Many warblers are notoriously difficult to identify in the field (and even in the hand!) and, until now, there has been no definitive guide to the species of these regions.
This guide covers 145 species, covering all aspects of identification. The text includes sections on moult, voice, habitat and behaviour, distribution and measurements.
All species (and many races) are illustrated within the 48 colour plates, and there is also a colour distribution map for each species, with a wealth of line drawings complementing the text.
Many groups and species of warbler, such as prinias and tailorbirds, have never been described or illustrated in this detail before. Moreover, the book covers recently described series new to science and brings up to date the latest thinking on taxonomic treatment.
Autorentext
Kevin Baker has been birdwatching for over 30 years, and has been a fully licensed bird ringer for 25 years. He has travelled extensively both birdwatching and ringing, and has undertaken expeditions as far afield as Thailand specifically to study warblers. He has dedicated the last test years ringing warblers to research this guide.
Kevin has written and illustrated a number of articles and papers on warbler identification and is the author of the highly regarded Identification Guide to European Non-Passerines. He works for the British Trust for Ornithology as licensing officer in their ringing unit.
Inhalt
Introduction
Acknowledgements
About the Book
General notes on warblers and their relationships
Warbler topography
Identifying warblers
Colour plates and distribution maps (23-120)
Species accounts (121-389)
Bibliography
Index