Facing extinction
Subtitle: the world's rarest birds and the race to save them
Publisher: Christopher Helm
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781408189665
Table of contents: title: The nature of rarity and the rarity of nature; title: The distribution and causes of rarity; title: Sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius); title: Spoon-billed sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmeus); title: Brazilian merganser (Mergus octosetaceus); title: Royal cinclodes (Cinclodes aricomae); title: Bengal florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis); title: Liben lark (Heteromirafra archeri); title: Yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua suphurea); title: Rarity and extinction on islands; title: Stephens Island wren (Xenicus (Traversia) lyalli); title: Tristan albatross (Diomedea dabbenena); title: Raso lark (Alauda razae); title: Po'ouli (Melamprosops phaeosoma); title: Saving the world's rarest birds; title: Kakapo (Strigops habroptila); title: Asian vultures (Gyps bengalensis, G. tenuirostris, G. indiucs); title: Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi); title: Alagoas curassow (Mitu mitu); title: Spix's macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii); title: Madagascar pochard (Aythya innotata); title: The lost and found; title: Gurney's pitta (Pitta gurenyi); title: Forest owlet (Heteroglaux blewitti); title: Slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) and Eskimo Curlew (N. borealis); title: Rarity and extinction in the future.