Birdwatching

This detailed and personalised account introduces the many different kinds of birds that residein and visit the Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur. The author also looksback at the history of the Park to narrate the effort of the establishment andalso draws attention to the urgent need to addre... More

Preface and Acknowledgements / Birds, Birds, Everywhere! / Birds in Indian Culture / Ornithology Through Indian History / Brought in by the Wind: The Wonder of Migration / What good are they to us? Birds in Indian Economy / An Ill Wind Blows: Indian Birds in Danger / The Winds of Change: Conservatio... More

Birdwatching is reckoned to be an important tool for initiating the process of inquiry into the natural world. Birds are colorful, full of movement and diurnal. They capture the popular imagination well and are also important symbols of the conservation movement. In today’s context, with natural h... More

Information to identify all species recorded in Nepal Over 780 species illustrated in colour 110 colour plates with text on facing pages for at a glance reference Concise text covering identification voice habitat altitudinal range distribution and status Introduction includes information on birdwat... More

This book brings together a complete range of information on the cultural and natural history of Central America, the slim geographical bridge that separates two continents and two vast tropical oceans. Chapters by leading authorities discuss geological origins, differences between the surrounding o... More

A" Neotropical Companion is an extraordinarily readable introduction to the American tropics, the lands of Central and South America, their remarkable rainforests and other ecosystems, and the creatures that live there. It is the most comprehensive one-volume guide to the Neotropics available today.... More

Descriptions of the physical appearance of the male and female, in their definitive feathering, in the earlier stages, from hatching to definitive, and different geographic areas and hybrids of the birds of prey of North America... More

"Mark Barrow has written an admirably comprehensive, penetrating, and very readable treatment of the history of ornithology, one that fills a gaping hole in the history of science as well as ornithological literature. This book will surely be the standard account for many years to come."--David E. A... More

The apparent decline in numbers among many species of migratory songbirds is a timely subject in conservation biology, particularly for ornithologists, ecologists, and wildlife managers. This book is an attempt to discuss the problem in full scope. It presents an ambitious, comprehensive assessment ... More

The evolutionary, ecological and behavioral questions posed by obligate brood parasites are among the most intriguing of all contemporary ornithological topics. Avian brood parasites lay their eggs in the nests of other birds and may be a major contributing factor driving several species of songbird... More

The process of bird speciation, or how one bird species turns into another, has fascinated biologists and bird watchers ever since Charles Darwin put forth on The Origin of Species in 1859. In Speciation in Birds, Trevor Price, a University of Chicago professor and leading expert in the field, has w... More