The World's Rarest Birds.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hirschfeld, Erik.

Contributor:

Swash, Andy.

Still, Robert.

Series:

WILDGuides Series

WILDGuides Series ; v.55

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2013.

Summary:

No detailed description available for "The World's Rarest Birds".

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

The World's Rarest initiative

Introduction to the world's birds

Diversity and distribution

Endemic Bird Areas

Important Bird Areas

Birds and humans

The world's rarest birds

The IUCN/BirdLife species category assignment process

Going or gone?

The known unknowns

The distribution of threatened birds

Last chances to save

The threats birds face

Agriculture and aquaculture

Logging/plant harvesting

Invasive and other problematic species

Hunting and trapping

Residential and commercial development

Fire and fire management

Climate change and severe weather

Geological events

Human disturbance

Pollution

Transport and other infrastructure

Energy production and mining

Dams and water abstraction

Fishing

The need for conservation

Threats without borders

The Regional Directories (see overleaf for full listing)

Structure of the regional sections

Glossary of terms

Acknowledgements

APPENDIX 1 - Extinct Species

APPENDIX 2 - The bird families with globally threatened species

Index

The Regional Directories

Europe and the Middle East

The conservation challenges

Regional Directory

Africa and Madagascar

Africa and Madagascar - the conservation challenges

THREATENED BIRD HOTSPOT - Madagascar

THREATENED BIRD HOTSPOT - Angola

CONSERVATION CHALLENGE - Grassland Management

Asia

Asia - the conservation challenges

THREATENED BIRD HOTSPOT - The Philippines

THREATENED BIRD HOTSPOT - Indonesia

CONSERVATION CHALLENGE - Vultures

CONSERVATION CHALLENGE - Bustards

CONSERVATION CHALLENGE - Hornbills

CONSERVATION CHALLENGE - The world's most threatened flyway

Australasia

Australasia - the conservation challenges.

THREATENED BIRD HOTSPOT - Australia

THREATENED BIRD HOTSPOT - New Zealand

THREATENED BIRD HOTSPOT - Australasian Islands

THREATENED BIRD HOTSPOT - New Caledonia

Oceanic Islands

Oceanic islands - the conservation challenges

THREATENED BIRD HOTSPOT - Hawaii

THREATENED BIRD HOTSPOT - Polynesia &amp

Micronesia

THREATENED BIRD HOTSPOT - Galápagos

THREATENED BIRD HOTSPOT - Indian Ocean Islands

THREATENED BIRD HOTSPOT - Atlantic Ocean Islands

CONSERVATION CHALLENGE - The albatross conundrum

The Caribbean, North and Central America

The threatened birds - an overview

THREATENED BIRD HOTSPOT - The Caribbean

THREATENED BIRD HOTSPOT - North America

THREATENED BIRD HOTSPOT - Central America

South America

South America - the bird continent

THREATENED BIRD HOTSPOT - Chocó (Colombia and Ecuador)

THREATENED BIRD HOTSPOT - Peru

THREATENED BIRD HOTSPOT - The Amazon Basin

THREATENED BIRD HOTSPOT - The Atlantic Forest

CONSERVATION CHALLENGE - Hunting and trapping

Data Deficient Species.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Hirschfeld, Erik The World's Rarest Birds

ISBN:

9781400844906

OCLC:

865329737