The World's Rarest Birds
1st Edition
Published on 17. March 2013
360 pages
978-1-4008-4490-6 (ISBN)
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Edition
Course Book
Language
English
Place of publication
Princeton
United States
Publishing group
De Gruyter
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
Illustrations
610
103 color illus. 977 color photos. 610 color maps., 610 s/w Abbildungen
File size
192,89 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4008-4490-6 (9781400844906)
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Erik Hirschfeld | Andy Swash | Robert Still
The World's Rarest Birds
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04/2013
Princeton University Press
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Erik Hirschfeld works in air traffic control management and is a freelance writer, guide, and consultant in ornithology. Andy Swash is managing director of WILDGuides and a professional wildlife photographer, naturalist, author, and guide. Robert Still is an ecologist, widely traveled naturalist, and graphic artist who designs books that encourage people to take a greater interest in the natural world.
Content
The World's Rarest initiative 7
Introduction to the world's birds 8
- Diversity and distribution 8
- Endemic Bird Areas 8
- Important Bird Areas 9
- Birds and humans 10
The world's rarest birds 11
- The IUCN/BirdLife species category assignment process 12
- Going or gone? 16
- The known unknowns 20
- The distribution of threatened birds 22
- Last chances to save 24
The threats birds face 25
- Agriculture and aquaculture 28
- Logging/plant harvesting 30
- Invasive and other problematic species 32
- Hunting and trapping 34
- Residential and commercial development 36
- Fire and fire management 38
- Climate change and severe weather 39
- Geological events 40
- Human disturbance 41
- Pollution 42
- Transport and other infrastructure 44
- Energy production and mining 45
- Dams and water abstraction 46
- Fishing 47
The need for conservation 48
Threats without borders 50
The Regional Directories (see overleaf for full listing) 54
- Structure of the regional sections 54
- Glossary of terms 56
Acknowledgements 332
Appendix 1 - Extinct Species 336
Appendix 2 - The bird families with globally threatened species 339
Index 347
The Regional Directories
Europe and the Middle East 58
- The conservation challenges 62
- Regional Directory 64
Africa and Madagascar 68
- Africa and Madagascar - the conservation challenges 72
- Threatened bird hotspot - Madagascar 74
- Threatened bird hotspot - Angola 76
- Conservation challenge - Grassland Management 78
- Regional Directory 80
Asia 100
- Asia - the conservation challenges 104
- Threatened bird hotspot - The Philippines 106
- Threatened bird hotspot - Indonesia 108
- Conservation challenge - Vultures 110
- Conservation challenge - Bustards 112
- Conservation challenge - Hornbills 114
- Conservation challenge - The world's most threatened flyway 116
- Regional Directory 118
Australasia 150
- Australasia - the conservation challenges 154
- Threatened bird hotspot - Australia 156
- Threatened bird hotspot - New Zealand 158
- Threatened bird hotspot - Australasian Islands 160
- Threatened bird hotspot - New Caledonia 162
- Regional Directory 164
Oceanic Islands 180
- Oceanic islands - the conservation challenges 186
- Threatened bird hotspot - Hawaii 190
- Threatened bird hotspot - Polynesia & Micronesia 194
- Threatened bird hotspot - Galápagos 196
- Threatened bird hotspot - Indian Ocean Islands 198
- Threatened bird hotspot - Atlantic Ocean Islands 200
- Conservation challenge - The albatross conundrum 202
- Regional Directory 206
The Caribbean, North and Central America 236
- The threatened birds - an overview 240
- Threatened bird hotspot - The Caribbean 242
- Threatened bird hotspot - North America 244
- Threatened bird hotspot - Central America 246
- Regional Directory 248
South America 264
- South America - the bird continent 268
- Threatened bird hotspot - Chocó (Colombia and Ecuador) 270
- Threatened bird hotspot - Peru 272
- Threatened bird hotspot - The Amazon Basin 274
- Threatened bird hotspot - The Atlantic Forest 276
- Conservation challenge - Hunting and trapping 278
- Regional Directory 280
Data Deficient Species 322
Introduction to the world's birds 8
- Diversity and distribution 8
- Endemic Bird Areas 8
- Important Bird Areas 9
- Birds and humans 10
The world's rarest birds 11
- The IUCN/BirdLife species category assignment process 12
- Going or gone? 16
- The known unknowns 20
- The distribution of threatened birds 22
- Last chances to save 24
The threats birds face 25
- Agriculture and aquaculture 28
- Logging/plant harvesting 30
- Invasive and other problematic species 32
- Hunting and trapping 34
- Residential and commercial development 36
- Fire and fire management 38
- Climate change and severe weather 39
- Geological events 40
- Human disturbance 41
- Pollution 42
- Transport and other infrastructure 44
- Energy production and mining 45
- Dams and water abstraction 46
- Fishing 47
The need for conservation 48
Threats without borders 50
The Regional Directories (see overleaf for full listing) 54
- Structure of the regional sections 54
- Glossary of terms 56
Acknowledgements 332
Appendix 1 - Extinct Species 336
Appendix 2 - The bird families with globally threatened species 339
Index 347
The Regional Directories
Europe and the Middle East 58
- The conservation challenges 62
- Regional Directory 64
Africa and Madagascar 68
- Africa and Madagascar - the conservation challenges 72
- Threatened bird hotspot - Madagascar 74
- Threatened bird hotspot - Angola 76
- Conservation challenge - Grassland Management 78
- Regional Directory 80
Asia 100
- Asia - the conservation challenges 104
- Threatened bird hotspot - The Philippines 106
- Threatened bird hotspot - Indonesia 108
- Conservation challenge - Vultures 110
- Conservation challenge - Bustards 112
- Conservation challenge - Hornbills 114
- Conservation challenge - The world's most threatened flyway 116
- Regional Directory 118
Australasia 150
- Australasia - the conservation challenges 154
- Threatened bird hotspot - Australia 156
- Threatened bird hotspot - New Zealand 158
- Threatened bird hotspot - Australasian Islands 160
- Threatened bird hotspot - New Caledonia 162
- Regional Directory 164
Oceanic Islands 180
- Oceanic islands - the conservation challenges 186
- Threatened bird hotspot - Hawaii 190
- Threatened bird hotspot - Polynesia & Micronesia 194
- Threatened bird hotspot - Galápagos 196
- Threatened bird hotspot - Indian Ocean Islands 198
- Threatened bird hotspot - Atlantic Ocean Islands 200
- Conservation challenge - The albatross conundrum 202
- Regional Directory 206
The Caribbean, North and Central America 236
- The threatened birds - an overview 240
- Threatened bird hotspot - The Caribbean 242
- Threatened bird hotspot - North America 244
- Threatened bird hotspot - Central America 246
- Regional Directory 248
South America 264
- South America - the bird continent 268
- Threatened bird hotspot - Chocó (Colombia and Ecuador) 270
- Threatened bird hotspot - Peru 272
- Threatened bird hotspot - The Amazon Basin 274
- Threatened bird hotspot - The Atlantic Forest 276
- Conservation challenge - Hunting and trapping 278
- Regional Directory 280
Data Deficient Species 322
