Atlas of rare birds / Dominic Couzens.
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TextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2010.Description: 240 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 27 cmISBN: - 026201517X (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 9780262015172 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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Captivating stories of the very rare--birds not seen for centuries, birds brought back from the brink of extinction--illustrated with color photographs and maps.
This book offers a guide to some of the rarest birds in existence, with maps that show where to find them. Focusing on fifty captivating stories of the very rare, it describes remarkable discoveries of species not seen for centuries and brought back from the brink of extinction, successes like the Seychelles Magpie-Robin and the California Condor. The book is organized around key groups of species, with each species the subject of its own mini-chapter; we learn about the five most amazing tales of island endemics, the five most bizarre cases of a bird's becoming threatened, and other astonishing tales of bird life.
Atlas of Rare Birds is an accessible, readable, and visually appealing take on the serious subject of threatened birds and possible extinction--a timely topic because of increasing concerns about climate change and habitat destruction. The atlas format--featuring 200 color photographs and 61 color maps--shows the global nature of the problem and brings together the many strands of the concerted bird conservation effort taking place on every continent. Atlas of Rare Birds is published in association with BirdLife International, the world's largest global alliance of bird conservation organizations.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Back from the brink : starting again with just a few survivors. California condor ; Kakapo ; Laysan duck ; Seychelles magpie-robin ; Crested ibis -- The perils of island living : many threatened birds are confined to small spaces. Ultramarine lorikeet ; Floreana mockingbird ; Kagu ; Junin grebe ; Bali myna -- Threats in many guises : peculiar ways to become threatened. Tristan albatross ; Black-eared miner ; Montserrat oriole ; Houbara bustard ; Colourful puffleg -- Migrants : the difficulties of protecting birds on the move. Aquatic warbler ; Nordmann's greenshank ; Northern bald ibis ; Kirtland's warbler ; Whooping crane -- Unexpected calamities : once common birds in sudden danger. White-rumped vulture ; Sooty falcon ; Regent honeyeater ; Red-legged kittiwake ; Lesser flamingo -- Lost causes? : optimism fades - or has gone completely. Spoon-billed sandpiper ; Brazilian merganser ; Philippine eagle ; Marvellous spatuletail ; Po'ouli -- Controversies : conservation is rarely a simple business. Spotted owl ; White-headed duck ; Grenada dove ; Gurney's pitta ; Spix's macaw -- Discoveries : some unexpected ways to discover new species. Algerian nuthatch ; Nechisar nightjar ; Hooded grebe ; Udzungwa forest partridge ; Araripe manakin -- Rediscoveries : missing birds are found again. Noisy scrub-bird ; Forest owlet ; New Zealand storm-petrel ; Bruijn's brush-turkey ; Madagascar pochard -- The pending tray : are they out there, or not? Long-whiskered owlet ; Night parrot ; Pink-headed duck ; White-eyed river martin ; Ivory-billed woodpecker.
Offers a guide to some of the rarest birds in existence, with maps that show where to find them.