Birds of Africa: Volume VIII

The Malagasy Region: Madagascar, Seychelles, Comoros, Mascarenes

AvRoger Safford,Frank Hawkins

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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This is the eighth volume in the Birds of Africa series, looking at the rich avifauna of the world's second largest continent.Universally recognised as by far the most authoritative work ever published on the subject, The Birds of Africa is a superb multi-contributor reference work, with encyclopaedic species texts, stunning paintings of all species and numerous subspecies, informative line drawings, detailed range maps, and extensive bibliographies. Each volume contains an Introduction to bring you up to date with the latest developments in African ornithology, including the evolution and biogeography of African birds. Diagnoses of the families and genera, often with superspecies maps, are followed by the comprehensive species accounts themselves. These include descriptions of range and status, field characters, voice, general habits, food, and breeding habits. Full bibliographies, acoustic references, and indexes complete this scholarly work of reference.This eighth and final volume covers the Malagasy region which comprises Madagascar and the various islands and archipelagos of the Indian Ocean including the Seychelles, the Comoros, Mauritius and Réunion. Every resident and migrant species is covered in full detail, comparable to other volumes in the series, and with a colour map for each species. Vagrants are treated in less detail. All species are illustrated on a beautiful series of 64 colour plates, with original artwork from John Gale and Brian Small.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-04-09
Mått:25 x 25 x 25 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:1 024
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustratör:John Gale, Brian Small
ISBN:9781399427524

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Roger Safford is Senior Programme Manager at BirdLife International, and Frank Hawkins is Vice-President for Africa and Madagascar at Conservation International. Both authors have worked extensively in the region for many years, and have an unrivalled knowledge of its avifauna. They have each authored many publications on the birds of the Malagasy region.

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...this stone tablet of a tome contains pretty much all you need to know on the birds of the African Indian Ocean or Malagasy region. ...This volume really does serve as an excellent deep reference

Innehållsförteckning

Plate ListAuthorshipAcknowledgementsThe Malagasy Region The region, its islands and its territoriesScope of the bookPhysical Geography, Climate and VegetationGeological historyGeneral features of the regionMadagascarSeychellesComorosMascarenesOuter IslandsBirds Species Across the RegionBird biogeography and evolutionCurrent status of birds of the Malagasy regionConservationOrganisation of this BookColour PlatesVagrant Colour PlatesReferences of Original Scientific DescriptionsBibliographyIndexes

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