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Birds of New Zealand: A Photographic Guide
Paul Scofield
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Description for Birds of New Zealand: A Photographic Guide
Paperback. A must-have guide for anyone interested in the extraordinary birds in New Zealand Num Pages: 500 pages, 1000 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1256.
A must-have guide for anyone interested in the extraordinary birds in New Zealand
New Zealand’s birdlife developed extraordinary diversity as a consequence of evolving on isolated islands without mammalian predators. For many years, habitat destruction brought on by humans posed a distinct threat to the wide variety of birdlife, but thanks to recent conservation efforts, many of the country’s species of birds are now protected in parks and island sanctuaries. Illustrated with nearly a thousand new photographs from one of New Zealand’s top nature photographers and drawing on the latest information from birders and biologists, Birds of New Zealand ... Read more
A must-have guide for anyone interested in the extraordinary birds in New Zealand
New Zealand’s birdlife developed extraordinary diversity as a consequence of evolving on isolated islands without mammalian predators. For many years, habitat destruction brought on by humans posed a distinct threat to the wide variety of birdlife, but thanks to recent conservation efforts, many of the country’s species of birds are now protected in parks and island sanctuaries. Illustrated with nearly a thousand new photographs from one of New Zealand’s top nature photographers and drawing on the latest information from birders and biologists, Birds of New Zealand ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
500
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
552
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300196825
SKU
V9780300196825
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-20
About Paul Scofield
Paul Scofield is Senior Curator of Natural History at Canterbury Museum in Christchurch, New Zealand. Brent Stephenson operates his own photography business and works as an ornithologist and birding guide.
Reviews for Birds of New Zealand: A Photographic Guide
"Scofield and Stephenson’s book will be a major step above all others in the market, both in its scholarship and the quality of photography. It will be a “must-have” for birders."—Phil Battley, Massey University
Phil Battley “Upon returning from a trip to New Zealand last year, I had one regret: Scofield and Stephenson’s brilliant new guide was not yet ... Read more
Phil Battley “Upon returning from a trip to New Zealand last year, I had one regret: Scofield and Stephenson’s brilliant new guide was not yet ... Read more