"Where to Watch Birds in Australasia and Oceania" is the fourth guide in a series that will ultimately cover the whole world. It describes over two hundred major sites in detail and many more in passing, from New Guinea to New Zealand and across the Pacific to Hawaii. Most important, it answers crucial questions you find yourself asking before you go: Where can I see birds that epitomize the region? Which country supports the best cross section of species and the most endemics, and which sites do I need to visit to see most of them? How long do I need, and when is the best time to go? The layout of the book is practical, with countries, archipelagos, and islands treated alphabetically. General introductions to each country are followed by site details, which include bird lists under the headings "Endemics," "Specialties," and "Others"; a list of other wildlife if applicable; and the latest information on where to look for the best birds. Over one hundred maps and fifty line drawings complement the text. This guide will prove invaluable in both the preparation and execution of birding trips to any country, archipelago, or island in this highly varied region of the world.
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This vast area [covered in this volume] includes about 1,563 species of birds (16% of the world's species), and Wheatley provides advice on how to seek almost every one of them... The amount of information provided in this pocket-size book is truly impressive. The Quarterly Review of Biology
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Für Beruf und Forschung
Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
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978-0-691-00231-6 (9780691002316)
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Nigel Wheatley is a professional conservationist and an ornithological consultant and author who has traveled extensively throughout the world in search of birds. He has written several other Where to Watch bird books published by Princeton. He is a founding member of the African Bird Club and the Neotropical Bird Club, as well as a member of the Oriental Bird Club and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
Acknowledgements Introduction Introduction to Birding in Australasia and Oceania Conservation General Tips Glossary Maps AUSTRALIA New South Wales Sydney Royal National Park Wollongong Pelagic Barren Grounds Nature Reserve Canberra Dharug National Park North New South Wales Blue Mountains Glen Davis Round Hill Nature Reserve Deniliquin Victoria Dandenong Range Phillip Island Wilson's Promontory National Park Grampians National Park Wyperfeld National Park Hattah-Kulkyne National Park Werribee Sewage Works Great Ocean Road South Australia Bool Lagoon Fleurieu Peninsula Adelaide Broken Hill (New South Wales) Sturt National Park and Bulloo Overflow Eyre Peninsula Nullarbor Plain Great Victoria Desert Western Australia Eyre Bird Observatory Two People's Bay Nature Reserve The coast between Albany and Perth Porongurup and Stirling Ranges Dryandra State Forest Perth Houtman Abrolhos Islands Kalbarri National Park Shark Bay Cape Range National Park Broome The Kimberley Kununurra Northern Territory Katherine Darwin Fogg Dam Kakadu National Park Caranbirini Springs Barkly Tablelands Queensland Mount Isa Georgetown Atherton Tablelands Julatten and Mount Lewis Cape York Cairns Great Barrier Reef Mission Beach Paluma and Mount Spec National Park Townsville Eungella National Park Cooloola National Park Conondale Range Brisbane Brisbane Pelagic Lamington National Park Outback Brisbane to Birdsville (Queensland) Birdsville Track (South Australia) Strzelecki Track (South Australia) Alice Springs (Northern Territory) Uluru National Park (Ayers Rock) (Northern Territory) Tasmania Hobart Bruny Island Maria Island National Park Other Offshore Islands Lord Howe Island Norfolk Island FIJI, SAMOA AND TONGA FIJI Nausori Highlands Tholo-i-Suva Forest Park Joske's Thumb Taveuni Waikana Falls WESTERN SAMOA Upolu Savai'i AMERICAN SAMOA TONGA WALLIS AND FUTUNA HAWAII Oahu Oahu Pelagic Kauai Kauai Pelagic Molokai Maui Big Island IRIAN JAYA Jalan Korea Snow Mountains Wasur National Park Biak Warkapi Arfak Mountains Batu Rumah Sorong Batanta and Salawati Fakfak Mountains MICRONESIA Northern Mariana Islands Guam Palau Caroline Islands Marshall Islands NEW CALEDONIA Noumea Parc Provincial de la Riviere Bleue Lifou NEW ZEALAND North Island Auckland Tiritiri Matangi Island Little Barrier Island Northland Miranda Wildlife Reserve Rotorua Pureora Forest Park Napier Kapiti Island Cook Strait South Island Kaikoura Christchurch State Highway Six Waitaki Valley Dunedin Dunedin to Invercargill Fiordland National Park Stewart Island The Chatham Islands The Subantarctic Islands PAPUA NEW GUINEA Mainland Port Moresby Varirata National Park Owen Stanley Ranges Lakekamu Basin Wau Huon Peninsula Madang Manus Island Karawari Lodge Vanimo Mount Hagen Tari Valley Kiunga Tabubil Bensbach Offshore Islands New Ireland New Britain Bougainville POLYNESIA Cook Islands Austral Islands Pitcairn Islands Tahiti Tuamotu Archipelago Marquesas Islands Kiribati SOLOMON ISLANDS Guadalcanal Choiseul Gizo Kolombangara Isabel Malaita Makira (San Cristobal) Rennell Sant Cruz Islands VANUATU Espiritu Santo ANTARCTICA Request Calendar Useful Addresses Useful General Books Bird Names Which Differ Between Clements and Various Other Bird Books Index to Sites Index to Species
