The Birds of Zambia
Author: Robert J. Dowsett
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 606
ISBN-13: 9782872250059
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Author: Robert J. Dowsett
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 606
ISBN-13: 9782872250059
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Rory McDougall
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Published: 2020-03-01
Total Pages: 468
ISBN-13: 1775847152
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis pocket-sized, easy-to-use guide to the birds of Zambia features 425 birds likely to be seen in the region, plus a few ‘specials’ sought after by birders. It is an invaluable introduction and guide for visitors to Zambia with its 20 national parks and 42 Important Bird Areas. Features include: an informative introduction to birding in the region, including habitat descriptions and a glossary; full-colour photographs illustrating diagnostic features and plumage differences; concise identification text, including key ID pointers, call description and favoured habitat of each species; up-to-date distribution maps. Lightweight and handy for use in the field, this will be an excellent guide for anyone interested in the birds of Africa. Sales points: compact, easy to use, for birders of all levels; colour photographs of all 425 featured species; distribution maps for each species; authors are regional experts.
Author: Peter Leonard
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789982811019
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSupplemented with colour photos and black and white line illustrations of Zambia bird species, as well as other fauna, this book describes 42 Important Bird Areas identified in Zambia. Containing site descriptions, information on flora and fauna, conservation issues, and visitor information, it includes maps, and checklists.
Author: Constantine Walter Benson
Publisher: Viking Press
Published: 1983-03-01
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780002190336
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Publisher:
Published: 1971
Total Pages: 444
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Chris Stuart
Publisher:
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 190
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive account of the birds of Africa. The text covers all the avifaunal families that occur in Africa, discusses the species that occur within each family, and provides representative examples of each family in depth.
Author: Françoise Dowsett-Lemaire
Publisher: Tauraco & Aves
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 588
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents scientific accounts of the 650 species known (including nearly 100 migrants from Eurasia). This title contains sections on distribution, ecology, status and movements, conservation, breeding seasons (where applicable) and taxonomy.
Author: Robert J. Dowsett
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 606
ISBN-13: 9782872250059
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ber van Perlo
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 336
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKBirds 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: Ian Sinclair
Publisher: Struik Publishers
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781868728572
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBirds of Africa South of the Sahara provides unrivalled coverage of African birds in a single volume, and is the first book to describe and illustrate all of the birds found in Africa south of the Sahara Desert (the Afrotropic Region), including Socotra, Pemba and islands in the Gulf of Guinea. * Some 2,105 species are covered, with an additional 70 vagrants briefly described, and more than 2,000 images assembled on 359 plates. * Illustrations portray most distinctive plumages, as well as diagnostic flight patterns and major geographic variants. * Species descriptions give precise identification features, highlighting differences between similar species, as well as briefly reporting habitat, status and calls. * Distribution maps for each species are based on the latest atlas surveys. * The most up-to-date taxonomy is used, with many new species described and illustrated for the first time. Despite its exceptional coverage, this guide is compact enough to use in the field, and follows the standard field guide format, with texts and range maps appearing opposite the color plates.