Field Guide to the Birds of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands

Zusatztext Twitchers bound for... Madagascar can enjoy Helm Field Guides' new additions ... Helm's exquisite eye for detail and intricate illustrations - hitting that sweet spot between art and practicality - make these welcome additions. A must-have for any globetrotting birders. Informationen zum Autor Roger Safford is Senior Programme Manager at BirdLife International, where he coordinates the Preventing Extinctions Programme. He is co-author of Birds of Africa VIII: The Malagasy Region and Birds of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands. Adrian Skerrett splits his time between the UK and Seychelles, and is a leading authority on the birds of the archipelago. Frank Hawkins is Vice-President for Africa and Madagascar at Conservation International. He is co-author of Birds of Africa VIII: The Malagasy Region and Birds of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands . John Gale is a world-renowned bird illustrator with many books to his credit. Brian Small is a highly regarded bird illustrator with several books to his credit. His warblers are particularly outstanding. Klappentext This major new field guide covers Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands, including the Seychelles, Coromos and Mascarenes (Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues). The Malagasy region contains one of the most extraordinary concentrations of biodiversity in the world. Its recognition as a zoogeographic region in its own right has recently been confirmed and, all taxa combined, the region was found to hold the second most distinct assemblage of vertebrates in the world after the Australian region, despite being the smallest of them all.This new field guide in the Helm Field Guides series covers the whole of the Malagasy region, which comprises the unique island of Madagascar and the various islands and archipelagos of the Indian Ocean including the Seychelles, Comoros and Mascarenes (Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues). Every resident and migrant species is covered in full detail with a colour distibution map for each species. Vagrants are also treated in detail, but without maps. All species are illustrated on a beautiful series of 124 colour plates, with artwork from John Gale and Brian Small. Conveniently, the plates have been arranged so that all the key species of the various archipelagos are placed together in sections.This is a major work of reference on the birds of the region and will remain the standard text for many years to come. Vorwort This major new field guide covers Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands, including the Seychelles, Coromos and Mascarenes (Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues). Zusammenfassung This major new field guide covers Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands, including the Seychelles, Coromos and Mascarenes (Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues). The Malagasy region contains one of the most extraordinary concentrations of biodiversity in the world. Its recognition as a zoogeographic region in its own right has recently been confirmed and, all taxa combined, the region was found to hold the second most distinct assemblage of vertebrates in the world after the Australian region, despite being the smallest of them all.This Helm Field Guide covers the whole of the Malagasy region, which comprises the unique island of Madagascar and the various islands and archipelagos of the Indian Ocean including the Seychelles, Comoros and Mascarenes (Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues). Every resident and migrant species is covered in full detail with a colour distibution map for each. Vagrants are also treated in detail, but without maps. All species are illustrated on a beautiful series of 124 colour plates, with artwork from John Gale and Brian Small. Conveniently, the plates have been arranged so that all the key species of the various archipelagos are placed together in sections.This is a major work of ref...

Préface
This major new field guide covers Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands, including the Seychelles, Coromos and Mascarenes (Mauritius, Réunion and Rodrigues).

Auteur
Roger Safford is Senior Programme Manager at BirdLife International, where he coordinates the Preventing Extinctions Programme. He is co-author of Birds of Africa VIII: The Malagasy Region and Birds of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands. Adrian Skerrett splits his time between the UK and Seychelles, and is a leading authority on the birds of the archipelago.Frank Hawkins is Vice-President for Africa and Madagascar at Conservation International. He is co-author of Birds of Africa VIII: The Malagasy Region and Birds of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands.John Gale is a world-renowned bird illustrator with many books to his credit.Brian Small is a highly regarded bird illustrator with several books to his credit. His warblers are particularly outstanding.

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About this book

The Malagasy Region and Its Birds
Geography, Climate and Habitats
Biogeography: Colonisation, Differentiation and Survival
Endemic Families and Genera
List of Bird Organisations

Plate Section
Part 1: Larger birds (non-passerines): Malagasy Region
Part 2: Landbirds ('near-passerines' and passerines)
Part 3: Vagrants: Malagasy region

Appendix 1: Checklist of birds of the Malagasy region
Appendix 2: A new classification of bird orders and families native to the Malagasy region
References
Index