Helm Field Guide: Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania

Zimmerman, Dale, Donald A. Turner & David Pearson

ISBN 10: 0713650796 / ISBN 13: 9780713650792

Published by A & C Black (Publishers) Ltd, London, 1999

About this Item

Large paperback in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws to this clean, attractive copy, first printing as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, "Over 1100 species covered - 124 colour plates plus line drawings - over 800 distribution maps" ; ; 576 pages.

Seller Inventory # 052979

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Helm Field Guide: Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania
• Publisher: A & C Black (Publishers) Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0713650796
• ISBN 13: 9780713650792
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition; 1st Printing.
• Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis

Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania treats the 1,114 species found within this region. Moreover, as many of these are widespread in eastern Africa, the book's effective coverage is much greater, including 90% of the 1,040 species recorded in Tanzania, 85% of Uganda's 1,004 species, and a majority of those in southern Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan. The 124 colour plates and numerous line drawings illustrate every species (all but nine depicted in colour), and the comprehensive text provides full details on description, vocalization, habits and status and distribution, and for 1,058 species there is an up-to-the-minute distribution map. No other book on Africa's birds covers a regional avifauna in such depth and with such detailed illustrations. Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania is a major step forward in African ornithology and the definitive guide to East African birds.

From the Back Cover

"The guide features 124 color plates, depicting all 1,114 species in the area, including variations by subspecies, age, and sex. It contains over 800 range maps and succinct text that covers identification, voice, and distribution. Specially designed for use in the field, it is a compact version of the widely acclaimed Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania, hailed on its publication in 1996 as the most comprehensive, accurate, and beautiful guide ever produced for the region. This field guide is the one volume that every adventurous traveler to Kenya and northern Tanzania must have."--BOOK JACKET.