Adrian Skerrett, Tony Disley

Field Guide to Birds of Seychelles

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A 2nd edition, with over 250 species, 800 illustrations and 65 colour plates.

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The only field guide to every species recorded in Seychelles, covering over 250 species.

Produktdetails

• Helm Field Guides
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Specialist
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 29673116
• 2nd ed.
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 217mm x 141mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 326g
• ISBN-13: 9781408151518
• ISBN-10: 1408151510
• Artikelnr.: 33226747

Autorenporträt

Adrian Skerrett is a leading authority on the birds of the Seychelles. He has written several books relating to the wildlife of the islands, and is Chairman of the Island Conservation Society on Mahé. Tony Disley is a leading British bird artist, based in Lancashire in the north of England. Tony has contributed illustrations of birds to many field guides on the Helm list.

Inhaltsangabe

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

Rezensionen

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