Pocket Guide to Birds of Namibia

Joris Komen

ISBN 10: 1775845222 / ISBN 13: 9781775845225

Published by Penguin Random House South Africa Nov 2017, 2017

About this Item

Neuware - This pocket-sized guide to the Birds of Namibia has been designed primarily for use in the field. It features some 340 of the region's birds, particularly those most frequently seen, but including some that are sought after by birders. Concise text for each species gives key ID pointers in italics, and describes their call and favoured habitat. Accounts are accompanied by colour photographs of all the birds - selected to show their most obvious identifying features; where there is a marked difference, for example, between the sexes or between breeding and non-breeding plumage, more than one photograph has been included. Distribution maps are provided for all featured species.Light and handy for use in the field, this guide will give birders an excellent introduction to Namibia's bird life.

Seller Inventory # 9781775845225

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pocket Guide to Birds of Namibia
• Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa Nov 2017
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1775845222
• ISBN 13: 9781775845225
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 180W x 103H x 15D millimeters 180 millimeters width by 103 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 186 grams

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Synopsis

This pocket-sized guide to the Birds of Namibia has been designed primarily for use in the field. It features some 340 of the region’s birds, particularly those most frequently seen, but including some that are sought after by birders. Concise text for each species gives key ID pointers in italics, and describes their call and favoured habitat. Accounts are accompanied by colour photographs of all the birds – selected to show their most obvious identifying features; where there is a marked difference, for example, between the sexes or between breeding and non-breeding plumage, more than one photograph has been included. Distribution maps are provided for all featured species.
Light and handy for use in the field, this guide will give birders an excellent introduction to Namibia’s bird life.

About the Author

Ian Sinclair is recognised as one of Africa’s foremost fi eld birders and has led many expeditions to find and research birds. He is the most published author on the birds of Africa and its adjacent islands and has written over 20 bird books.