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The Atlas of Birds : Diversity, Behavior, and Conservation.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Unwin, Mike.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (145 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.
- Summary:
- No detailed description available for "The Atlas of Birds".
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Introduction
- Acknowledgements
- Photo Credits
- PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO BIRDS
- Bird Beginnings
- Fit for Purpose
- Feathers
- PART TWO: WHERE BIRDS LIVE
- Bird Habitats
- Country Counts
- Endemic Birds
- Important Bird Areas
- Europe
- Asia &
- the Middle East
- Africa
- The Americas
- Australasia
- Antarctica, Oceans &
- Islands
- PART THREE: BIRDS IN ORDER
- Ratites &
- Tinamous
- Game Birds to Grebes
- Storks to Cranes
- Seabirds &
- Shorebirds
- Birds of Prey
- Pigeons to Cuckoos
- Owls to Hummingbirds
- Kingfishers to Mousebirds
- Passerines: Perching Birds
- PART FOUR: HOW BIRDS LIVE
- Taking to the Air
- By Land &
- Water
- Finding Food
- Sense &
- Sensitivity
- Showing Off
- From Egg to Adult
- Living Together
- Birds on the Move
- Flyways
- Different Journeys
- PART FIVE: BIRDS AND PEOPLE
- Birds on the Menu
- Putting Birds to Use
- Birds in Culture
- Learning from Birds
- Conflicts with Birds
- Birds for Pleasure
- PART SIX BIRDS UNDER THREAT
- Extinction
- Birds under Threat
- Losing Land
- Infrastructure &
- Pollution
- Birds Wanted: Dead or Alive
- Alien Invasion
- All at Sea
- Warming Up
- PART SEVEN: PROTECTING BIRDS
- BirdLife International
- Campaigns &
- Conventions
- Saving Species
- Protecting Places
- People Power
- PART EIGHT: BIRD TABLE
- Sources
- Bird Index
- General Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Unwin, Mike The Atlas of Birds
- ISBN:
- 9781400838257
- OCLC:
- 755702435
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