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Reed and Bush Warblers
Peter Kennerley
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Description for Reed and Bush Warblers
Hardcover. This authoritative handbook covers the identification of this difficult group of warblers in breathtaking detail, illustrated with line drawings, sonograms, wonderful colour plates and photographs. It is destined to become the ultimate reference for these challenging birds. Illustrator(s): Small, Brian. Series: Helm Identification Guides. Num Pages: 712 pages, 48 colour plates. BIC Classification: GBC; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 180 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1912.
This detailed and comprehensive identification guide follows in the mould of Sylvia Warblers and Pipits and Wagtails. It primarily covers the genera Acrocephalus, Locustella, Cettia and Bradypterus, together with a few smaller related genera. To the uninitiated, these are the archetypal 'little brown jobs' and as if they weren't hard enough to identify anyway, many of them are hard to see as well! This authoritative handbook covers their identification in breathtaking detail, illustrated with line drawings, sonograms, wonderful colour plates and photographs. It is destined to become the ultimate reference for these challenging birds.
This detailed and comprehensive identification guide follows in the mould of Sylvia Warblers and Pipits and Wagtails. It primarily covers the genera Acrocephalus, Locustella, Cettia and Bradypterus, together with a few smaller related genera. To the uninitiated, these are the archetypal 'little brown jobs' and as if they weren't hard enough to identify anyway, many of them are hard to see as well! This authoritative handbook covers their identification in breathtaking detail, illustrated with line drawings, sonograms, wonderful colour plates and photographs. It is destined to become the ultimate reference for these challenging birds.
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
712
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Series
Helm Identification Guides
Condition
New
Number of Pages
712
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780713660227
SKU
V9780713660227
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Peter Kennerley
Peter Kennerley has ringed and watched warblers in Hong Kong for many years, and David Pearson is an authority on the African species. Both authors have published extensively on the subject. Brian Small is a highly regarded bird illustrator with several books to his credit. His warblers are particularly outstanding.
Reviews for Reed and Bush Warblers
'destined to become the ultimate reference for these challenging birds' Birdbooker report website (12th November 2010) 'Full of amazingly comprehensive data, yet extending an invitation to a world in which so much waits to be discovered, Reed and Bush Warblers is a Premiership-level 'keeper' for sure. A magnum opus, worth of addition to any birder's library.' Birdwatch (April 2011) ... Read more