Field Guide to Birds of Greater Southern Africa

Field Guide to Birds of Greater Southern Africa

Field Guide to Birds of Greater Southern Africa

Field Guide to Birds of Greater Southern Africa

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Overview

This spectacular field guide includes all resident, breeding and migrant species found in Greater Southern Africa.

Comprising South Africa, Lesotho, eSwatini, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia, Greater Southern Africa is a vast region home to a truly extraordinary diversity of avifauna.

The latest in the Helm Field Guide series, Birds of Greater Southern Africa describes all 1,170 regularly occurring species that are likely to be encountered in the region, from the Wandering Albatross to the Pennant-winged Nightjar. Featuring 272 colour plates by three of the world's leading bird illustrators, this practical guide also includes concise species accounts describing key identification features, status, range, habitat and voice; distribution maps for each species are also included.

Fully illustrated throughout, this is an essential reference guide for anyone visiting or living in this wildlife-rich area.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781472984029
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 02/29/2024
Series: Helm Field Guides
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 640
File size: 171 MB
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About the Author

Keith Barnes is a bird tour leader for Tropical Birding, who has travelled extensively in Africa.

Terry Stevenson and John Fanshawe are leading avifauna conservationists based in Kenya. They are the authors of Birds of East Africa, and they also hold the joint record for spotting a record 330 bird species in 24 hours.
Keith Barnes is a bird tour leader for Tropical Birding, who has travelled extensively in Africa.
Terry Stevenson has lived in Kenya since 1977. He is one of Africa's foremost bird tour guides, leading tours throughout Africa, India and Eastern Europe. Privately he has travelled extensively, birding in north and south America, Europe, Asia, Australia and to Antarctica. Together with John Fanshawe and Andy Roberts, Terry holds the World Big Day record for the number of birds seen in 24 hours – 330 species on 30 November 1986 – a record that still stands today! He is a co-author of the acclaimed Birds of East Africa, and is member of the East African Rarities Committee.
John Fanshawe is an author and environmentalist. He has worked on bird and biodiversity conservation in East Africa since 1981, primarily for the global partnership, BirdLife International. After research on the birds of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest in coastal Kenya, he worked on conservation and development projects there, and went on to co-ordinate BirdLife's global policy and advocacy programmes. With a particular interest in the role of the arts in the environment movement, he co-founded the group New Networks for Nature in 2009, and curates a programme of arts and science collaborations for the Cambridge Conservation Initiative.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Species Variation
Seasonality, Nomadism and Migration
Landscapes, Topography and Habitats
Sites and Conservation
How to Use This Book
Maps
Conservation, Citizen Science and Local Knowledge
Additional Reading
Species Accounts
Appendix 1: Complete Checklist of Birds Southern Ocean Island Groups
Appendix 2: Endemic, Breeding Endemic and Near Endemic Species of Greater Southern Africa
Appendix 3: Threatened Species of Greater Southern Africa
Index
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