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Zusatztext Books as well researched and as well illustrated as this will certainly encourage and promote a greater interest in these wonderful birds. Informationen zum Autor Based in New Zealand, Derek Onley is a wildlife artist of international acclaim. Specialising in seabirds, Derek has illustrated more than a dozen books and numerous other publications. Paul Scofield is the Curator of Vertebrate Zoology at Canterbury Museum, New Zealand. He has been a seabird biologist for more than 30 years and has travelled from the high Arctic to the Antarctic studying them. Klappentext T he first comprehensive guide to pelagic birds, the albatrosses, petrels, shearwaters, storm-petrels and diving petrels .Famous for their size and elegance in flight, albatrosses are familiar to anyone who has travelled through the southern oceans, and are a flagship family of conservation concern. However, albatrosses are just one of several groups of 'pelagic' birds - those that visit land only to breed, and spend the rest of their lives far from the coast, soaring from ocean to ocean in a never-ending search for food. Mysterious and graceful, these birds can present a formidable identification challenge to even the most experienced birder - this book provides the answer.A total of 46 spectacular colour plates highlight key ID criteria of the birds in flight, with close-ups of diagnostic regions of the plumage. The plates are accompanied by accurate distribution maps, while the sparkling text brings the world of these amazing birds to life. Several extremely rare species, such as Beck's Petrel, are illustrated for the first time, while the New Zealand Storm-petrel, rediscovered as recently as 2004, are also included.Sea-watchers all around the world will find this superb field guide indispensable. Vorwort Intended for sea-watchers, this is a comprehensive field guide to pelagic birds. A total of 46 colour plates highlight key ID criteria of the birds in flight, with close-ups of diagnostic regions of the plumage. The plates are accompanied by accurate distribution maps. Zusammenfassung Intended for sea-watchers, this is a comprehensive field guide to pelagic birds - the albatrosses, petrels, shearwaters, storm-petrels and diving petrels. A total of 46 colour plates highlight key ID criteria of the birds in flight, with close-ups of diagnostic regions of the plumage. The plates are accompanied by accurate distribution maps. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of species and sub-species Preface Acknowledgements Taxonomy and the species debate The four families: characteristics and taxonomic relationships Identification Conservation How to use this book Seabird topography Colour plates Species accounts Albatrosses Fulmarine Petrels Prions Bulweria and Pseudobulwaria petrels Gadfly petrels Procellaria petrels Shearwaters Diving-petrels Storm-petrels References Index ...
