Birds of Seychelles / Adrian Skerrett and Tony Disley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skerrett, Adrian, author.

Disley, Tony, author.

Series:

Helm field guides.

Helm Field Guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds--Seychelles.

Birds.

Birds--Seychelles--Identification.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] : Christopher Helm, [2011]

Summary:

The only field guide to every species recorded in Seychelles, covering over 250 species.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Contents

Some Notes on the Digital Edition

Introduction

Acknowledgements

How to Use This Book

Glossary

Topography

Geography

Climate

Organisations and Websites

Important Bird Areas

Species Accounts

PLATE 1: GREBE, DARTER AND CORMORANTS

PLATE 2: PETRELS I

PLATE 3: PETRELS II

PLATE 4: SHEARWATERS

PLATE 5: STORM-PETRELS

PLATE 6: TROPICBIRDS

PLATE 7: BOOBIES

PLATE 8: FRIGATEBIRDS

PLATE 9: BITTERNS AND NIGHT HERON

PLATE 10: STRIATED HERON AND POND HERONS

PLATE 11: EGRETS

PLATE 12: LARGE HERONS, CATTLE EGRET AND FLAMINGO

PLATE 13: IBISES AND STORK

PLATE 14: DABBLING DUCKS

PLATE 15: SHELDUCK, WHISTLING DUCK AND DIVING DUCKS

PLATE 16: LARGER RAPTORS I

PLATE 17: LARGER RAPTORS II

PLATE 18: KESTRELS

PLATE 19: RED-FOOTED FALCONS AND HOBBY

PLATE 20: LARGER FALCONS

PLATE 21: RAILS AND CRAKES

PLATE 22: GALLINULES AND GAMEBIRDS

PLATE 23: 'BLACK-AND-WHITE' SHOREBIRDS AND STONE-CURLEW

PLATE 24: PRATINCOLES

PLATE 25: PLOVERS

PLATE 26: PLOVERS AND TURNSTONE

PLATE 27: SNIPES

PLATE 28: GODWITS AND CURLEWS

PLATE 29: LARGER SANDPIPERS

PLATE 30: MEDIUM-SIZED SANDPIPERS

PLATE 31: STINTS

PLATE 32: SMALLER SANDPIPERS

PLATE 33: VAGRANT WADERS I

PLATE 34: VAGRANT WADERS II

PLATE 35: SKUAS

PLATE 36: SMALLER GULLS

PLATE 37: LARGE GULLS

PLATE 38: TERNS I

PLATE 39: TERNS II

PLATE 40: TERNS III

PLATE 41: TERNS IV

PLATE 42: TERNS V

PLATE 43: TURTLE DOVES

PLATE 44: GROUND DOVE AND BLUE PIGEONS

PLATE 45: PARROTS AND COUCAL

PLATE 46: CUCKOOS

PLATE 47: OWLS AND NIGHTJARS

PLATE 48: SWIFTS

PLATE 49: ROLLERS AND KINGFISHERS

PLATE 50: BEE-EATERS AND HOOPOE

PLATE 51: PIPITS AND LARKS

PLATE 52: SWALLOWS AND MARTINS

PLATE 53: WAGTAILS

PLATE 54: BULBULS AND ROCK THRUSH.

PLATE 55: MAGPIE ROBIN, REDSTART AND CHATS

PLATE 56: WHEATEARS

PLATE 57: REED AND BUSH WARBLERS AND CISTICOLAS

PLATE 58: PHYLLOSCOPUS AND SYLVIA WARBLERS

PLATE 59: FLYCATCHERS AND DRONGO

PLATE 60: WHITE-EYES AND SUNBIRDS

PLATE 61: SHRIKES AND ORIOLE

PLATE 62: STARLINGS AND CROWS

PLATE 63: WAXBILL, SPARROW, FINCHES AND BUNTING

PLATE 64: FODIES

PLATE 65: EXTINCTIONS

Checklist of the Birds of Seychelles

Bird Names in the Official Languages of Seychelles

Distribution of Endemic Taxa

References and Further Reading

Index

Copyright Information

Sounds, Sound Recordists and Localities.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 19, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4081-8124-X

1-4729-8323-8

1-4729-4601-4

OCLC:

960759941