Chamberlain's Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands

Author: Ian Sinclair
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1920572031
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 737

Book Description
Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands is a comprehensive guide to the bird life of Madagascar, the Seychelles, the Comoros, and the Mascarenes – an area that boasts high levels of endemism. This new, expanded edition is fully updated to reflect taxonomic changes, and now describes and illustrates 502 species. The species accounts cover the birds’ appearance, basic behaviour, preferred habitats, geographical distribution and IUCN threat status. The text is complemented by newly designed plates with labels pinpointing key differentiating features. The introduction includes maps for each island, lists the region’s 211 endemic species, and gives pointers on where to go bird-watching.

Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands

Author: Ian Sinclair
Publisher: New Holland Australia(AU)
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
In field guide form, this text presents concise descriptions of each species, highlighting diagnostic features for ease of identification. Differences between sexes and plumages are discussed as well as the status of the bird, its habitat and call.

Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands

Author: Ian Sinclair
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 9781431700851
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Following the format of the successful 'Sasol Birds of Southern Africa', this is an identification guide to the birds of Madagascar and the other Indian Ocean islands.

Island of Shame

Author: David Vine
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691149836
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 287

Book Description
David Vine recounts how the British & US governments created the Diego Garcia base, making the native Chagossians homeless in the process. He details the strategic significance of this remote location & also describes recent efforts by the exiles to regain their territory.

The Chamberlain Guide to Birding Gauteng

Author: Etienne Marais
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780620416214
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The greater Gauteng region includes Pretoria and Johannesburg. While often overlooked by birders on their travels further afield, this region, with its diversity of natural and modified habitats, offers over 450 bird species. This book provides 101 birding sites with details on access, accommodation, habitats and specials of the region.

A Photographic Guide to Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands

Author: Ian Sinclair
Publisher: Struik Publishers
ISBN: 9781770071759
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This photographic guide depicts a selection of the most commonly encountered and striking bird species of Madagascar, the Seychelles, the Comoros, and the Mascarenes - a region boasting high levels of endemism. The species accounts cover the birds' appearance, basic behaviour, preferred habitats, and geographical distribution. Each species account enjoys a full page which features a color photograph, distribution map, and text in English and French.

A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar

Author: Frank Glaw
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 498

Book Description
Features over 700 species of Madagascar's amphibians and reptiles plus coverage of the island's flora, invertebrates, freshwater fishes, and birds. Individual species accounts provide the biology and description of all Malagasy amphibians and reptiles. Illustrated with over 1500 color photographs, range maps, illustrated ID keys, and extensive bibliography.

Chamberlain's Waders

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780620735520
Category : Charadriiformes
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description

Guide to the Birds of Madagascar

Author: Olivier Langrand
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780300043105
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Madagascar, isolated for at least 120 million years and the fourth largest island in the world, is home to a remarkable variety of endemic animals and plants. This book is a guide to the unusual bird life of Madagascar. 40 watercolour illustrations provide clear and easy identification of all the Malagasy birds.

Field Guide to the Birds of Macaronesia

Author: Eduardo García-del-Rey
Publisher: Lynx Communications
ISBN: 9788496553712
Category : Education
Languages : es
Pages : 341

Book Description
Guía de campo que describe e ilustra a todas las especies y subespecies de aves de la Macaronesia (Azores, Madeira, Salvajes, Canarias, Cabo Verde). Novedosa al presentar mapas de distribución detallados, estatus para cada especie por archipiélago y la lista oficial de la Sociedad Ornitológica Canaria (SOC) de las aves de Macaronesia. Incluye las islas atlánticas de Macaronesia, una región que comprende los archipiélagos de las Azores, Madeira, las islas Salvajes, las islas Canarias y las islas de Cabo Verde. Describe 573 especies/subespecies: todas las aves residentes y nidificantes, las visitantes migratorias y las divagantes. Más de 230 mapas de distribución detallados. 150 láminas a todo color. Datos actualizados hasta diciembre de 2010.