Field Guide To The Birds Of Ghana

Author : Nik Borrow,Ron Demey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781408189023

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Field Guide to the Birds of Ghana by Nik Borrow,Ron Demey Pdf

Birds of Ghana – the definitive field guide to the birds of this remarkable West African country – just got even better. This enhanced fixed-format version of the book – featuring songs and calls – is set to change birding, forever. Optimised for iPad, it features the book in crisp, clear high-resolution. Superb, fully zoomable colour plates of the highest detail lie opposite comprehensive identification text and accurate range maps. In addition, this e-book features songs, calls and other sounds from 743 species, placed conveniently next to the accompanying species text. The 1,358 sounds included on this e-book represent more than 95% coverage of species in the region. This epic collection of images and sounds represents a step change in the way birders operate. No more carrying heavy books into the field; no more trying to remember sounds days or weeks after the event, while all other methods for taking sounds into the field are consigned to the dustbin. This field guide can even be downloaded to your iPhone or iPod Touch. This e-book provides a complete field-based ID solution – no birder will want to be without it.

Author : Daniel E. Martínez Piña,Gonzalo E. González Cifuentes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 623 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781472969996

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Field Guide to the Birds of Chile by Daniel E. Martínez Piña,Gonzalo E. González Cifuentes Pdf

The definitive guide to the birds of Chile. With its diverse range of habitats, Chile is one of the top birding destinations in South America and supports an interesting range of breeding and visiting birds, including the Chilean Tinamou, Juan Fernandez Firecrown and a number of other endemic species. This comprehensive field guide covers all of the species recorded in Chile, including vagrants; all are illustrated in superb detail, and feature every major plumage variation. Concise species accounts describe key identification features, status, range, habitat and voice, and accurate distribution maps are also provided for every species. Together, these elements make this the essential field guide to the birds of this fascinating and beautiful region.

Author : Nik Borrow,Ron Demey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781408171004

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Birds of Senegal and The Gambia by Nik Borrow,Ron Demey Pdf

This new field guide covers The Gambia, a country which is very popular with a large number of birders and tourists, and the whole of neighbouring Senegal. This fascinating region shelters many Western Palearctic migrants from September to April, as well as a significant list of resident West African birds. The stunning colour plates depict more than 680 species, covering almost every distinct plumage and race. The authoritative text highlights the key features needed to identify each species in the field, and accurate up-to-date maps are provided for every species. This comprehensive guide is an essential companion for anyone visiting The Gambia and Senegal.

Author : Nik Borrow,Ron Demey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0691123217

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Birds of Western Africa by Nik Borrow,Ron Demey Pdf

This new field guide uses all 147 color plates from Princeton's A Guide to the Birds of Western Africa, with concise, authoritative text on facing pages, to create a compact, lightweight field reference covering all 1,285 species found in the region--from Senegal and southern Mauritania east to Chad and the Central African Republic and south to Congo. It is the first field guide to cover this region exclusively and in such comprehensive depth, and will enable birders to identify any species found in any of the twenty-three countries and territories covered. Birds of Western Africa also has an updated color distribution map for each species, conveniently placed on interleaved pages within the color plates. The plates, all original and painted by the same leading illustrator, comprise over 3,000 figures--including a number of new images painted for this field guide--and depict almost all the species described. The entries opposite the plates focus on key identification marks for all main plumages. Both authors have gained extensive field experience over many years in western Africa. Their knowledge and expertise shines through in this unprecedented and outstanding field guide to one of the world's most exciting birding regions.

Author : Nik Borrow,Ron Demey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781472987693

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Field Guide to the Birds of Ghana by Nik Borrow,Ron Demey Pdf

This spectacular new edition of Birds of Ghana is the ultimate reference to the birds of this rich and varied corner of Africa. Now fully revised and expanded, this guide is essential for researchers, birders and conservationists alike. This authoritative book covers all 773 species recorded in Ghana and neighbouring Togo, including details of all residents, migrants and known vagrants. Over 150 stunning colour plates depict every species and also comprehensively cover all the distinct plumages and subspecies likely to be encountered. Concise species accounts describe key identification features, status, range, habitat and voice with fully updated distribution maps for each species.

Author : Nik Borrow,Ron Demey
Publisher : Princeton Field Guides
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0691159203

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Birds of Western Africa by Nik Borrow,Ron Demey Pdf

Simultaneously published: London: Bloomsbury Publishing, Plc.

Author : Nik Borrow,Ron Demey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Birds
ISBN : 9781408122792

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Birds of Ghana by Nik Borrow,Ron Demey Pdf

A detailed and lavishly illustrated guide to the birds of Ghana.

Author : Nik Borrow,Ron Demey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781472981097

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Field Guide to the Birds of Ghana by Nik Borrow,Ron Demey Pdf

Ghana is one of the safest and most accessible countries in Western Africa and is rapidly becoming a top tourist destination. This dedicated country field guide uses illustrations from the acclaimed Birds of Western Africa, which have been recomposed into a new set of plates, with new text and maps specific to Ghana. The result is a compact and up-to-date guide to all the birds of Ghana.

Author : Nik Borrow
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 1789 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781472982872

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Field Guide to Birds of Western Africa by Nik Borrow Pdf

A major revision of the first comprehensive field guide to cover the birds of this exciting region, this book will enable birders to identify any species found in any of the countries covered. Birds of Western Africa (Helm, 2001) was the first single-volume guide to cover all the species of this region, which comprises 23 countries from Senegal and southern Mauritania east to Chad and the Central African Republic, and south to Congo. This updated edition uses all of the illustrations from Birds of Western Africa, along with a number of new paintings. The book also has updated colour distribution maps for each species placed on the text pages for the first time. On facing pages, concise, authoritative text aids identification to create a conveniently-sized, lightweight field reference covering all 1300 species found in the region. This handy guide will enable birders to identify any species found in any of the countries covered.

Author : Tony Clarke
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781472981158

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A Field Guide to the Birds of the Atlantic Islands by Tony Clarke Pdf

This is the first comprehensive field guide dealing exclusively with the birds of this spectacular region. Birds of the Atlantic Islands covers all resident, migrant and vagrant species found in Macaronesia which comprises the Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores and Cape Verde. Over 450 resident, migrant and vagrant species are illustrated with full details of all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Species accounts are accompanied with concise text outlining bird identification, status, range, distribution and voice. This authoritative book will not only be an indispensable guide to the visiting birder, but also a vital tool for those engaged in work to conserve and study the avifauna of this region. The Atlantic Islands shelter a remarkable diversity of birds, many seriously endangered with small and vulnerable ranges. It further covers the climate, geography and ornithological history of these incredible islands, as well as practical guidance on the best birdwatching areas.

Author : Terry Stevenson,John Fanshawe
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781472986627

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Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa by Terry Stevenson,John Fanshawe Pdf

This spectacular new edition of the best-selling Helm field guide of all time covers all resident, migrant and vagrant species found in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Over 1,300 species are illustrated with full details of all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Concise text describes the identification, status, range, habits and voice, with fully updated range maps for each species. This authoritative book will not only be an indispensable guide to the visiting birder, but also a vital tool for those engaged in work to conserve and study the avifauna of the region – East Africa shelters a remarkable diversity of birds, many seriously endangered with small and vulnerable ranges.

Author : James Bond
Publisher : Ishi Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 4871876470

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Birds of the West Indies by James Bond Pdf

This book is the only complete identification guide to West Indian birds from Grand Bahama Island in the North to Granada in the South - a tropical north avifaunal region which includes such species as the tiny Bee Hummingbird (only 2 1/2 inches long), parrots, honey-creepers and toadies. For every species (except vagrants, rare winter visitors or transients, listed on pp. 240-3) there are notes on diagnostic characters, local names, voice, habitat, nidification and range. Eighty are illustrated by Don Eckelberry, 56 by Arthur Singer and 186 Black and White by Earl Poole. This book was enlarged to include Arthur Signer's extra plates and the text has been revised again for this edition. This illustrated guide will be a great boon to professional and amateur even traveler with the most casual interest in birds. Mr. Bond's volume is intended for quick reference and is planned to enable the birds of the West Indian islands to be identified with the minimum of trouble and minimum of description. For purposes of identification the plates in this volume could not be bettered.

Author : William Serle,Gérard J. Morel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Birds
ISBN : 0002192047

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A Field Guide to the Birds of West Africa by William Serle,Gérard J. Morel Pdf

Author : Martin S. Adamian,Daniel Klem
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Birds
ISBN : UOM:39076002869241

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A Field Guide to Birds of Armenia by Martin S. Adamian,Daniel Klem Pdf

Author : Jens Eriksen,Richard Porter,Abdulrahman Al-Sirhan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-20
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781472993076

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Birds of the Middle East by Jens Eriksen,Richard Porter,Abdulrahman Al-Sirhan Pdf

The Middle East has a wonderfully broad and diverse avifauna, featuring a host of wintering and passage migrants, enigmatic and sometimes colourful breeders, and even a few endemics that occur nowhere else. The perfect companion for any wildlife-friendly visitor, Birds of the Middle East provides photographic coverage of more than 320 species that regularly occur in the region. Concise text for each species includes information on identification, songs and calls, behaviour, distribution and habitat, with each photo having been carefully selected to guide identification. A guide to the best birdwatching sites in the Middle East is also included. Portable yet authoritative, this is the perfect guide for travellers and birdwatchers visiting this spectacular and bird-rich slice of western Asia.