The Larger Illustrated Guide To Birds Of Southern Africa

Author : Ian Sinclair,P. A. R. Hockey,Norman Arlott
Publisher : Struik Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Birds
ISBN : 1770072438

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The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa by Ian Sinclair,P. A. R. Hockey,Norman Arlott Pdf

This eagerly awaited new edition of The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa has been brought fully up to date with the third edition of the Field Guide to Birds of Southern Africa. The new edition incorporates the most recent information about bird taxonomy, as well as the latest bird names based on recommendations of the International Ornithological Committee. All distribution maps have been revised and feature dual shading to show relative abundance of a species in the region, as well as crosses to indicate the occurrence of vagrants. Numerous illustrations have been updated and revised where necessary. The essays on identifying problem species have also been revised and updated to bring the book in line with international birding developments.

Author : Ian Sinclair,P. A. R. Hockey,Warwick Rowe Tarboton,Peter Ryan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Birds
ISBN : 1775840999

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Sasol Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa by Ian Sinclair,P. A. R. Hockey,Warwick Rowe Tarboton,Peter Ryan Pdf

The region's most comprehensively illustrated guide, newly revised

Author : Ian Sinclair,John Coffey Sinclair,P. A. R. Hockey,Warwick Rowe Tarboton,Peter Hayman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Birds
ISBN : 0691044694

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Illustrated Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa by Ian Sinclair,John Coffey Sinclair,P. A. R. Hockey,Warwick Rowe Tarboton,Peter Hayman Pdf

This is a comprehensive and up-to-date field guide to the birds of Southern Africa, featuring more than 4000 newly commissioned images. Intended to aid birders in identifying and distinguishing birds in one of the world's richest birding areas, the book depicts over 900 species, resulting in the most comprehensively illustrated field guide ever produced for Southern Africa. Although the region contains less than three percent of the world's land area, more than ten percent of the world's bird species breed here--more than in the whole of the United States and Canada combined. The Guide is devoted to identification features of the different species, sexes, and ages of Southern African birds as well as to their calls and habitat preferences. Both text and plates emphasize the separation of potentially confusing species and identify features which assist in differentiation. Illustrations include as many different plumages of each species as possible to further assist in identification. Special attention has been paid in the illustrations to plumage variations of age, sex, and season and there are numerous depictions of birds in flight, especially where these pictures can aid the birder. The informative text, written by eminent ornithologists, is fully integrated with the color plates to facilitate use in the field. The species accounts emphasize the essential characteristics of each bird, and distribution maps are included for each species. This guide is not only an unparalleled reference, but is a superb visual record of the rich variety of Southern Africa's birdlife.

Author : Ian Sinclair,P. A. R. Hockey,Warwick Rowe Tarboton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0691096821

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Birds of Southern Africa by Ian Sinclair,P. A. R. Hockey,Warwick Rowe Tarboton Pdf

Birds of Southern Africa is the best and most authoritative guide to the birds of one of the world's most fertile birding regions. Two hundred color plates comprising over 4,000 expert illustrations help birders to distinguish all of southern Africa's approximately 950 bird species. The illustrations have labels highlighting diagnostic features, and many birds are depicted in flight as well as still. Special attention is given to plumage variation by age, sex, and season. The informative text, written by eminent ornithologists, is fully integrated with the color plates to facilitate use in the field. Detailed species accounts emphasize the essential characteristics of each bird, including information on behavior, calls, and habitat preferences. All species names and divisions are in line with the latest recommendations of the International Ornithological Committee, while well-known and local common names are also included. Both beginners and advanced birders will appreciate the regional checklist, quick reference guides, and excellent family summaries. Up-to-date distribution maps feature dual shading to indicate areas of low and high abundance, while cross-referencing is made easy with color coding and a simple numbering system. Absolutely up-to-date and both beautifully and comprehensively illustrated, this field guide is a terrific reference as well as a superb visual record of the rich variety of a region that is home to one-tenth of all bird species.

Author : Ian Sinclair,P. A. R. Hockey,Peter Hayman,Norman Arlott
Publisher : Struik Publishers
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Birds
ISBN : 1868257592

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Sasol--the Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa by Ian Sinclair,P. A. R. Hockey,Peter Hayman,Norman Arlott Pdf

This new edition of Sasol Birds is larger in both size and extent; a new section deals with the identification of problem species, or those which are difficult to tell apart. Intended for use in the field, the text is pitched at a level to appeal to beginners, although the detail suggests it may also be of interest to more serious and professional birdwatchers.

Author : Ian Sinclair
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 1559 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781431701445

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Sasol Birds of Southern Africa by Ian Sinclair Pdf

First published in 1993, Sasol Birds of Southern Africa is one of the best-selling field guides on the African continent. This fourth edition has been rewritten and greatly improved, ensuring it remains the region’s most comprehensively illustrated and trusted field guide. In this fourth edition: species accounts have been rewritten and now include group introductions; plates have been newly designed for ease of use and comparison; more than 380 new improved illustrations replace earlier ones; illustrations have simplified labels, pinpointing key differentiating features; distribution maps have been updated, showing the relative abundance of a species in the region, and also indicating resident or migrant status. Other features include calendar bars that show species’ occurrence and breeding periods, a section on ‘how to use this book’, as well as sonograms depicting the calls of difficult-to-distinguish birds that have distinctive calls.

Author : Keith Barnes,Terry Stevenson,John Fanshawe
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 1605 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781472984029

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Field Guide to Birds of Greater Southern Africa by Keith Barnes,Terry Stevenson,John Fanshawe Pdf

This spectacular field guide includes all resident, breeding and migrant species found in Greater Southern Africa. Comprising South Africa, Lesotho, eSwatini, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia, Greater Southern Africa is a vast region home to a truly extraordinary diversity of avifauna. The latest in the Helm Field Guide series, Birds of Greater Southern Africa describes all 1,170 regularly occurring species that are likely to be encountered in the region, from the Wandering Albatross to the Pennant-winged Nightjar. Featuring 272 colour plates by three of the world's leading bird illustrators, this practical guide also includes concise species accounts describing key identification features, status, range, habitat and voice; distribution maps for each species are also included. Fully illustrated throughout, this is an essential reference guide for anyone visiting or living in this wildlife-rich area.

Author : Ber van Perlo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Nature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105215526737

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Birds of Southern Africa by Ber van Perlo Pdf

Birds of Southern Africa surpasses other field guides to the region by illustrating and describing all 1,250 bird species of South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. In addition, this is the only guide to illustrate the birds of Angola (including Cabinda), whose river basins and rocky hillsides are home to the striking White-headed Robin Chat and the Angolan Cave Chat. The 84 color plates group similar species and subspecies and also depict vagrants and ocean wanderers that appear in this huge region characterized by widely varying habitats, from woodlands and forests to deserts to swamps. The text directly opposite the plates concisely describes each bird's habitat and key physical, behavioral, and vocal characteristics. All the larks are shown perching as well as in flight, and every swallow is pictured in flight from below. The most distinctive immature and nonbreeding plumages are included, and distribution maps show the range and frequency of each species. This is an essential guide for any birder contemplating a trip to southern Africa. The only field guide to illustrate every bird species of South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Angola (including Cabinda) 1,250 species illustrated on 84 color plates Buzzards to bustards, flufftails to flycatchers, penguins to pipits, and many more Informative notes directly opposite illustrations succinctly describe each bird's habitat and key physical, behavioral, and vocal characteristics Female or juvenile shown for many species in addition to adult male Subspecies and color variants included Shaded maps showing range and frequency of each species

Author : Keith Barnes,John Fanshawe,Terry Stevenson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2024-08-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780691263267

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Birds of Greater Southern Africa by Keith Barnes,John Fanshawe,Terry Stevenson Pdf

A comprehensive illustrated field guide to the birds of Greater Southern Africa The vast region of Greater Southern Africa—which includes Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe—is home to a truly extraordinary diversity of birds. This spectacular field guide covers all of the region’s bird species—resident, breeding, migrant, and vagrant. Covers all 1,198 species recorded in the region, including details of all the plumages and races likely to be seen Features 272 color plates with more than 3,300 illustrations Includes concise species accounts that describe key identification features, racial variation, status, range, habitat, and voice Provides an up-to-date distribution map for each species

Author : Ian Sinclair
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Birds
ISBN : 069115225X

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Birds of Southern Africa by Ian Sinclair Pdf

Rev. ed. of: Birds of southern Africa / Ian Sinclair, Phil Hockey, and Warwick Tarboton. 2002. 3rd ed.

Author : Ian Sinclair,P. A. R. Hockey,Warwick Rowe Tarboton
Publisher : Struik Pub
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1868720330

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Sasol Birds of Southern Africa by Ian Sinclair,P. A. R. Hockey,Warwick Rowe Tarboton Pdf

This field guide to the birds of Southern Africa incorporates many features to allow the reader to quickly and easily identify birds and find information about them. Each species account provides the bird's common name in English and Afrikaans, its scientific name, its Roberts number and its length. To help identify species, information is provided on plumage of the male, female and immature bird, typical behaviour, voice, habitat and nests and food. To make the information more accessible, entries are colour coded, reduced bird images make finding bird groups easier and a list of bird families in alphabetical order with their page references appears inside the front cover for quick reference. Recent discoveries and reclassifications are included and the text and maps have been updated.

Author : Hugh Chittenden,Greg Davies,Ingrid Weiersbye
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Birds
ISBN : 192060202X

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Roberts Bird Guide by Hugh Chittenden,Greg Davies,Ingrid Weiersbye Pdf

The Roberts Bird Guide (2nd Edition) has gone to great trouble to concentrate on, and illustrate, difficult-to-identify species and family groups such as raptors, warblers, cisticolas and waders. Special attention has been given to make sure there is far greater coverage of male-female differences and there are also many more juvenile illustrations. Unlike all previously published southern African bird guides, this new edition will be scattered with informative photographs that are incorporated in the text pages and each plate illustration is augmented with an introduction. Apart from the approximately 240 plate spreads, the guide also has 12 photographic and illustrated double spreads that show head enlargements and other details. Plates are annotated far more definitively than other guides - highlighting key identification features, especially for difficult-to-identify species. Plates are richly illustrated with vignettes, which will make any birding experience more informative.

Author : Vincent Carruthers
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781775844648

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The Wildlife of Southern Africa by Vincent Carruthers Pdf

A field guide to the wildlife of southern Africa, describing over 2,000 plants and animals, with accurate illustrations in full colour. This book has been a trusted fi eld companion for many years. Comprehensively updated, it now features range maps for most groups. The chapters are colour-coded for easy reference, and diagnostic features appear in bold type within the descriptions. Each chapter is written by a leading expert in the field. All the main plant and animal groups are covered: Lower invertebrates, Spiders and other arachnids, Insects, Freshwater fishes, Frogs, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, Grasses, sedges, ferns and fungi, Wild flowers, Trees

Author : Ian Sinclair
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781775844686

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Pocket Guide Birds of Southern Africa by Ian Sinclair Pdf

New in Struik Nature’s Pocket Guide series, this book covers an astonishing 500 southern African birds yet is small enough to fi t in your pocket. It is loaded with information that makes for quick and easy bird identification. Colour photographs show each bird, giving both male and female images where there’s a difference. Concise text pinpoints key identifi cation features. Distribution maps locate each species in the region. Calendar bars show the months when the birds are more likely to be seen. Bird size and breeding months are indicated. For use at home or when travelling to new climes, this handy pocket guide will be an indispensable companion.

Author : Kenneth B. Newman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0813014271

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Newman's Birds of Southern Africa by Kenneth B. Newman Pdf