Handbook of the birds of the world vol 6

HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOL 6 SERIES

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subspecies, plumages, feeding, breeding, etc.) for every species. It is a free-access, but not free-licensed, on-line audiovisual library of the world's birds with the aim of posting videos, photos and sound recordings showing a variety of biological aspects (e.g. it has been commented in a review that ' fork-lift truck book' would be a more appropriate title.ДЄs a complement to the Handbook of the Birds of the World and with the ultimate goal of disseminating knowledge about the world's avifauna, in 2002 Lynx Edicions started the Internet Bird Collection (IBC). Individual volumes are large, measuring Script error: No such module 'convert'., and weighing between Script error: No such module 'convert'. The seventh volume, as well as being named Bird Book of the Year by Birdwatch and British Birds, also received the distinction of Best Bird Reference Book in the 2002 WorldTwitch Book Awards This same distinction was also awarded to Volume 8 a year later in 2003. The first volume was selected as Bird Book of the Year by the magazines Birdwatch and British Birds, and the fifth volume was recognised as Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Magazine, the American Library Association magazine.

HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOL 6 SERIES

Since the first volume appeared in 1992, the series has received various international awards. Douglas Pratt) from more than 40 countries have contributed to the project up to now, as well as 834 photographers from all over the world. More than 200 renowned specialists and 35 illustrators (including Toni Llobet, Hilary Burn, Chris Rose and H. In addition, all volumes except the first and second contain an essay on a particular ornithological theme. Material in each volume is grouped first by family, with an introductory article on each family this is followed by individual species accounts (taxonomy, subspecies and distribution, descriptive notes, habitat, food and feeding, breeding, movements, status and conservation, bibliography). This has not been done before for any other group in the animal kingdom. For the first time an animal class will have all the species illustrated and treated in detail in a single work. Christie.ДЄll 16 volumes have been published. The series was edited by Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, Jordi Sargatal and David A. It is the first handbook to cover every known living species of bird. The Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with BirdLife International. Script error: No such module 'Check for unknown parameters'. Script error: No such module 'Italic title'.

Handbook of the birds of the world vol 6