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, Reunion 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-13
9781472924094
eBay Product ID (ePID)
222312846
Product Key Features
Book Title
Birds of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands
Author
Roger Safford, Adrian Skerrett, Frank Hawkins
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Wildlife
Publication Year
2015
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
140mm
Item Weight
599g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Frank Hawkins, Adrian Skerrett, Roger Safford
Series Title
Helm Field Guides
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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