Woodpeckers of the World: A Photographic Guide
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (917 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 177085309X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 528 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Discovering all of this variety is the real joy of flipping through the pages of this book. Most birders, no matter how ambitious, will only ever see a fraction of these species in real life; those who share my fascination with this family will want to check out Woodpeckers of the World, and start fantasizing about what they're missing. Alongside these are brief sections exploring field marks, vocalizations, drumming, status, habitat, range, taxonomy, similar species, and foraging. Woodpeckers are truly among the most captivating groups of birds. The photographs are beautiful, and wonderfully illustrate the incredible diversity of woodpeckers Across the over 750 photos there's plenty of variety to salivat
In between, there is a considerable variety of species inhabiting forests and woodlands on all continents except Australasia and Antarctica. Beautiful color photographs of male, female and juvenile woodpeckers taken in their natural habitat reveal the birds' coloring, markings, and sexual dimorphism. Woodpeckers, an order that includes some of the oldest avian lineages, are one of the most popular families of birds, and they are certainly one of the more unusual. This book follows closely the successful field guide format of Owls of the World, published by Firefly Books Ltd. Woodpeckers of the World is the first definitive guid
Highly attractive photos show nearly all species Jack Holloway THE BASICShardcover; covers all 239 species of woodpeckers in the world; 722 good color photographs show all but five of the species; this is a photographic and natural history guide but not purely an identification guide; text on each bird addresses description, status, habitat, range, food & foraging, vocalizations, drumming, and taxonomy; a large range map for each bird shows the general distribution across th. Christopher J. Sharpe said Major milestone in woodpecker reference, and a spectacular collection of images. This is a major new overview of the world's woodpeckers by an expert on the subject who has two previous woodpecker publications under his belt (Woodpeckers of Europe and The Black Woodpecker). Woodpecker taxonomy is a subject for debate, but the author recognizes "Major milestone in woodpecker reference, and a spectacular collection of images" according to Christopher J. Sharpe. This is a major new overview of the world's woodpeckers by an expert on the subject who has two previous woodpecker publications under his belt (Woodpeckers of Europe and The Black Woodpecker). Woodpecker taxonomy is a subject for debate, but the author recognizes 2Major milestone in woodpecker reference, and a spectacular collection of images This is a major new overview of the world's woodpeckers by an expert on the subject who has two previous woodpecker publications under his belt (Woodpeckers of Europe and The Black Woodpecker). Woodpecker taxonomy is a subject for debate, but the author recognizes 239 species for the purposes of this book. Each receives a detailed text with information on identification, vocalizations, food, conservation status, . 9 species for the purposes of this book. Each receives a detailed text with information on identification, vocalizations, food, conservation status, . Major milestone in woodpecker reference, and a spectacular collection of images This is a major new overview of the world's woodpeckers by an expert on the subject who has two previous woodpecker publications under his belt (Woodpeckers of Europe and The Black Woodpecker). Woodpecker taxonomy is a subject for debate, but the author recognizes 239 species for the purposes of this book. Each receives a detailed text with information on identification, vocalizations, food, conservation status, . 9 species for the purposes of this book. Each receives a detailed text with information on identification, vocalizations, food, conservation status, . "Fantastic reference book" according to E. Christina. I never knew there were so many species of woodpeckers! Great photos and information. I would love to see more books in the same format as this and Owls of the World. Parrots of the World, Pheasants of the World, Eagles of the World, ect. I'd buy them all in a heartbeat.
He also maintains blogs on all world woodpeckers. . Gerard Gorman is an ornithology author specializing in woodpeckers. He founded Probirder birding and touring company more than 20 years ago, and has traveled to five continents in search of woodpeckers, especially his favorites, the picids. His books include the acclaimed handbook, Woodpeckers of Europe, and The Black Woodpecker