{"id":2964,"date":"1999-01-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"1999-01-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lynxeds.com\/product\/handbook-of-the-birds-of-the-world-volume-5\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T02:02:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:02:51","slug":"handbook-of-the-birds-of-the-world-volume-5","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/lynxnaturebooks.com\/ca\/producte\/handbook-of-the-birds-of-the-world-volume-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Handbook of the Birds of the World<\/span>Volume 5: Barn-owls to Hummingbirds<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"
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24 × 31 cm<\/p><\/div>

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Format<\/p>

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Data de publicaci\u00f3<\/p>

gener 1999<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Editors<\/h2>

Josep del Hoyo<\/a><\/p>

Andrew Elliott<\/a><\/p>

Jordi Sargatal<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div> \n \n\n

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Description<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Awarded the prestigious Outstanding Academic Title, 2000<\/a><\/strong> by ‘CHOICE<\/a>: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries’.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choice<\/em> publishes a list of Outstanding Academic Titles that were reviewed during the previous calendar year. This prestigious list reflects the best in scholarly titles reviewed by Choice<\/em> and brings with it the extraordinary recognition of the academic library community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Handbook of the Birds of the World<\/em>, Volume 5 is a remarkable volume in the series, distinguished by the largest team of contributing experts to date\u201438 authors. This volume covers 10 bird families across three orders, ranging from nocturnal birds like owls and nightjars to the swift and energetic swifts and hummingbirds. The detailed and richly illustrated accounts are complemented by a foreword from Nigel J. Collar, which discusses risk indicators and the global status assessments of birds, a timely and important topic for conservationists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This volume is essential for those interested in nocturnal species, with detailed sections on barn-owls, typical owls, and the fascinating nightjars and potoos. The swift and tree-swift families offer a glimpse into some of the most aerodynamically specialized birds, while the final family covered in this volume, the Trochilidae (hummingbirds), represents one of the most species-rich bird families, with 328 species, known for their vibrant colors and high-speed agility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This volume spans from well-known species such as the globally distributed Barn Owl (Tyto alba<\/em>) to rarities like the Forest Owlet (Heteroglaux blewitti<\/em>), rediscovered in 1997 in India after being believed extinct. Other highlights include the Edible-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus<\/em>), whose nests made entirely of saliva are highly prized, and the Bee Hummingbird (helenae<\/em>), the smallest bird in the world at just 5 cm long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Order STRIGIFORMES<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Family Tytonidae (Barn-owls)<\/td>M. D. Bruce<\/td><\/tr>
Family Strigidae (Typical Owls)<\/td>J. S. Marks, R. J. Cannings & H. Mikkola<\/td><\/tr>
\u00a0Order CAPRIMULGIFORMES<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Family Steatornithidae (Oilbird)<\/td>B. T. Thomas<\/td><\/tr>
Family Aegothelidae (Owlet-nightjars)<\/td>D. T. Holyoak<\/td><\/tr>
Family Podargidae (Frogmouths)<\/td>D. T. Holyoak<\/td><\/tr>
Family Nyctibiidae (Potoos)<\/td>M. Cohn-Haft<\/td><\/tr>
Family Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)<\/td>N. Cleere<\/td><\/tr>
\u00a0Order APODIFORMES<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Family Apodidae (Swifts)<\/td>P. Chantler<\/td><\/tr>
Family Hemiprocnidae (Tree-swifts)<\/td>D. R. Wells<\/td><\/tr>
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)<\/td>K. L. Schuchmann<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Key Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • 76 colour plates and 406 photographs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 758 distribution maps.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 10 figures and tables.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Nearly 8,000 bibliographical references.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Special emphasis on restricted-range species and Endemic Bird Areas (EBAs), highlighting their conservation significance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Awarded Outstanding Academic Title, 2000<\/em> by CHOICE, this volume offers an in-depth exploration of some of the most widespread and rare bird species in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Veure-ho tot<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Aquest \u00e9s el volum al qual han contribu\u00eft m\u00e9s experts (38 autors). El Pr\u00f2leg, de Nigel J. Collar, tracta dels indicadors de risc i l’avaluaci\u00f3 de l’estat de les aus.
    \nLes 10 fam\u00edlies que recull el volum seran d’especial inter\u00e8s per als admiradors de les aus nocturnes (mussols, catracs i aliats), els ven\u00e7uts infatigables i els extraordinaris colibr\u00eds, que amb 328 esp\u00e8cies \u00e9s una de les fam\u00edlies d’ocells m\u00e9s nombroses. El contingut del volum oscil\u00b7la des d’esp\u00e8cies amb distribuci\u00f3 mundial que s\u00f3n familiars per a tothom, com ara l’\u00f2liba, fins a rareses com l’end\u00e8mica i amena\u00e7ada mussol forestal, redescoberta el 1997 al centre de l’\u00cdndia; tamb\u00e9 abasta esp\u00e8cies singulars com el vencejo niu comestible i els seus buscats nius, fets \u00edntegrament amb saliva, i el colibr\u00ed abella que, amb 5 cm de llarg, \u00e9s l’ocell m\u00e9s petit del m\u00f3n.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":84454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"collection":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[243,193,227],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2964","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-enciclopedies","7":"product_cat-handbook-of-the-birds-of-the-world","8":"product_cat-ocells","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lynxnaturebooks.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/2964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lynxnaturebooks.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lynxnaturebooks.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lynxnaturebooks.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2964"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lynxnaturebooks.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lynxnaturebooks.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"collection","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lynxnaturebooks.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/collection?post=2964"},{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lynxnaturebooks.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=2964"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lynxnaturebooks.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=2964"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lynxnaturebooks.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=2964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}