Download or read book Remarkable Birds of South Africa written by Peter le Sueur Milstein and published by Briza Publications. This book was released on 2010 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating account of South African bird families, behavior, distribution and taxonomy, with anecdotal field observations & information never published before.
Download or read book Sasol Birds of Southern Africa written by Ian Sinclair and published by Struik Pub. This book was released on 1997 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This field guide to the birds of Southern Africa incorporates many features to allow the reader to quickly and easily identify birds and find information about them. Each species account provides the bird's common name in English and Afrikaans, its scientific name, its Roberts number and its length. To help identify species, information is provided on plumage of the male, female and immature bird, typical behaviour, voice, habitat and nests and food. To make the information more accessible, entries are colour coded, reduced bird images make finding bird groups easier and a list of bird families in alphabetical order with their page references appears inside the front cover for quick reference. Recent discoveries and reclassifications are included and the text and maps have been updated.
Download or read book Remarkable Birds written by Mark Avery and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you didn’t know about the avian world: a fascinating compendium showcasing the extraordinary wonders of birds, illuminated with exquisite ornithological illustrations, prints, and drawings Humans share the Earth with more than 10,000 species of birds and have always been enchanted by them. Birds can be a sign of the changing seasons, a symbol of freedom, or simply a breathtaking vision of beauty. Remarkable Birds approaches these fascinating creatures thematically across eight sections covering all aspects of humans’ relationship with birds. “Songbirds” celebrates the greatest bird virtuosi, such as the nightingale, while “Birds of Prey” includes majestic hunters such as the harpy eagle. “Feathered Travelers” describes astounding journeys made by birds including tiny hummingbirds that migrate huge distances. “The Love Life of Birds” illuminates the most brilliant displays upon which different species rely to find a mate—notably the extravagant plumage and dances of birds of paradise. “Avian Cities” explores the spectacular, large colonies of species such as the flamingo, while “Useful to Us” examines the diverse ways we find birds valuable, such as the turkey or the canary. “Threatened & Extinct” describes some species that have been lost forever, and others on the brink. Birds have also had great mystical significance and “Revered & Adored” considers such species as the sacred ibis, believed by the ancient Egyptians to represent the god Thoth.
Download or read book Remarkable Birds written by John Farndon and published by Hungry Tomato ™. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet some of the most interesting birds on Earth, and learn about their remarkable abilities—from elaborate nest-building and singing to logical thinking and language skills. Discover how these fascinating birds and others use their smarts and skills to thrive in diverse environments.
Download or read book Birds of Africa written by Chris Stuart and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 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.
Download or read book Birds of Southern Africa and Their Tracks Signs written by Lee Gutteridge and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Essential Birding Western South Africa written by Callan Cohen and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Western South Africa is one of the world's greatest biodiversity hotspots and is famous among international and local birders alike for the remarkable suite of birds that are found here and nowhere else.
Download or read book The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa written by Ian Sinclair and published by Struik Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eagerly awaited new edition of The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa has been brought fully up to date with the third edition of the Field Guide to Birds of Southern Africa. The new edition incorporates the most recent information about bird taxonomy, as well as the latest bird names based on recommendations of the International Ornithological Committee. All distribution maps have been revised and feature dual shading to show relative abundance of a species in the region, as well as crosses to indicate the occurrence of vagrants. Numerous illustrations have been updated and revised where necessary. The essays on identifying problem species have also been revised and updated to bring the book in line with international birding developments.
Download or read book Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa written by Terry Stevenson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-12 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This spectacular new edition of the best-selling Helm field guide of all time covers all resident, migrant and vagrant species found in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Over 1,300 species are illustrated with full details of all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Concise text describes the identification, status, range, habits and voice, with fully updated range maps for each species. This authoritative book will not only be an indispensable guide to the visiting birder, but also a vital tool for those engaged in work to conserve and study the avifauna of the region – East Africa shelters a remarkable diversity of birds, many seriously endangered with small and vulnerable ranges.
Download or read book Tales of Remarkable Birds written by Dominic Couzens and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-12 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the bird world, examples of strange and seemingly inexplicable behaviours abound. For example: Why do Male Fairywrens bring flowers to females as a nuptial gift in the pre-dawn darkness? Especially when the gift-givers are not the official mates of the females concerned, but visitors, and furthermore they may give these gifts in full view of the official mate. Why do gangs of White-winged Choughs 'kidnap' their neighbours' fledglings and then keep them in their 'gang'. Which bird is so big, strong and fierce that stories abound of it killing humans? This book looks at accounts of murderous Cassowaries and explains just what might have happened. What happens in an albatross 'divorce'? This book divides the world by continent and takes a series of extraordinary stories from each to illustrate a great diversity of bird behaviour. Each continent will have around five or six stories, each described in 1500 to 2000 words and examining the truths and the mythology behind each example. An intriguiguing book from an author with an ability to engage with his audience.
Download or read book Stories of Remarkable Birds written by Septimus Winner and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Newman s Birds of Southern Africa written by Kenneth B. Newman and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Birds of New Guinea written by Thane K. Pratt and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-10-26 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previous edition by Bruce M. Beehler, Thane K. Pratt, and Dale A. Zimmerman.
Download or read book The Birds of South Africa written by Arthur Cowell Stark and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Garden Birds in Southern Africa written by Duncan Butchart and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide profiles 101 garden birds likely to be found in gardens across southern Africa, informing readers about what to look and listen for, and where and when. It is also an inspirational guide to creating a bird-friendly garden that is also a reservoir of biodiversity, wherever you are in the region. With an attractive layout and multiple colour images, it offers the following: Descriptions and photos of 101 garden birds. How to get to know your local species, their feeding, breeding, calls and general behavior. How to design your garden to attract the widest range of birds and other wildlife. The best plants and structures to provide food and shelter for birds. Detailed lists of recommended trees, shrubs, climbers, aloes and grasses.
Download or read book Southern African Birdfinder written by Callan Cohen and published by Struik. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential companion to all local bird field guides, this book fills a gap in the market for a comprehensive guide to the region's top birding spots and to finding southern Africa and Madagascar's most desirable birds.
Download or read book Atlas of Amazing Birds written by Matt Sewell and published by Pavilion Children's. This book was released on 2019-10-10 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'No budding ornithologist should be without Matt Sewell's Atlas of Amazing Birds... sumptuous illustrations and brief captions tell us all we need to know.' The Telegraph Matt Sewell, creator of Our Garden Birds, presents his personal selection of the most amazing birds from around the world, with dazzling watercolour illustrations, witty and informative descriptions and maps of every continent. Did you know that the bald eagle holds the record for the world's biggest nest - weighing more than two tons? When the elf owl gets into trouble, it plays dead rather than fighting? The Adelie penguin can hold its breath for six minutes and leap up to three metres out of the water? Discover these and many more fascinating facts in this fabulous and beautiful book. Every bird chosen to appear in this book is amazing in its own individual way - birds that migrate thousands of miles, have strange and showy mating rituals, survive in extreme environments, are brilliant builders, are super-fast, super-brave or super-big! Sections on each continent - Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia, North America, South America and Antarctica - include maps to pore over. Travel the world to see magnificent eagles, resilient penguins, tiny hummingbirds, towering ostriches, stunning peacocks and many more. Colourful, clever, song-filled, strange and stunning - this book is a celebration of bird life!
