Raptors of the World: A Field Guide
1st Edition
Published on 17. September 2020
320 pages
978-1-4729-8765-5 (ISBN)
Description
A dedicated field guide to the world's raptors
Raptors - predatory birds that include the falcons, eagles, hawks, harriers, buzzards, kites and the Osprey - have been watched, admired, studied and painted from ancient times. Our understanding of the biology, ecology and taxonomy of these birds was condensed into one of the finest monographs of the century to date, Raptors of the World, by James Ferguson-Lees and David Christie.
This field guide represents the next step on from that magnificent work. It features plates by some of the world's leading bird artists, with a concise text and a colour distribution map on facing pages, creating a lightweight field reference that covers all 340 raptor species, from the sparrow-sized Black-thighed Falconet to the mighty Steller's Sea-eagle, and everything in between.
Armed with this guide, birders will be able to identify any bird of prey they encounter anywhere in the world with confidence.
Raptors - predatory birds that include the falcons, eagles, hawks, harriers, buzzards, kites and the Osprey - have been watched, admired, studied and painted from ancient times. Our understanding of the biology, ecology and taxonomy of these birds was condensed into one of the finest monographs of the century to date, Raptors of the World, by James Ferguson-Lees and David Christie.
This field guide represents the next step on from that magnificent work. It features plates by some of the world's leading bird artists, with a concise text and a colour distribution map on facing pages, creating a lightweight field reference that covers all 340 raptor species, from the sparrow-sized Black-thighed Falconet to the mighty Steller's Sea-eagle, and everything in between.
Armed with this guide, birders will be able to identify any bird of prey they encounter anywhere in the world with confidence.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
118 colour plates; 320+ maps
ISBN-13
978-1-4729-8765-5 (9781472987655)
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James Ferguson-Lees | David A. Christie
Raptors of the World: A Field Guide
Book
11/2005
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€43.50
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Persons
James Ferguson-Lees was a a giant of 20th-century ornithology in Britain. An editor of British Birds magazine, he served as President of the British Trust for Ornithology, Deputy Director of the RSPB, and Records Committee Chairman of the British Ornithologists' Union. Ferguson-Lees also helped establish both the British Birds Rarities Committee and the Rare Breeding Birds Panel. Ferguson-Lees was the author of several books, including the magnificent monograph Raptors of the World, on which this book is based.
David A. Christie is an ornithologist, editor and translator. He is co-author of a number of books, including Raptors of the World and the award-winning Woodpeckers.
David A. Christie is an ornithologist, editor and translator. He is co-author of a number of books, including Raptors of the World and the award-winning Woodpeckers.
Content
List of Species and Subspecies
Introduction
Using This Book
Orders of Raptor Population Sizes
Raptor Topography
Measuring Lengths and Wingspans of Raptors
Sex and Age Differences in Sizes and Shapes of Raptors
Identifying Raptors
Raptor Migration
Moult Patterns, Age Criteria and Polymorphism
Taxonomy, Sequence and Nomenclature of Raptors
English Names of Raptors
Bibliography
Quick Guide to Plates, Captions and Maps
Key Plates to Genera: Plates 1-3
Species Plates with Facing Texts and Distribution Maps: Plates 4-118
Further Reading
Index
Introduction
Using This Book
Orders of Raptor Population Sizes
Raptor Topography
Measuring Lengths and Wingspans of Raptors
Sex and Age Differences in Sizes and Shapes of Raptors
Identifying Raptors
Raptor Migration
Moult Patterns, Age Criteria and Polymorphism
Taxonomy, Sequence and Nomenclature of Raptors
English Names of Raptors
Bibliography
Quick Guide to Plates, Captions and Maps
Key Plates to Genera: Plates 1-3
Species Plates with Facing Texts and Distribution Maps: Plates 4-118
Further Reading
Index
