
Robins and Chats
Peter Clement(Author)
Helm (Publisher)
Published on 8. October 2015
Book
Hardback
688 pages
978-0-7136-3963-6 (ISBN)
Description
This authoritative handbook, part of the Helm Identification Guides series, looks in detail at the world's 170 species of robins and chats.
This large family of small passerines was formerly considered to be part of the thrush family (Turdidae), but is now usually treated as a separate family, Muscicapidae, together with the Old World flycatchers. The vast majority of species are Eurasian or African, with only a handful of species straying into the New World or Australasia. The Australian Robins, although superficially similar, have long been regarded as a separate family.
Robins and chats are a diverse family comprising both highly colourful and visible species, such as the robin-chats of Africa, as well as some of the most skulking and elusive birds, such as the shortwings of Asia. Many chats, such as the well-known Nightingale, are renowned songsters, and a good number are highly sought-after by world listers for their extreme rarity or simply because they are hard to see.
This book discusses the identification and habits of these birds on a species-by-species basis, bringing together the very latest research with accurate range maps, more than 600 stunning colour photographs that illustrate age and racial plumage differences, and 64 superb colour plates by the internationally renowned artist, Chris Rose.
This authoritative and sumptuous book will be an essential purchase for all chat enthusiasts, and will become the standard reference on the subject for many years to come.
This large family of small passerines was formerly considered to be part of the thrush family (Turdidae), but is now usually treated as a separate family, Muscicapidae, together with the Old World flycatchers. The vast majority of species are Eurasian or African, with only a handful of species straying into the New World or Australasia. The Australian Robins, although superficially similar, have long been regarded as a separate family.
Robins and chats are a diverse family comprising both highly colourful and visible species, such as the robin-chats of Africa, as well as some of the most skulking and elusive birds, such as the shortwings of Asia. Many chats, such as the well-known Nightingale, are renowned songsters, and a good number are highly sought-after by world listers for their extreme rarity or simply because they are hard to see.
This book discusses the identification and habits of these birds on a species-by-species basis, bringing together the very latest research with accurate range maps, more than 600 stunning colour photographs that illustrate age and racial plumage differences, and 64 superb colour plates by the internationally renowned artist, Chris Rose.
This authoritative and sumptuous book will be an essential purchase for all chat enthusiasts, and will become the standard reference on the subject for many years to come.
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Series
Edition
UK edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
175 Maps
Dimensions
Height: 251 mm
Width: 179 mm
Thickness: 45 mm
Weight
1815 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7136-3963-6 (9780713639636)
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Peter Clement is a lifelong and well-travelled birder and tour leader with a particular interest in wheatears and other chats. He is the author of several books including Finches and Sparrows and Thrushes, both in the Helm Identification Guides series.
Chris Rose is an acclaimed bird artist and illustrator. His work is highly sought-after and he has exhibited widely. He illustrated Swallows and Martins, also in the Helm Identification series, and has been working on the Robins and Chats plates for almost 20 years.
Chris Rose is an acclaimed bird artist and illustrator. His work is highly sought-after and he has exhibited widely. He illustrated Swallows and Martins, also in the Helm Identification series, and has been working on the Robins and Chats plates for almost 20 years.
Content
Introduction
How to Use this Book: Layout and Scope
Chat Systematics - Shaking the Tree by Per
Alstroem
Colour Plates
Species Accounts
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
How to Use this Book: Layout and Scope
Chat Systematics - Shaking the Tree by Per
Alstroem
Colour Plates
Species Accounts
Bibliography
Acknowledgements