This volume contains detailed species accounts for each of the 1600 species found in Ecuador, covering range, taxonomy, habitat and status. There are also detailed sections describing the country, its habitats, conservation policies and ornithological history.
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Robert S. Ridgely is a world-renowned ornithologist at the Academy of Natural Sciences and the author of Birds of Panama and Birds of South America; Paul J. Greenfield has been studying and painting the birds while residing in Ecuador for 28 years.
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Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR006053510
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Vendeur : St Paul's Bookshop P.B.F.A., Peterborough, Royaume-Uni
Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition 2001. Near-Fine softback edition. Gold address label to inside cover. Slight vertical creasing to spine. *HEAVY BOOK! EXTRA SHIPPING MAY BE REQUESTED TO OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS!*. N° de réf. du vendeur 044259
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Vendeur : Antiquariat Uwe Berg, Toppenstedt, Allemagne
848 S., Okart., Gr.-8*. Gut erhaltenes Taschenbuch. 69 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1000. N° de réf. du vendeur 366994
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Vendeur : Nikki Green Books, Glasgow, Royaume-Uni
Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. Volume.1: Status, Distribution and Taxonomy, Volume II: A field Guide. Large 8vos, xvii + pp848, xvii + pp740 with colour map, 96 colour plates of the species and facing pages of descriptive text and nearly 1600 distribution maps. Softcovers issued without dust jackets. pictorial laminate bindings in very good condition with a little rubbing to edges small dent to front cover of Vol I. Inside pages in very good clean condition. A very nice set in which all species are illustrated in full colour, including migrants and vagrants and visually distinctive subspecies. The text focuses on the field identification aspects of each species, including their behaviour, vocalisations and nest appearance. This is a heavy set and may cost more postage overseas. N° de réf. du vendeur 001761
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Vendeur : Andrew Isles Natural History Books, Prahran, VIC, Australie
Octavo, paperback,768 pp.,map. Contains detailed information on the ecology, status and distribution of all species. Introductory chapters deal with geography, climate and vegetation; bird migration in Ecuador, Ecuadorian ornithology, endemic bird areas in Ecuador and conservation. Individual species accounts treat habitat, distribution and taxonomy. See also [15053] Volume 2: field guide. N° de réf. du vendeur 15052
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Vendeur : Antiquariat Stefan Wulf, Berlin, Allemagne
Gr. Oktav. Illustr. Org.-Softcover, xvii (+ i), 1 Bl., 848 S.; xvii (+ i), 1 Bl., 740 S., 96 Farbtafeln und zahlreichen Verbreitungskarten in Band 2, jeweils eine doppelseitige Karte in S/W, Band 2 etwas berieben, mit leichteren Knickspuren, sonst wohlerhaltene Exemplare. ISBN 071366116X & 0713661178. - ENGLISH: Octavo. Illustrated publisher's softcover, xvii (+ i), 1 f., 848 pp.; xvii (+ i), 1 f., 740 pp., with 96 colored plates and distribution maps in Volume II, a map in B/W in each volume, the binding of Volume II minorally rubbed, otherwise well preserved copies. - "What Ridgely and Greenfield have produced is arguably the most important publication on birds in the region since the appearance of Wetmore's. . . treatise on the birds of Panama a half-century ago. . . The accounts are compacted but chock-full of information, covering status, habitat, field marks, similar species, habits, and voice. Despited the fact that this is a supurb field guide, . . . it is the companion volume that elevates these books to a rarified standing. This book consists of accounts for all the species in the field guide. . . The second volume makes this set more than just a field guide and handbook. It makes it perhaps the single most important reference for students, professionals, and bird watchers interested in the birds of South America, one that will be a first source for decades."--Eirik A.T. Blom, Bird Watcher's Digest, November/December 2001 ISBN 071366116X & 0713661178. - ENGLISH: Octavo. Illustrated publisher's softcover, xvii (+ i), 1 f., 848 pp.; xvii (+ i), 1 f., 740 pp., with 96 colored plates and distribution maps in Volume II, a map in B/W in each volume, the binding of Volume II minorally rubbed, otherwise well preserved copies. - "What Ridgely and Greenfield have produced is arguably the most important publication on birds in the region since the appearance of Wetmore's. . . treatise on the birds of Panama a half-century ago. . . The accounts are compacted but chock-full of information, covering status, habitat, field marks, similar species, habits, and voice. Despited the fact that this is a supurb field guide, . . . it is the companion volume that elevates these books to a rarified standing. This book consists of accounts for all the species in the field guide. . . The second volume makes this set more than just a field guide and handbook. It makes it perhaps the single most important reference for students, professionals, and bird watchers interested in the birds of South America, one that will be a first source for decades."--Eirik A.T. Blom, Bird Watcher's Digest, November/December 2001 1001 g. N° de réf. du vendeur 9914-0315
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