Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa

by Terry Stevenson
Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa
Author: Terry Stevenson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 624
Release: 2020-11-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1472986628
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This spectacular new edition of the best-selling Helm field guide of all time covers all resident, migrant and vagrant species found in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Over 1,300 species are illustrated with full details of all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Concise text describes the identification, status, range, habits and voice, with fully updated range maps for each species. This authoritative book will not only be an indispensable guide to the visiting birder, but also a vital tool for those engaged in work to conserve and study the avifauna of the region – East Africa shelters a remarkable diversity of birds, many seriously endangered with small and vulnerable ranges.

Birds of East Africa

by Terry Stevenson
Birds of East Africa
Author: Terry Stevenson
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 631
Release: 2004-12-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0713673478
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This is the first comprehensive field guide dealing exclusively with the birds of this spetacular region. It covers all resident, migrant and vagrant species found in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Over 1300 species are illustrated with full details all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Concise text describes identification, status, range, habits and voice with range maps for each species. This authoritative book will not only be an indispensable guide to the visiting birder, but also a vital tool for those engaged in work to conserve and study the avifauna of this region. East Africa shelters a remarkable diversity of birds, many seriously endangered with small and vulnerable ranges. They form a constantly colourful, noisy and highly extrovert part of the landscape.

Birds of Eastern Africa

by Ber van Perlo
Birds of Eastern Africa
Author: Ber van Perlo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2001
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780691090337
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This is the only pocket guide to all the known birds of eastern Africa, an area nearly half the size of the contiguous United States. Drawing on two decades of visits to the region, van Perlo offers a concise reference whose 96 color plates and accompanying text describe all 1,487 species birders might see.

Pocket Guide to Birds of East Africa

by Dave Richards
Pocket Guide to Birds of East Africa
Author: Dave Richards
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Total Pages: 618
Release: 2016-03-30
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1775843629
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This pocket-sized photographic guide to the birds of East Africa features 296 birds likely to be spotted in the region. Colourful photographs illustrate diagnostic features and plumage differences between male and female or breeding and non-breeding birds. Comparative photographs help differentiate between confusing species. Important distinguishing characteristics are highlighted in the text. Distribution maps and Swahili common names for all species are included. Introduction features a labelled bird diagram, habitat map, glossary and useful advice to birdwatchers. An invaluable guide for visitors to national parks and the many areas in East Africa that are rich in birdlife.

Birds of the Horn of Africa

by Nigel Redman
Birds of the Horn of Africa
Author: Nigel Redman
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 499
Release: 2009-05-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0713665416
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The first field guide to the birds of this varied and fascinating region and a companion to Birds of East Africa by two of the same authors.

Field Guide to East African Reptiles

by Steve Spawls
Field Guide to East African Reptiles
Author: Steve Spawls
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 1238
Release: 2018-01-25
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1472935624
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The revised and updated edition of the definitive guide to the reptiles of this region written by a team of internationally acclaimed herpetologists. East Africa is home to a remarkable assemblage of reptiles, from crocodiles and chameleons to turtles and tortoises, lizards, worm-lizards, and a stunning array of snakes. The region is a true herpetological hot-spot. This fully revised edition of the classic field guide to the region's reptiles explores the full diversity of these animals. With updated text, detailed maps and more than 600 new photographs, this book includes every one of the 500 or so species in the region. All are described and mapped, with virtually every species accompanied by at least one colour photograph. Comprehensive and definitive, Field Guide to East African Reptiles is an essential tool for all naturalists, conservationists, educators, field workers, medical personnel and students in the region.

Birds of the Horn of Africa

by Nigel Redman
Birds of the Horn of Africa
Author: Nigel Redman
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2016-09-20
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0691172897
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Originally published as: Second edition. (Helm field guides): London: Christopher Helm, 2011.

A Field Guide to Birds of the Gambia and Senegal

by Clive Barlow
A Field Guide to Birds of the Gambia and Senegal
Author: Clive Barlow
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780300115741
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This comprehensive book is the first field guide to the birds of The Gambia and Senegal, an area of West Africa popular with birders for its many tropical African birds. The guide provides full accounts of over 660 bird species and depicts nearly all of these in 48 beautiful color plates. "A first-rate book that is a fine contribution to bird literature. For the birder who has everything, this makes a great gift.”--Roy John, Canadian Field-Naturalist "A beautiful, succinct and very useful guide to the region's bird life."--Clay E. Corbin, Quarterly Review of Biology

Birds of Kenya & Northern Tanzania

by Dale Allen Zimmerman
Birds of Kenya & Northern Tanzania
Author: Dale Allen Zimmerman
Publisher: Christopher Helm Publishers, Incorporated
Total Pages: 576
Release: 2005
Genre: Birds
ISBN: 9780713675504
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This field guide is an abridged edition of the very successful Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzaniawritten by the same authors. It covers all 1089 bird species known from the region, including vagrants. This book combines the format and detailed treatment of the larger version with the convenience of a field guide. All the species are illustrated with full details of all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Concise text describes identification, status, range, habits and voice with range maps for nearly every species. This authoritative book will not only be an indispensable guide to the visiting birder, but also a vital tool for those engaged in work to conserve and study the avifauna of these countries.