Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa

2020-11-12
Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa

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  • Author: Terry Stevenson
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
  • ISBN: 1472986628
  • Category : Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 624

This spectacular new edition of the best-selling Helm field guide of all time covers all resident, migrant and vagrant species found in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Over 1,300 species are illustrated with full details of all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Concise text describes the identification, status, range, habits and voice, with fully updated range maps for each species. This authoritative book will not only be an indispensable guide to the visiting birder, but also a vital tool for those engaged in work to conserve and study the avifauna of the region – East Africa shelters a remarkable diversity of birds, many seriously endangered with small and vulnerable ranges.

Birds of East Africa

2004-12-01
Birds of East Africa

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  • Author: Terry Stevenson
  • Publisher: A&C Black
  • ISBN: 0713673478
  • Category : Nature
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 631

This is the first comprehensive field guide dealing exclusively with the birds of this spetacular region. It covers all resident, migrant and vagrant species found in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Over 1300 species are illustrated with full details all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Concise text describes identification, status, range, habits and voice with range maps for each species. This authoritative book will not only be an indispensable guide to the visiting birder, but also a vital tool for those engaged in work to conserve and study the avifauna of this region. East Africa shelters a remarkable diversity of birds, many seriously endangered with small and vulnerable ranges. They form a constantly colourful, noisy and highly extrovert part of the landscape.

Birds of Eastern Africa

2001
Birds of Eastern Africa

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  • Author: Ber van Perlo
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9780691090337
  • Category : Nature
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 301

This is the only pocket guide to all the known birds of eastern Africa, an area nearly half the size of the contiguous United States. Drawing on two decades of visits to the region, van Perlo offers a concise reference whose 96 color plates and accompanying text describe all 1,487 species birders might see.

Pocket Guide to Birds of East Africa

2016-03-30
Pocket Guide to Birds of East Africa

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  • Author: Dave Richards
  • Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
  • ISBN: 1775843629
  • Category : Nature
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 160

This pocket-sized photographic guide to the birds of East Africa features 296 birds likely to be spotted in the region. Colourful photographs illustrate diagnostic features and plumage differences between male and female or breeding and non-breeding birds. Comparative photographs help differentiate between confusing species. Important distinguishing characteristics are highlighted in the text. Distribution maps and Swahili common names for all species are included. Introduction features a labelled bird diagram, habitat map, glossary and useful advice to birdwatchers. An invaluable guide for visitors to national parks and the many areas in East Africa that are rich in birdlife.

Field Guide to Common Trees & Shrubs of East Africa

2019-03-01
Field Guide to Common Trees & Shrubs of East Africa

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  • Author: Najma Dharani
  • Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
  • ISBN: 1775846091
  • Category : Nature
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 1644

Fully updated and expanded, this third edition of the top-selling Field Guide to Common Trees & Shrubs of East Africa now features more than 520 of the trees and shrubs – indigenous and naturalized exotics – commonly found in the region. Each of the four sections – trees, shrubs, palms and mangroves – is arranged in alphabetical order according to scientific name. The book features: an informative introduction to families. Species accounts describing the plants’ habitat, bark, leaves, flowers and fruit. General and commercial applications and uses in traditional medicine. Almost 2,000 photographs depicting the species, its fruit, flowers and bark. Glossaries, both textual and illustrated, of botanical and medical terms. An invaluable ID guide to the trees and shrubs in gardens, parks and along roadsides of East Africa.

Birds of the Horn of Africa

2009-05-11
Birds of the Horn of Africa

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  • Author: Nigel Redman
  • Publisher: A&C Black
  • ISBN: 0713665416
  • Category : Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 499

The first field guide to the birds of this varied and fascinating region and a companion to Birds of East Africa by two of the same authors.

Field Guide to East African Reptiles

2018-01-25
Field Guide to East African Reptiles

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  • Author: Steve Spawls
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
  • ISBN: 1472935624
  • Category : Nature
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 1238

The revised and updated edition of the definitive guide to the reptiles of this region written by a team of internationally acclaimed herpetologists. East Africa is home to a remarkable assemblage of reptiles, from crocodiles and chameleons to turtles and tortoises, lizards, worm-lizards, and a stunning array of snakes. The region is a true herpetological hot-spot. This fully revised edition of the classic field guide to the region's reptiles explores the full diversity of these animals. With updated text, detailed maps and more than 600 new photographs, this book includes every one of the 500 or so species in the region. All are described and mapped, with virtually every species accompanied by at least one colour photograph. Comprehensive and definitive, Field Guide to East African Reptiles is an essential tool for all naturalists, conservationists, educators, field workers, medical personnel and students in the region.

Field Guide to the Birds of Ghana

2020-01-09
Field Guide to the Birds of Ghana

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  • Author: Nik Borrow
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
  • ISBN: 147298109X
  • Category : Nature
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 352

Ghana is one of the safest and most accessible countries in Western Africa and is rapidly becoming a top tourist destination. This dedicated country field guide uses illustrations from the acclaimed Birds of Western Africa, which have been recomposed into a new set of plates, with new text and maps specific to Ghana. The result is a compact and up-to-date guide to all the birds of Ghana.

Birds of the Horn of Africa

2016-09-20
Birds of the Horn of Africa

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  • Author: Nigel Redman
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • ISBN: 0691172897
  • Category : Nature
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 512

Originally published as: Second edition. (Helm field guides): London: Christopher Helm, 2011.

Birds of Kenya & Northern Tanzania

2005
Birds of Kenya & Northern Tanzania

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  • Author: Dale Allen Zimmerman
  • Publisher: Christopher Helm Publishers, Incorporated
  • ISBN: 9780713675504
  • Category : Birds
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 576

This field guide is an abridged edition of the very successful Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzaniawritten by the same authors. It covers all 1089 bird species known from the region, including vagrants. This book combines the format and detailed treatment of the larger version with the convenience of a field guide. All the species are illustrated with full details of all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Concise text describes identification, status, range, habits and voice with range maps for nearly every species. This authoritative book will not only be an indispensable guide to the visiting birder, but also a vital tool for those engaged in work to conserve and study the avifauna of these countries.