| Description |
1 online resource (384 pages) : illustrations, color plates and maps |
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Helm Field Guides |
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Helm field guides.
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| Contents |
Introduction ; The region and species covered -- Escapes and introduced birds -- Sequence, taxonomy and nomenclature -- Illustrations and identification text -- Bird topography -- Voice -- Habitat -- Maps and status -- Code of conduct -- Species accounts ; Partridges, francolins and quails : Phasianidae -- Buttonquails : Turnicidae -- Guineafowl : Numididae -- Ducks and geese : Anatidae -- Divers : Gaviidae -- Grebes : Podicipedidae -- Petrels and shearwaters : Procellariidae -- Storm-petrels : Hydrobatidae -- Tropicbirds : Phaethontidae -- Frigatebirds : Fregatidae -- Gannets and boobies : Sulidae -- Flamingos : Phoenicopteridae -- Storks : Ciconiidae -- Ibises and spoonbills : Threskiornithidae -- Hamerkop : Scopidae -- Bitterns, herons and egrets : Ardeidae -- Pelicans : Pelecanidae -- Cormorants : Phalacrocoracidae -- Darters : Anhingidae -- Hawks, buzzards and eagles : Accipitridae -- Falcons : Falconidae -- Bustards : Otididae -- Cranes : Gruidae -- Rails, crakes and gallinules : Rallidae -- Thick-knees : Burhinidae -- Coursers : Glareolidae -- Oystercatchers : Haematopodidae -- Crab-plover : Dromadidae -- |
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Stilts and avocets : Recurvirostridae -- Painted-snipe : Rostratulidae -- Jacanas : Jacanidae -- Lapwings and plovers : Charadriidae -- Sandpipers and allies : Scolopacidae -- Pratincoles : Glareolidae -- Gulls : Laridae -- Terns : Sternidae -- Skimmers : Rynchopidae -- Skuas : Stercorariidae -- Sandgrouse : Pteroclidae -- Pigeons and doves : Columbidae -- Parakeets : Psittacidae -- Cuckoos and coucals : Cuculidae -- Typical owls : Strigidae -- Barn owls : Tytonidae -- Nightjars : Caprimulgidae -- Swifts : Apodidae -- Rollers : Coraciidae -- Hoopoes : Upupidae -- Kingfishers : Alcedinidae -- Bee-eaters : Meropidae -- Hornbills : Bucerotidae -- Woodpeckers and wrynecks : Picidae -- Tchagras : Malaconotidae -- Orioles : Oriolidae -- Drongos : Dicruridae -- Shrikes : Laniidae -- Paradise flycatchers : Monarchidae -- Babblers : Timaliidae -- Crows and jays : Corvidae -- Waxwings and hypocolius : Bombycillidae -- Bulbuls : Pycnonotidae -- Treecreepers : Certhiidae -- Tits : Paridae -- Long-tailed tits : Aegithalidae -- Penduline-tits : Remizidae -- Bearded reedling : Panuridae -- Wallcreeper : Tichodromadidae -- Larks : Alaudidae -- Swallows and martins : Hirundinidae -- Cisticolas and allies : Cisticolidae -- Bush warblers : Cettidae -- Grasshopper warblers : Megaluridae -- Reed warblers : Acrocephalidae -- |
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Leaf warblers : Phylloscopidae -- 'Sylvia' warblers : Sylviidae -- White-eyes : Zosteropidae -- Goldcrests : Regulidae -- Nuthatches : Sittidae -- Oxpeckers : Buphagidae -- Starlings : Sturnidae -- Thrushes : Turdidae -- Wrens : Troglodytidae -- Dippers : Cinclidae -- Robins, chats and flycatchers : Muscicapidae -- Sunbirds : Nectariniidae -- Sparrows and petronias : Passeridae -- Weavers : Ploceidae -- Waxbills : Estrildidae -- Accentors : Prunellidae -- Wagtails and pipits : Motacillidae -- Finches : Fringillidae -- Buntings : Emberizidae |
| Summary |
This is a completely revised second edition of the bestselling field guide to the birds of the Middle East, covering Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, the Arabian peninsula and Socotra. For the first time, the text and maps appear opposite the plates, and as a consequence there are fewer species per plate than before. The text and maps have been fully revised and many new artworks have been painted by the three illustrators. There are more than 100 new species in this new edition, which features more than 820 species in total. This is an essential field guide for anyone visiting the Middle East |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and further reading, checklist of the birds of the Middle East, and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Birds -- Middle East -- Identification
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Bird watching -- Guidebooks.
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Bird watching
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Birds
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Middle East
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| Genre/Form |
travel guidebooks.
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Guidebooks
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Guidebooks.
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Guides touristiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Aspinall, Simon. author.
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Gale, John (Illustrator)
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Langman, Mike. illustrator.
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Small, Brian E., 1959- photographer.
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| ISBN |
9781472946003 |
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1472946006 |
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