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Woodpeckers of the World: The Complete Guide
Gerard Gorman
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Description for Woodpeckers of the World: The Complete Guide
Hardcover. This new book covers all 250 species of woodpeckers. Concise text looks at the biollogy of birds, voice, habitat, status, racial variation and distribution. Series: Helm Photographic Guides. Num Pages: 528 pages, More than 700 photos. BIC Classification: WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1454.
The first definitive photographic guide to woodpeckers, covering all 239 species. Woodpeckers remain one of the most popular families of birds, and they are certainly one of the more unusual. Their legendary ability to excavate holes in wood is well known, and they are uniquely adapted for living in trees - though a few species have become more adapted to ground-dwelling. The family ranges from the tiny piculets of tropical forests to the mighty Imperial Woodpecker of Mexico, sadly now extinct. In between there is a considerable variety of species, all of a roughly similar shape and ... Read more
The first definitive photographic guide to woodpeckers, covering all 239 species. Woodpeckers remain one of the most popular families of birds, and they are certainly one of the more unusual. Their legendary ability to excavate holes in wood is well known, and they are uniquely adapted for living in trees - though a few species have become more adapted to ground-dwelling. The family ranges from the tiny piculets of tropical forests to the mighty Imperial Woodpecker of Mexico, sadly now extinct. In between there is a considerable variety of species, all of a roughly similar shape and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Helm Photographic Guides
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408147153
SKU
V9781408147153
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Gerard Gorman
Gerard Gorman is a freelance birder and author based in Hungary. He is widely regarded as Eastern Europe's most accomplished birding guide and is the author of several books, including The Birds of Hungary (1996), Woodpeckers of Europe (2004) and Birding in Eastern Europe (2006).
Reviews for Woodpeckers of the World: The Complete Guide
A beautiful book.
Daily Express
This is by far the best and most comprehensive set of woodpecker images ever assembled and their overall standard is exceptional.
Rare Bird Alert
...an attractive, accessible and inviting work.
Into the Woods and Elsewhere
...this is a great book...the only photographic guide to include all woodpecker species on ... Read more
Daily Express
This is by far the best and most comprehensive set of woodpecker images ever assembled and their overall standard is exceptional.
Rare Bird Alert
...an attractive, accessible and inviting work.
Into the Woods and Elsewhere
...this is a great book...the only photographic guide to include all woodpecker species on ... Read more