Article number: 101184001
These large birds in shades of gray, black and white can be hard to differentiate – particularly from a moving boat, but are, yet least known of all the world’s birds, still among the most beautiful. This book offers tips on how to identify and observe them at sea, with detailed information to every species. Describes flight, plumage, distribution, habitats, taxonomy and conservation. The species accounts are arranged into groups helpful for field identification, and an overview of unique identification challenges is provided for each group.
Format: Hardcover
Author: Steve N.G Howell
Pages: 483
Dimensions: 190x260x35 mm
Weight: 1 775 g
Publication: 2012
ISBN: 978 069 1142 111
Publisher: Princeton
Language: English