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Zusatztext My next birding trip is to Brazil...so this raptor guide will be travelling with me. Informationen zum Autor James Ferguson-Lees, David Christie, illustrated by Kim Franklin, David Mead, Philip Burton and Alan Harris Klappentext A dedicated field guide to the world's raptors Raptors - predatory birds that include the falcons, eagles, hawks, harriers, buzzards, kites and the Osprey - have been watched, admired, studied and painted from ancient times. Our understanding of the biology, ecology and taxonomy of these birds was condensed into one of the finest monographs of the century to date, Raptors of the World, by James Ferguson-Lees and David Christie. This field guide represents the next step on from that magnificent work. It features plates by some of the world's leading bird artists, with a concise text and a colour distribution map on facing pages, creating a lightweight field reference that covers all 340 raptor species, from the sparrow-sized Black-thighed Falconet to the mighty Steller's Sea-eagle, and everything in between. Armed with this guide, birders will be able to identify any bird of prey they encounter anywhere in the world with confidence. Vorwort Raptors of the World is the definitive handbook to this most popular group of birds. This field guide uses all of the plates from Raptors of the World, with a concise, revised text on facing pages, to create an invaluable reference covering all 340 raptor species. Zusammenfassung Raptors of the World is the definitive handbook to this most popular group of birds. This field guide uses all of the plates from Raptors of the World, with a concise, revised text on facing pages, to create an invaluable reference covering all 340 raptor species. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Species and Subspecies Introduction Using This Book Orders of Raptor Population Sizes Raptor Topography Measuring Lengths and Wingspans of Raptors Sex and Age Differences in Sizes and Shapes of Raptors Identifying Raptors Raptor Migration Moult Patterns, Age Criteria and Polymorphism Taxonomy, Sequence and Nomenclature of Raptors English Names of Raptors Bibliography Quick Guide to Plates, Captions and Maps Key Plates to Genera: Plates 1-3 Species Plates with Facing Texts and Distribution Maps: Plates 4-118 Further Reading Index ...
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James Ferguson-Lees, David Christie, illustrated by Kim Franklin, David Mead, Philip Burton and Alan Harris
