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Wildlife of the Eastern Caribbean.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holliday, Steve.
- Series:
- WILDGuides Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Caribbean Area.
- Genre:
- Guidebooks
- Rita Cox Black and Caribbean Heritage Collection
- Pictorial works
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (321 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- A richly illustrated photographic field guideThis is the first photographic field identification guide to Eastern Caribbean birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, land crabs, dragonflies, and butterflies. Beautiful and easy-to-use, the guide covers 17 island groups stretching from the Virgin Islands south through the Lesser Antilles, from Anguilla to Grenada, where a unique range of flora and fauna evolved in relative isolation. Around 30 percent of all the species included are endemic to the region. For each island group there is a list of endemic and “don’t miss” species, alongside suggested sites to visit; site accessibility is indicated where possible.Whether you live in the Eastern Caribbean or are visiting, this is an indispensable guide to the spectacular wildlife of its beautiful islands.Covers all the birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, land crabs, dragonflies, and butterflies that are likely to be seen, and includes an introduction to each groupFeatures more than 420 species and over 850 stunning color photosSpecies accounts highlight key identification features and information on distribution and habitat preferencesIncludes richly illustrated introductory sections with maps and habitat informationDetails conservation status and actions for more than 100 globally threatened species
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Maps
- Introduction to the region
- Climate
- Habitats and vegetation
- Conservation
- Wildlife watching
- Introduction to the island groups
- The Virgin Islands
- Anguilla
- St Martin/Sint Maarten
- St Barthélemy (St Barths)
- Saba
- St Eustatius (Statia)
- St Kitts and Nevis
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Montserrat
- Guadeloupe
- Dominica
- Martinique
- St Lucia
- Barbados
- St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG)
- Grenada
- How to use this guide
- Species Accounts
- Birds
- Seabirds
- Waterbirds
- Landbirds
- Mammals
- Marine mammals
- Land mammals
- Bats
- Amphibians
- Reptiles
- Shoreline and land crabs
- Dragonflies and damselflies
- Butterflies
- Other common invertebrates
- Further reading
- Acknowledgments
- Photographic credits
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-691-26991-2
- OCLC:
- 1503845641
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