A GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF THE PHILIPPINES

£30.00

Author: KENNEDY ROBERT S., PEDRO C. GONZALES, EDWARD C. DICKINSON, HECTOR C. MIRANDA, JR., & TIMOTHY H. FISHER
ISBN: 0198546688
Place, Publisher, Date: OXFORD, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS. 2000
Binding: SOFTBACK
Condition: FINE
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FIRST EDITION, VERY GOOD SOFTBACK COPY. FIRST COMPREHENSIVE MODERN GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF THE PHILIPPINES. ILLUSTRATES AND DESCRIBES EVERY BIRD SPECIES FOUND IN THE PHILPPINES, INCLUDING MANY SUB-SPECIES. 72 STUNNING COLOUR PLATES ESPECIALLY PAINTED FOR THIS BOOK. 500 RANGE MAPS IN COLOUR FOR INSTANT DISTRIBUTIONAL INFORMATION. SPECIES ACCOUNTS DESCRIBE PLUMAGE, VOICE, RANGE, DISTRIBUTION STATUS, HABITAT, LIFE HISTORY AND BEHAVIOUR. FURTHER INFORMATION ON EACH SPECIES INCLUDES A LIST OF ISLANDS WHERE IT HAS BEEN RECORDED. INCLUDES PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED SONG OR CALL NOTE INFORMATION ON ENDEMICS AND MANY OTHER SPECIES.