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Product Identifiers
PublisherPrinceton University Press
ISBN-100691202141
ISBN-139780691202143
eBay Product ID (ePID)6038436340
Product Key Features
Number of Pages416 Pages
Publication NameBirds of Paradise and Bowerbirds : an Identification Guide
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2020
SubjectLife Sciences / Taxonomy, Life Sciences / Zoology / Ethology (Animal Behavior), Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology, Birdwatching Guides, Animals / Birds
TypeTextbook
AuthorPhil Gregory
Subject AreaNature, Science
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight46.8 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width7.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2019-946765
Reviews"In the long history of identification guides this book is a tour de force. From start to finish, it is packed with information, superb artwork, splendid photographs, and a visual stimulus that is hard to beat." ---David Gascoigne, Travels With Birds
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal598.865
SynopsisRenowned for their dazzling plumages and elaborate courtship displays, birds of paradise and bowerbirds exhibit some of the most astonishing behaviors in the natural world. Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds is the ultimate identification guide to these marvelous birds. This beautiful book features stunning color plates that depict all 108 recognized taxa in these two groups along with more than 200 color photos that showcase a broad range of racial and age-related plumage varieties. The comprehensive text covers identification, taxonomy, and ecology, and is accompanied by detailed distribution maps. Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds is the product of more than two decades of research and field observations, and is a must-have guide for birders, ornithologists, and anyone interested in these sensational birds.The ultimate identification guide to these marvelous birds of New Guinea and AustraliaFeatures stunningly illustrated color plates that depict all 108 recognized taxaCovers identification, taxonomy, and ecologyIncludes hundreds of color photos and detailed distribution mapsBased on more than two decades of research and original field observations, Renowned for their dazzling plumages and elaborate courtship displays, birds of paradise and bowerbirds exhibit some of the most astonishing behaviors in the natural world. Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds is the ultimate identification guide to these marvelous birds. This beautiful book features stunning color plates that depict all 108 recognized, Renowned for their dazzling plumages and elaborate courtship displays, birds of paradise and bowerbirds exhibit some of the most astonishing behaviors in the natural world. Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds is the ultimate identification guide to these marvelous birds. This beautiful book features stunning color plates that depict all 108 recognized taxa in these two groups along with more than 200 color photos that showcase a broad range of racial and age-related plumage varieties. The comprehensive text covers identification, taxonomy, and ecology, and is accompanied by detailed distribution maps. Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds is the product of more than two decades of research and field observations, and is a must-have guide for birders, ornithologists, and anyone interested in these sensational birds. The ultimate identification guide to these marvelous birds of New Guinea and Australia Features stunningly illustrated color plates that depict all 108 recognized taxa Covers identification, taxonomy, and ecology Includes hundreds of color photos and detailed distribution maps Based on more than two decades of research and original field observations
LC Classification NumberQL696.P26G74 2020
Illustrated byAllen, Richard
