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PublisherPrinceton University Press

ISBN-100691158258

ISBN-139780691158259

eBay Product ID (ePID)5038722411

Product Key Features

Book TitleBirds of East Africa : Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi Second Edition

Number of Pages640 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2020

TopicBirdwatching Guides, Special Interest / Ecotourism, Animals / Birds, Africa / East

IllustratorYes, Small, Brian E., Gale, John

GenreNature, Travel

AuthorJohn Fanshawe, Terry Stevenson

Book SeriesPrinceton Field Guides

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight39.7 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width5.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2020-936529

Reviews"The avifaunal assemblage of East Africa is amongst the most diverse and spectacular in the world. This field guide does this treasure-house full justice and no birder visiting the region, or interested in its birdlife, should be without this volume, which has benefited materially from this revision." ---David G. Allan, Association of Field Ornithologists

Series Volume Number127

SynopsisA fully revised and updated new edition of the award-winning, bestselling field guide to East African birdsBirds of East Africa is widely regarded as one of the best field guides to any region of the world. Named a BirdTwitch Best Bird Book of the year for Africa when it was first published, it has become the go-to guide for anyone visiting thi, A fully revised and updated new edition of the award-winning, bestselling field guide to East African birdsBirds of East Africa is widely regarded as one of the best field guides to any region of the world. Named a BirdTwitch Best Bird Book of the year for Africa when it was first published, it has become the go-to guide for anyone visiting this spectacular birding region, which is home to a remarkably diverse and colorful birdlife. Now this indispensable guide has been fully revised and updated to make it even better. Featuring revised text and distribution maps, the latest taxonomy, and much more, this comprehensive but compact guide describes and illustrates 1,388 species-all the resident, migrant, and vagrant birds of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi-in convenient facing-page layout. Featuring 289 color plates with more than 3,400 painstakingly rendered images, the guide depicts all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Introductory sections include information on conservation and where to send records, as well as maps of important bird areas. More than ever, this is the must-have guide for birding in East Africa.The standard field guide to the birds of East Africa-now fully revised and updatedNew edition features revised text and distribution maps, the latest taxonomy, and much moreCovers all 1,388 regularly occurring species, with more than 3,400 images on 289 color platesFeatures concise, facing-page species accounts that cover identification features, status, range, habits, and voiceMore than ever, the must-have guide for birding in East Africa, A fully revised and updated new edition of the award-winning, bestselling field guide to East African birds Birds of East Africa is widely regarded as one of the best field guides to any region of the world. Named a BirdTwitch Best Bird Book of the year for Africa when it was first published, it has become the go-to guide for anyone visiting this spectacular birding region, which is home to a remarkably diverse and colorful birdlife. Now this indispensable guide has been fully revised and updated to make it even better. Featuring revised text and distribution maps, the latest taxonomy, and much more, this comprehensive but compact guide describes and illustrates 1,448 species--all the resident, migrant, and vagrant birds of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi--in convenient facing-page layout. Featuring 289 color plates with more than 3,500 painstakingly rendered images, the guide depicts all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Introductory sections include information on conservation and where to send records, as well as maps of important bird areas. More than ever, this is the must-have guide for birding in East Africa. The standard field guide to the birds of East Africa--now fully revised and updated New edition features revised text and distribution maps, the latest taxonomy, and much more Covers all 1,448 regularly occurring species, with more than 3,500 images on 289 color plates Features concise, facing-page species accounts that cover identification features, status, range, habits, and voice More than ever, the must-have guide for birding in East Africa

LC Classification NumberQL692.A353S74 2020