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A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Jamaica

Autor Ann Haynes-Sutton, Yves-Jacques Rey-Millet, Audrey Downer, Robert Sutton
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 iun 2009
Containing hundreds of stunning photographs, Birds of Jamaica provides full photographic coverage of every species on the Jamaican list (excluding vagrants).With a rich avifauna of more than 300 species that includes some 25 endemics, the island of Jamaica is an increasingly popular birding destination. Concise text for each species covers identification, voice, habitats, confusion species, status and distribution, with a map for resident and migrant birds. Packed with superb colour photographs, this guide is an essential companion for anyone visiting this amazing island.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781408107430
ISBN-10: 1408107430
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: 650 colour photographs, 220 maps
Dimensiuni: 125 x 190 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Helm
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Dedicated to the birds of Jamaica (rather than the West Indies),allowing expansive coverage of all species, especially endemics

Notă biografică

Ann Haynes-Sutton is a zoologist, tour leader and photographer from Jamaica, where she has lived for more than 30 years. She and her husband Robert have written a number of books and magazine articles on the island's avifauna. The late Audrey Downer, who died in 2008, was a renowned ornithologist who wrote a number of titles on the birds of the island, including Birds of Jamaica (1990), the work that this latest volume revises and updates.Robert Sutton was an ornithologist and environmentalist from Jamaica. He and his wife, Ann, wrote and co-wrote several books and articles on birds in the region, including A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Jamaica.Yves-Jacques Rey-Millet is a photographer who specialises in the birds of the Caribbean. His superb photography has appeared in many books, including A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Jamaica, which he co-authored.

Cuprins

PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionBirding in JamaicaHow to Use this BookSpecies list (39-274)Appendices:1 Probably extinct species2 Vagrants3 Species endemic to Jamaica4 Subspecies endemic to Jamaica5 Caribbean endemic species and subspecies recorded in Jamaica6 Scientific names of plants mentioned in the text7 Jamaican bird soundsSelected bibliographyIndex

Recenzii

I cannot praise this excellent little guide too highly.
If you're planning a trip it is invaluable, but it's also a beautiful book to look at on a rainy day in the UK!
If you take just one book to Jamaica, make sure this is it.
...wealth of new data garnered...makes it inherently valuable for the updated distribution maps (far superior to anything previously available for this endemic-rich island) and status details alone.
...it would be a mistake not to have it with you on a visit.

Descriere

A stunning photographic showcase of the birds of Jamaica, with detailedidentification information and maps of resident and migrant species. Ithas been produced in a handy field-guide format and will be anessential book for anyone with an interest in Jamaica's birds.