Birds of Seychelles - 2nd edition

The only field guide to every species recorded in Seychelles, covering over 250 species. This compact field guide, based on Birds of Seychelles by Adrian Skerrett, Ian Bullock and Tony Disley (Helm 2000), is the only field guide to cover every species recorded in Seychelles. It covers more than 250 species, including all residents, migrants and vagrants. Concise text on facing pages highlights key identification features, including habitat, distribution, status and voice. The plates are based on the authors'' previous work, but with the addition on many new images.The text has been completely re-written and revised for this edition, and the plates have been re-worked to accommodate a number of new additions to the country''s list. There are now 12 more plates than in the first edition.>

List of contents

IntroductionAcknowledgementsHow to Use This BookGlossaryTopographyGeographyClimateOrganisations and WebsitesImportant Bird AreasSpecies Accounts (Plates 1-65)Checklist of the Birds of SeychellesBird Names in the Official Languages of SeychellesDistribution of Endemic Taxa in the Inner IslandsDistribution of the Endemic Taxa in the Outer IslandsReferences and Further ReadingIndex

About the author

Adrian Skerrett & Tony Disley

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This is an indispensable bird guide for visitors to the Seychelles, whether they are visiting birders or nature-loving tourists... It is certainly a book I wish I'd had when I visited the Seychelles some years ago - it is superb. The Biologist

Product details

• Authors: Tony Disley, Disley Tony, Adrian Skerrett, Adrian Disley Skerrett, Skerrett Adrian
• Publisher: Helm Christopher Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2011
• EAN: 9781408151518
• ISBN: 978-1-4081-5151-8
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 218 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Helm Field Guides; Helm Field Guides
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; NATURE / Birdwatching Guides, Zoology: birds (ornithology), Birds (ornithology), Wildlife: birds & birdwatching, Seychelles, Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest