Author: Frank Michler ChapmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 858
Book Description
The Distribution of Bird-life in Colombia
Author: Frank Michler ChapmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 858
Book Description
Birds of Colombia
Author: Steven L. HiltyPublisher:
ISBN: 9788416728237
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
The Distribution of Bird Life in the Urubamba Valley of Peru
Author: Frank Michler ChapmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Field Guide to the Birds of Colombia
Author: Miles McMullanPublisher:
ISBN: 9780982761502
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
A pocket-sized comprehensive field-guide for the neotropical avifaunas. It features texts, maps and illustrations for various birds recorded in Colombia, including offshore islands. Every species is illustrated and various non-pelagic species are mapped.
Important Bird Areas Americas
Author: Christian DevenishPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biodiversity conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
Experiment Station Record
Author: Experiment Station Record
Author: United States. Office of Experiment StationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural experiment stations
Languages : en
Pages : 1042
Book Description
Birds of empire, birds of nation : a history of science, economy, and conservation in United States-Colombia relations
Author: Quintero Toro, CamiloPublisher: Ediciones Uniandes-Universidad de los Andes
ISBN: 9586957969
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
This book reveals the history behind the trade of Colombian birds as a means of comprehending the scientific, economic and environmental relations between the United States and Colombia from the 1880s to the 1960s. Through the study of the feather trade, scientific expeditions, scientific communities and nature conservation, the author brings to light how international relations and national agendas shaped the study and perception of nature in both countries during those years.
Extinct Birds
Author: Julian P. HumePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472937465
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 609
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.
The Birds of South America
Author: Robert S. RidgelyPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292770638
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 956
Book Description
A land of incredible natural resources, the South American continent is rich in plant and animal species. Among birds alone, over 3,100 species are either resident or migrant. Birds are some of South America's treasures and also one of its most endangered resources. Hence the need for a descriptive record of South American birds that will serve both professional and amateur bird students and encourage conservation of these magnificent species. Although South American birds elicit much popular and scientific interest, they have never been completely or satisfactorily described and cataloged in a single, published source. The Birds of South America, projected to be a four-volume work, thus fills a critical void. Starting from a museum approach, the authors have examined specimens of each subspecies, comparing them visually and trying to discern the patterns in their plumage variation, both intra- and inter-specifically. They take a new look at bird systematics, reassessing relationships in light of new information. Perhaps most important, they combine this review and analysis with extensive field observations to give an accurate, incisive portrait of the birds in nature. At a time when rapid development is devastating millions of acres of tropical habitat in South America, this record of an endangered resource becomes crucial. If the birds and other plants and animals of South America are to be saved, they must first be known and appreciated. The Birds of South America is a major step in that direction. Volume II includes the Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers, Antbirds, Gnatcatchers, and Tapaculos; Tyrant Flycatchers; and Manakins and Cotingas. The remaining volumes of The Birds of South America will be: Volume III: The Nonpasserines (Landbirds) Volume IV: The Nonpasserines (Waterbirds) No release date has been set for the remaining volumes.