A GUIDE THE BIRDS OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

Castro, Isabel and Phillips, Antonia

ISBN 10: 0713639164 / ISBN 13: 9780713639162

Published by Christopher Helm, London, 1996

About this Item

144 pages with extensive colour illustrations by Antonia Phillips, notes on identification, distribution etc. Pictorial boards. Fine, contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. Size: 8vo.

Seller Inventory # 035110

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A GUIDE THE BIRDS OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
• Publisher: Christopher Helm, London
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0713639164
• ISBN 13: 9780713639162
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Birds - World

About this title

Synopsis

The Galapagos Islands are renowned for their wildlife and the pioneering work undertaken by Charles Darwin in formulating his theories of natural selection and speciation. This guide covers and illustrates all the bird species to have been recorded on the islands.

From the Publisher

Made famous by Charles Darwin's work on evolution and speciation, the Galapagos Islands contain an extraordinary wildlife that attracts thousands of visitors today. Those tourists who wish to concentrate on the birdlife now have A Guide to the Birds of the Galapagos Islands, which offers unprecedented comprehensive coverage. This field guide presents every species to have been recorded within the archipelago, including accidentals and vagrants. Twenty eight color plates illustrate the species, while four color plates show the key island habitats, with typical bird species for each also depicted. Beautiful line drawings, often showing interesting aspects of bird behavior, complement a concise, accessible, and informative text.

The book describes the morphological aspects that make it possible to identify the birds in the field, and also explains the natural history of the species that are resident to the Islands. An introduction offers information on the weather, topography, and evolution of the Islands and their birdlife. With this guide, all visitors, experts and beginners, will be able to identify and appreciate any species within the unique avifauna of the the Galapagos Islands.