A guide to the birds of western Africa
By: Nik Borrow and Ron Demey.
Contributors: Demey, Ron.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Princeton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 832
Subjects: Birds -- Africa, West; Birds -- Africa, West -- Pictorial works
Genres: Pictorial works.
Other titles: Birds of western Africa
Description: "This is a new guide covering the birds of all western African countries, from Senegal and southern Mauritania east to Chad and the Central African Republic and south to Congo. No other field guide covers this region exclusively and in such comprehensive depth." "A Guide to the Birds of Western Africa describes 1,285 species, representing the entire avifauna of the region. There are 147 original color plates, all painted by the same leading illustrator, comprising over 3,000 figures and depicting almost all the species described. The detailed species accounts cover all identifaction criteria, including differences between similar species, voice, habits, habitat, breeding, distribution, and status. The text also features color distribution maps for over 1,100 species, and numerous line drawings illustrate particular aspects of behavior and identification."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 781-800) and indexes.