Concise Bird Guide
1st Edition
Published on 2. October 2014
192 pages
978-1-4729-1576-4 (ISBN)
Description
This practical field guide, published in association with the Wildlife Trusts, is packed with information on 250 species of bird from Britain and the near Continent.
Each species account contains accurate artworks that show details of variations in plumage for male, female, juvenile birds, and breeding and non-breeding birds. A concise written account outlines further essential information, such as size, description, voice, habitat, distribution and habits appears on the same page.
The easy-to-follow layouts and illustrations aid quick and precise identification, and make this book an indispensable reference in the field as well as at home.
Each species account contains accurate artworks that show details of variations in plumage for male, female, juvenile birds, and breeding and non-breeding birds. A concise written account outlines further essential information, such as size, description, voice, habitat, distribution and habits appears on the same page.
The easy-to-follow layouts and illustrations aid quick and precise identification, and make this book an indispensable reference in the field as well as at home.
More details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Digital)
ISBN-13
978-1-4729-1576-4 (9781472915764)
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Concise Bird Guide
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04/2014
Bloomsbury Natural History
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Content
Introduction
Recognising Birds
Bird Topography
Birds
Wildfowl
Grouse
Pheasants, Quails & Partridges
Divers
Grebes
Fulmar & Shearwaters
Storm-petrels
Gannet
Cormorants
Herons
Spoonbills
Hawks & Allies
Osprey
Falcon
Rails
Oystercatchers
Stilts & Avocets
Stone-curlews
Plovers
Waders
Skuas
Gulls
Terns
Auks
Pigeons
Parrots
Cuckoos
Barn Owls
Typical Owls
Nightjars
Swifts
Kingfishers
Hoopoe
Woodpeckers
Larks
Swallows & Martins
Pipits & Wagtails
Waxwings
Dippers
Wrens
Accentors
Thrushes
Kinglets
Warblers & Allies
Flycatchers
Chats
Bearded Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Typical Tits
Nuthatches
Treecreepers
Orioles
Shrikes
Crows
Starlings
Sparrows
Finches
Buntings
Recognising Birds
Bird Topography
Birds
Wildfowl
Grouse
Pheasants, Quails & Partridges
Divers
Grebes
Fulmar & Shearwaters
Storm-petrels
Gannet
Cormorants
Herons
Spoonbills
Hawks & Allies
Osprey
Falcon
Rails
Oystercatchers
Stilts & Avocets
Stone-curlews
Plovers
Waders
Skuas
Gulls
Terns
Auks
Pigeons
Parrots
Cuckoos
Barn Owls
Typical Owls
Nightjars
Swifts
Kingfishers
Hoopoe
Woodpeckers
Larks
Swallows & Martins
Pipits & Wagtails
Waxwings
Dippers
Wrens
Accentors
Thrushes
Kinglets
Warblers & Allies
Flycatchers
Chats
Bearded Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Typical Tits
Nuthatches
Treecreepers
Orioles
Shrikes
Crows
Starlings
Sparrows
Finches
Buntings
