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Birds of New Guinea
Thane K. Pratt, Bruce M. Beehler
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Ratgeber / Natur
Beschreibung
The definitive field guide to the marvelous birds of New Guinea
This is the completely revised edition of the essential field guide to the birds of New Guinea. The world's largest tropical island, New Guinea boasts a spectacular avifauna characterized by cassowaries, megapodes, pigeons, parrots, cuckoos, kingfishers, and owlet-nightjars, as well as an exceptionally diverse assemblage of songbirds such as the iconic birds of paradise and bowerbirds. Birds of New Guinea is the only guide to cover all 780 bird species reported in the area, including 366 endemics. Expanding its coverage with 111 vibrant color plates—twice as many as the first edition—and the addition of 635 range maps, the book also contains updated species accounts with new information about identification, voice, habits, and range. A must-have for everyone from ecotourists to field researchers, Birds of New Guinea remains an indispensable guide to the diverse birds of this remarkable region.
- 780 bird species, including 366 found nowhere else
- 111 stunning color plates, twice the number of the first edition
- Expanded and updated species accounts provide details on identification, voice, habits, and range
- 635 range maps
- Revised classification of birds reflects the latest research
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Field guide, Nightjar, Wetland, Misool, Wallacea, Insectivore, Treeswift, Frogmouth, Grassland, Vegetation, Palearctic ecozone, Insect, Arthropod, Invertebrate, Gallery forest, Honeyeater, Tit (bird), Pygmy parrot, Papua New Guinea, Fruit tree, Maluku Islands, Vogelkop bowerbird, House sparrow, Bird migration, Triller, Cloud forest, Paradisaea, Endemism, Batanta, Sepik, Waigeo, Plumage, Tree hollow, Borneo, Rainforest, Sacred kingfisher, Nest, Pandanus, Woodlark, Megapode, Bowerbird, Biak, Torres Strait, Australasia, Philippines, Termite, Shrub, Pied bush chat, Manam, Mountain ecosystems, Wader, Scrubfowl, Sulphur-crested cockatoo, Flier (fish), Mangrove, Warbler, Forest floor, Swiftlet, Thicket, Torresian crow, New Guinea, Gerygone, Tern, Cassowary, Frugivore, Rainbow bee-eater, Bird nest, Egret, Owlet-nightjar, Contact call