The Birds of Ecuador: Field Guide

Ridgely, Robert S.; Greenfield, Paul J.

ISBN 10: 0801487218 / ISBN 13: 9780801487217

Verlag: Comstock Publishing Associates, 2001

Fairly worn, but readable and intact. If applicable: Dust jacket, disc or access code may not be included. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GICWV.0801487218.A

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This two-volume set of The Birds of Ecuador includes Status, Distribution, and Taxonomy, which contains detailed information on the ecology, status, and distribution of all species, and Field Guide, which contains 96 full-color plates and facing pages of descriptive text, a color map of Ecuador, two line drawings of bird anatomy, 115 silhouette outlines, and nearly 1600 distribution maps. All species are illustrated in full color, including migrants and vagrants and visually distinctive subspecies. The text focuses on the field identification aspects of each species, including their behavior, vocalizations, and nest appearance. This set is slipcased.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Robert S. Ridgely is a world-renowned ornithologist at the Academy of Natural Sciences and the author of Birds of Panama and Birds of South America. Paul J. Greenfield has been studying and painting the birds while residing in Ecuador for 28 years. Frank B. Gill is Senior Vice President of Science for the National Audubon Society, former President of the American Ornithologists' Union, and the author of Ornithology.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Birds of Ecuador: Field Guide
Verlag: Comstock Publishing Associates
Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: acceptable