Birds Of The World The Complete Illustra By David Alderton
Birds Of The World The Complete Illustra By David Alderton
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A comprehensive guide to the avian species with beautiful illustrations and a detailed natural-history introduction.
Features the birds of the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Polar regions, with analyses of size, shape, plumage, habitat, breeding, nests, eggs and food. • Explores key habitats such as the ocean, seashore, estuaries, lakes, ponds and rivers, woodland, open country, and cities and gardens. • An extensive illustrated directory includes puffins, terns, touracos, buzzards, blackbirds, waxbills, lovebirds, bee-eaters, magpies, kingfishers, and many more.
This comprehensive encyclopedia of the world’s birds presents a fantastic visual guide to the major avian species and families, from America’s tiniest insect-catchers to the giant, flightless species still living on the African plains. A 420-page directory features fully illustrated entries for hundreds of birds, as well as detailing many other related species. The activities of birds are explored in a natural history section, detailing anatomy, flight, feeding, pairing and nesting. There are also tips on birdwatching for those who want to get a closer look at these fascinating creatures. This is an authoritative and sumptuous guide to the diversity of bird life across the globe.
About the Author: David Aldertonis an international best-selling authority on birds and their care. He is the former chairman of the National Council for Aviculture, and is a consultant to the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, based in Washington, DC.
Features the birds of the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Polar regions, with analyses of size, shape, plumage, habitat, breeding, nests, eggs and food. • Explores key habitats such as the ocean, seashore, estuaries, lakes, ponds and rivers, woodland, open country, and cities and gardens. • An extensive illustrated directory includes puffins, terns, touracos, buzzards, blackbirds, waxbills, lovebirds, bee-eaters, magpies, kingfishers, and many more.
This comprehensive encyclopedia of the world’s birds presents a fantastic visual guide to the major avian species and families, from America’s tiniest insect-catchers to the giant, flightless species still living on the African plains. A 420-page directory features fully illustrated entries for hundreds of birds, as well as detailing many other related species. The activities of birds are explored in a natural history section, detailing anatomy, flight, feeding, pairing and nesting. There are also tips on birdwatching for those who want to get a closer look at these fascinating creatures. This is an authoritative and sumptuous guide to the diversity of bird life across the globe.
About the Author: David Aldertonis an international best-selling authority on birds and their care. He is the former chairman of the National Council for Aviculture, and is a consultant to the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, based in Washington, DC.
