Field guide to Birds of Melanesia - Bismarcks, Solomons, Vanuatu and New Caledonia

The perfect guide to the birds of Melanesia - New Caledonia, the Solomons, the Bismarcks and Vanuatu. Written by leading ornithologist, Guy Dutson, this new Helm Field Guide covers the species-rich Melanesia region of the south-west Pacific, from New Caledonia and the Solomons through the Bismarcks to Vanuatu. This is an increasingly popular destination for tours and travellers, and one that has never before had complete field-guide coverage. For anyone travelling to this far-flung Pacific region, this book is an indispensable birdwatching guide. Species accounts include 650 superb illustrations allied with concise written information to aid quick and accurate identification. The cover star is the Kagu, the region''s most iconic bird species and a highly sought-after endemic of New Caledonia.>

List of contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction

Melanesian Ornithology
Birdwatching in Melanesia
Conservation
Using the Plates and Species Texts
Island Groups of Melanesia

Checklist of the Birds of Melanesia
Colour Plates (1-86)
Species Accounts
Gazetteer
Index

Product details

• Authors: Guy Dutson, Dutson Guy
• Publisher: Helm Christopher Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.10.2011
• EAN: 9780713665406
• ISBN: 978-0-7136-6540-6
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 28 mm
• Series: Helm Field Guides; Helm Field Guides
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Nature guide; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; Zoology: birds (ornithology), Birds (ornithology), Wildlife: birds & birdwatching, Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest, Melanesia