Hindwood
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