Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume 3

Hoyo, Josep Del & Andrew Elliott & Jordi Sargatal & Robert Bateman

ISBN 10: 8487334202 / ISBN 13: 9788487334207

Verlag: Lynx Edicions, -, 1996

Beschreibung

lightly used hardcover with dust jacket. covers lightly scuffed, no tears, not price-clipped. binding remains solid, no marks to text, boards and page edges lightly scuffed but clean.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 10000000119931

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume 3
• Verlag: Lynx Edicions, -
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1996
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 8487334202
• ISBN-13: 9788487334207
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: VG-
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good
• Verkäuferkataloge:
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Inhaltsangabe

El tercer volumen del "Handbook of the Birds of the World", Hoatzin to Auks, abarca 30 familias de aves, destacando tanto especies únicas como grupos más amplios. Entre las familias singulares, encontramos aves como el Hoazín, el Carrao y la Tigana de Sudamérica, el Dromas del Oriente Medio, el Picoibis de Asia Central, así como las especies amenazadas como el Kagú de Nueva Caledonia y el Llanero de Australia. Este volumen también explora aves forestales como los raros Mesitos de Madagascar y los Trompeteros de Sudamérica, junto con especies de ambientes abiertos como los Torillos, Chuñas, Avutardas, Sisones, Alcaravanes y Agachonas. Sin embargo, la mayor parte del contenido se centra en las familias acuáticas. Los Rálidos (133 especies), Limícolas (153 especies), Págalos (7 especies), Gaviotas (51 especies), Charranes (44 especies) y Álcidos (22 especies) son meticulosamente descritos, proporcionando una visión completa y detallada de estas fascinantes aves. Este libro es una herramienta indispensable para ornitólogos, amantes de la naturaleza y cualquier persona interesada en la biodiversidad de las aves acuáticas y terrestres alrededor del mundo. Con la colaboración de 34 expertos de 13 países. Prólogo de Robert Bateman sobre arte y naturaleza. Incluye más de 8000 referencias bibliográficas.

Críticas

One only has to open this book to see the extremely high standards the publishers have set themselves. At first, I found myself not working through the book in any order, merely turning over page after page wondering where I would have to go to see the species photographed. The photographs are of amazing quality and introduce the reader (certainly this one) not only to new species but also to new families. I was stunned to see the photograph of South Africa's Blue Cranes and made a note to catch up with this species sometime in the future. Perhaps the accompanying text could have included the name of the species in bold since they act more as an additional text rather than as labels for the photographs. Rather than acting as an identification guide, HBW attempts to illustrate and describe every species currently known as well as keeping abreast of recent thoughts in taxonomy - no mean feat bearing in mind the amount of work currently being undertaken by different authorities. The last eighty or so pages are purely references which gives us some idea of the work that has gone into this book. My only reservation in recommending this book is that once you have bought one, you really feel you have to buy all of them! However, if they are all of this standard, your money is well spent and gives you an excuse for buying a sturdy new bookcase!. Richard Bashford . Tue Apr 01 23:01:00 UTC 1997 BTO News , 209 (British Trust for Ornithology).