This groundbreaking book fills a large hole in the literature for one of the most diverse and least known areas of Africa.
Ethiopia and Eritrea have a fascinating and unique avifauna. Poorly known in comparison to many parts of Africa, knowledge on bird distribution in the two countries is scattered throughout the literature.
For more than 35 years, the authors have been painstakingly collecting bird records in the region and plotting them on half-degree maps, including published records, data from museum specimens, sightings from their own extensive travels and, more recently, records from the many birdwatchers that now visit Ethiopia.
The resulting atlas provides, for the first time, an accurate assessment of the distribution of each of the 870 species known from the two countries, including valuable information on breeding. The succinct text summarises the results and discusses distribution to subspecies level.
Extensive introductory chapters cover topics such as topography, geology, vegetation, climate, habitats, conservation, migration, breeding seasons, bird ringing, and the history of ornithology in the region.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
It will enhance the library of anyone with an interest in the birds of East Africa. * Biologist * A most thorough and well researched avifauna of these two countries, giving a huge amount of detail...a superb section of photos. * Scottish Bird * The whole is a remarkable achievement and will form the very important foundations on which future surveying and conservation work can build. * www.bto.org * Can wholeheartedly recommend this extremely impressive and well-produced book for anyone interested in African birds and their conservation - and it sets a high benchmark for anyone engaged in similar projects. ...an invaluable tool and source of data for regular visitors and residents. * Bradt's Ethiopia Guide Online * Both clear and precise, it sets a new high standard in works of this kind and definitely forms a benchmark. * Bull ABC *
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Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Zielgruppe
Illustrationen
16 pages of colour photos and maps
Maße
Höhe: 246 mm
Breite: 189 mm
Dicke: 34 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-4081-0979-3 (9781408109793)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
John Ash is a distinguished ornithologist who spent much of his career on bird-related research in Africa, including many years in Ethiopia and Eritrea. He has travelled extensively in the region and was senior author of the acclaimed Birds of Somalia (Pica Press, 1998).
John Atkins lived in Ethiopia for several years while working for the British Council, travelling widely and developing a deep knowledge of the region's birds.
Preface (Professor Emil K. Urban)
Foreword (Professor Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher)
Acknowledgements
A general introduction to the region (John Atkins)
The historical quest for birds in Ethiopia and Eritrea (Caroline Ash)
Topographic Regions and hydrography in Ethiopia and Eritrea (John Atkis)
The geology and soils of Ethiopia and Eritrea (Geoffery Last)
The vegetation of Ethiopia and Eritrea (John Atkins and Sue Edwards)
The climate of Ethiopia and Eritrea (John Atkins)
Bird habitats in Ethiopia and Eritrea (John Atkins)
Bird and wildlife conservation in Ethiopia and Eritrea (John Atkins and Chris Hillman)
Bird migration in Ethiopia and Eritrea (John Ash)
Breeding seasons in Ethiopia and Eritrea (John Ash)
General treatment of species and the atlas (John Ash)
Maps of the region (John Atkins)
Gallery of endemic birds (Hadoram Shirihai)
Species accounts and maps (John Ash):
- List A. Species recorded in Ethiopia and Eritrea
- List B. Hybrid species recorded in Ethiopia and Eritrea
- List C. Additional species recorded in Ethiopia and Eritrea
- List D. Species not considered acceptable for inclusion in List A
- List E. Endemic birds of Ethiopia and Eritrea
Distribution categories in Ethiopia and Eritrea (John Atkins):
- Appendix 1. Important bird areas in Ethiopia and Eritrea
- Appendix 2. Threatened and near-threatened species
- Appendix 3. Restricted-range species within Endemic Bird Areas of Ethiopia and Eritrea
- Appendix 4. Biome-restricted species in Ethiopia and Eritrea
Bird ringing in Ethiopia and Eritrea (John Ash)
Glossary (John Ash)
Gazetteer of localities (John Atkins)
Bibliography (John Miskell)
Index
