Handbook of the Birds of the WorldVolume 7: Jacamars to Woodpeckers
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This is the last volume of non-passerines, covering 6 families, three of which are from the Neotropical (jacamars, puffbirds, toucans) and pantropical (barbets). Also covered are the honeyguides of sub-Saharan Africa and south-east Asia, though by far the largest group, with 216 species, are the woodpeckers, a group with almost worldwide distribution.
Product code: HBW0007
ISBN: 978-84-87334-37-5
SKU: HBW0007 Categories: Birds, Encyclopedias, Handbook of the Birds of the World, Last ChanceWeight
3.94 kg
Size
24 × 31 cm
Language
English
Format
Hardback
Pages
613
Publishing date
April 2002
Published by
Lynx Edicions
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Description
In the Foreword to this volume, titled Extinct Birds, Errol Fuller presents a detailed study of species that have disappeared since the year 1600, accompanied by meticulous illustrations of most of these species.
This is the last volume of non-passerines, covering 6 families, three of which are from the Neotropical (jacamars, puffbirds, toucans) and pantropical (barbets). Also covered are the honeyguides of sub-Saharan Africa and south-east Asia, though by far the largest group, with 216 species, are the woodpeckers, a group with almost worldwide distribution.
Those interested in Neotropical and African birds will enjoy this volume; likewise woodpecker enthusiasts, and birdwatchers in general will find brightly coloured birds such as some toucans and barbets, the more discrete Eurasian Wryneck, and the mysterious Ivory-billed Woodpecker.
Foreword on extinct birds by Errol Fuller.
| Order GALBULIFORMES | ||
| Family Galbulidae (Jacamars) | J. Tobias, T. Züchner & Tadeu Artur de Melo Júnior | |
| Family Bucconidae (Puffbirds) | P. Rasmussen & N. Collar | |
| Order PICIFORMES | ||
| Family Capitonidae (Barbets) | J. Horne & L. Short | |
| Family Ramphastidae (Toucans) | L. Short & J. Horne | |
| Family Indicatoridae (Honeyguides) | L. Short & J. Horne | |
| Family Picidae (Woodpeckers) | H. Winkler & D. Christie |
- 70 colour plates
- 317 photographs
- 408 distribution maps
- c. 4000 bibliographical references
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