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Roberts Guide to the Nests and Eggs of Southern African Birds
Warwick Tarboton
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Description for Roberts Guide to the Nests and Eggs of Southern African Birds
Paperback. This new field guide deals with the nesting habits of the 730 bird species known to breed in southern Africa. It is set out in a standard field-guide format (text pages facing colour plates), covering 4-5 species per double-page spread. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 322 x 23. Weight in Grams: 936. 416 pages, illustrations. This new field guide deals with the nesting habits of the 730 bird species known to breed in southern Africa. It is set out in a standard field-guide format (text pages facing colour plates), covering 4-5 species per double-page spread. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFM; WNCB. Dimension: 179 x 322 x 23. Weight: 936.
Filled with beautiful images, this new field guide presents the nesting habits of the 730 bird species known to breed in southern Africa. From vultures and eagles to waxbills and cisticolas, this comprehensively cross-referenced book contains up-to-date information about each species—when and where they nest, what the nest and eggs look like, and how long it takes for the eggs to hatch. A perfect gift for nature-lovers, it also includes accurately colored, life-size reproductions of all the species’ eggs, no matter how big or small.
Filled with beautiful images, this new field guide presents the nesting habits of the 730 bird species known to breed in southern Africa. From vultures and eagles to waxbills and cisticolas, this comprehensively cross-referenced book contains up-to-date information about each species—when and where they nest, what the nest and eggs look like, and how long it takes for the eggs to hatch. A perfect gift for nature-lovers, it also includes accurately colored, life-size reproductions of all the species’ eggs, no matter how big or small.
Product Details
Publisher
Jacana Media
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
978g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Johannesburg, South Africa
ISBN
9780620506298
SKU
V9780620506298
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-12
About Warwick Tarboton
Warwik Tarboton is a former specialist scientist in ornithology at the Transvaal Directorate of Nature Conservation and the former president of BirdLife South Africa. He is also the recipient of the Gill Memorial Medal for services to ornithology south of the Zambezi and the Stevenson-Hamilton Award for exceptional contributions to zoology.
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