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Record Nr.

UNINA9910693502003321

Autore

Hayman Peter

Titolo

Shorebirds : an identification guide to the waders of the world / / Peter Hayman, John Marchant and Tony Prater

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Christopher Helm, , [2011]

©2011

ISBN

1-283-29418-4

9786613294180

1-4081-3515-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (413 p.)

Collana

Helm identification guides

Disciplina

598.33

Soggetti

Shore birds - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Digital editions published 2011.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; How to use this book; How to identify waders; General notes on families and groups of waders; Conservation of wader habitats and species; How to study waders; Acknowledgements; Notes on the plates; Colour plates, facing captions and distribution maps; JACANIDAE; ROSTRATULIDAE; DROMADIDAE; HAEMATOPODIDAE; IBIDORHYNCHIDAE; RECURVIROSTRIDAE; BURHINIDAE; GLAREOLIDAE; CHARADRIIDAE; PLUVIANELLIDAE; SCOLOPACIDAE; THINOCORIDAE; Tables; Appendix; General bibliography; Specific bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is a review of the whole family of waders.