HBW and BirdLife International illustrated checklist of the birds of the world

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HBW and BirdLife International illustrated checklist of the birds of the world

Josep del Hoyo, Nigel J. Collar ; with David A. Christie, Andrew Elliott, Lincoln D.C. Fishpool ; colour plates by Richard Allen ... [et al.]

Lynx, c2014-2016

  • v. 1
  • v. 2

Other Title

Handbook of the birds of the world

Illustrated checklist of the birds of the world

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Note

"Texts based on the initial contributions from the authors of the Handbook of the birds of the world volumes 1-7 and special volume"--T.p., v. 1

"Texts based on the initial contributions from the authors of the Handbook of the birds of the world volumes 8-16 and special volume"--T.p., v. 2

Vol. 1. Non-passerines -- v. 2. Passerines

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

v. 1 ISBN 9788496553941

Description

The first ever Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World is really two works in one. It is a complete checklist whose taxonomy incorporates the most up-to-date information and an exhaustive methodology (Tobias et al. 2010) in an entirely systematic and consistent way. At the same time, it contains illustrations and distribution maps for every bird species in the world. This includes the original artwork from the HBW series, as well as hundreds of new illustrations, all in two compact volumes.

Table of Contents

Checklist 35 orders 105 families 988 genera 4,372 extant species Appendix 1: Extinct Species (illustrated) 50 species Appendix 2: Extinct Species (without illustration) 49 species Appendix 3: Reference Maps Bibliography Index
Volume

v. 2 ISBN 9788496553989

Description

The first ever Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World is really two works in one. It is a complete checklist whose taxonomy incorporates the most up-to-date information and an exhaustive methodology (Tobias et al. 2010) in an entirely systematic and consistent way. At the same time, it contains illustrations and distribution maps for every bird species in the world. This includes the original artwork from the HBW series, as well as hundreds of new illustrations, all in two compact volumes (Volume 1: Non-passerines & Volume 2: Passerines).

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Details

  • NCID
    BB27650529
  • ISBN
    • 9788496553941
    • 9788496553989
  • Country Code
    sp
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Barcelona
  • Pages/Volumes
    2 v.
  • Size
    32 cm
  • Subject Headings
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