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Rare Birds of North America

Author : Steve N. G. Howell
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691117969
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Rare Birds of North America written by Steve N. G. Howell and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-02-16 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive illustrated guide to North America's vagrant birds Rare Birds of North America is the first comprehensive illustrated guide to the vagrant birds that occur throughout the United States and Canada. Featuring 275 stunning color plates, this book covers 262 species originating from three very different regions—the Old World, the New World tropics, and the world's oceans. It explains the causes of avian vagrancy and breaks down patterns of occurrence by region and season, enabling readers to see where, when, and why each species occurs in North America. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, taxonomy, age, sex, distribution, and status. Rare Birds of North America provides unparalleled insights into vagrancy and avian migration, and will enrich the birding experience of anyone interested in finding and observing rare birds. Covers 262 species of vagrant birds found in the United States and Canada Features 275 stunning color plates that depict every species Explains patterns of occurrence by region and season Provides an invaluable overview of vagrancy patterns and migration Includes detailed species accounts and cutting-edge identification tips

The World's Rarest Birds

Author : Erik Hirschfeld
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400844908
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book The World's Rarest Birds written by Erik Hirschfeld and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-17 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated survey of the world's most endangered birds This illustrated book vividly depicts the most endangered birds in the world and provides the latest information on the threats each species faces and the measures being taken to save them. Today, 571 bird species are classified as critically endangered or endangered, and a further four now exist only in captivity. This landmark book features stunning photographs of 500 of these species—the results of a prestigious international photographic competition organized specifically for this book. It also showcases paintings by acclaimed wildlife artist Tomasz Cofta of the 75 species for which no photos are known to exist. The World's Rarest Birds has introductory chapters that explain the threats to birds, the ways threat categories are applied, and the distinction between threat and rarity. The book is divided into seven regional sections—Europe and the Middle East; Africa and Madagascar; Asia; Australasia; Oceanic Islands; North America, Central America, and the Caribbean; and South America. Each section includes an illustrated directory to the bird species under threat there, and gives a concise description of distribution, status, population, key threats, and conservation needs. This one-of-a-kind book also provides coverage of 62 data-deficient species.

Rare Bird

Author : Maria Mudd Ruth
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1594858365
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (948 download)

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Download or read book Rare Bird written by Maria Mudd Ruth and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Rare insights into the trials and joys of scientific discovery.” —Publisher’s Weekly

On Rare Birds

Author : Anita Albus
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762774835
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book On Rare Birds written by Anita Albus and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A passionate natural history of extinct and endangered bird species from around the world.

Our Rarer British Breeding Birds

Author : Richard Kearton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Our Rarer British Breeding Birds written by Richard Kearton and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird

Author : Alvin Powell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780811734486
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird written by Alvin Powell and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1970s, a never-before-seen species of bird was discovered in Hawaii; thirty years later, only a few pooulis were left, and scientists raced to save the species from extinction. This true-life scientific adventure story describes those efforts and why they were doomed to fail, offering a poignant examination of the Endangered Species Acts effectiveness.

The Rarest Bird in the World

Author : Vernon R. L Head
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1681771063
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book The Rarest Bird in the World written by Vernon R. L Head and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part detective story, part love affair, and pure adventure storytelling at its best, a celebration of the thrill of exploration and the lure of wild places during the search for the elusive Nechisar Nightjar. In 1990, a group of Cambridge scientists arrived at the Plains of Nechisar in Ethiopia. On that expedition, they collected more than two dozen specimens, saw more than three hundred species of birds, and a plethora of rare butterflies, dragonflies, reptiles, mammals, and plants. As they were gathering up their findings, a wing of an unidentified bird was packed into a brown paper bag. It was to become the most famous wing in the world. This wing would set the world of science aflutter. Experts were mystified. The wing was entirely unique. It was like nothing they had ever seem before. Could a new species be named based on just one wing? After much discussion, a new species was announced: Nechisar Nightjar, or Camprimulgus Solala, which means "only wing." And so birdwatchers like Vernon began to dream. Twenty-two years later, he joins an expedition of four to find this rarest bird in the world. In this gem of nature writing, Vernon captivates and enchants as he recounts the searches by spotlight through the Ethiopian plains, and allows the reader to mediate on nature, exploration, our need for wild places, and the human compulsion to name things. The Rarest Bird in the World is a celebration of a certain way of seeing the world, and will bring out the explorer in in everyone who reads it.

Birds of the Canary Islands

Author : Eduardo Garcia-del-Rey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147298322X
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book Birds of the Canary Islands written by Eduardo Garcia-del-Rey and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential guide to birds of the Canary Islands, an area with an impressive range of species This comprehensive guide covers all bird species found in the Canary Islands, a group of beautiful islands that are home to endemics such as the Blue Chaffinch, and are one of the best places in the world to see a number of rare species. The book covers every species recorded in the Canary Islands, including vagrants. Included are 73 colour plates illustrating more than 300 species, with text on facing pages for quick and easy reference. The concise text covers status, distribution, habitat, identification, voice and taxonomy. Also incorporated is an introduction with information on the geography and climate of the Canary Islands, plus habitats, birding sites and conservation.

Extremely Rare Birds in the Western Palearctic

Author : Marcel Haas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788496553835
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (538 download)

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Download or read book Extremely Rare Birds in the Western Palearctic written by Marcel Haas and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

How to Know the Birds

Author : Ted Floyd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1426220030
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book How to Know the Birds written by Ted Floyd and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this elegant narrative, celebrated naturalist Ted Floyd guides you through a year of becoming a better birder. Choosing 200 top avian species to teach key lessons, Floyd introduces a new, holistic approach to bird watching and shows how to use the tools of the 21st century to appreciate the natural world we inhabit together whether city, country or suburbs." -- From book jacket.

Rare Bird

Author : Anna Whiston-Donaldson
Publisher : Convergent Books
ISBN 13 : 1601425201
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Rare Bird written by Anna Whiston-Donaldson and published by Convergent Books. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A masterpiece of hope, love, and the resilience and ferocity of the human spirit.”—Glennon Doyle Melton, from the foreword “Profound, tender, honest—and utterly unforgettable.”—Gretchen Rubin “I wish I had nothing to say on the matter of loss, but I do. Because one day I encouraged my two kids to go out and play in the rain, and only one came home. . . .” On an ordinary September day, twelve-year-old Jack is swept away in a freak neighborhood flood. His parents and younger sister are left to wrestle with awful questions: How could God let this happen? Can we ever be happy again? In Rare Bird, Anna Whiston-Donaldson unfolds a mother’s story of loss that leads, in time, to enduring hope. This is a book about facing impossible circumstances and desperately wishing you could turn back the clock. It is about discovering that you’re braver than you think. It is about the flicker of hope and the realization that in times of heartbreak, God is closer than your own skin. With this unforgettable account of a family’s love and longing, Anna will draw you deeper into a divine goodness that keeps us—beyond all earthly circumstances—safe.

Rare Birds

Author : Elizabeth Gehrman
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 0807010782
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Rare Birds written by Elizabeth Gehrman and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiring story of David Wingate, a living legend among birders, who brought the Bermuda petrel back from presumed extinction Rare Birds is a tale of obsession, of hope, of fighting for redemption against incredible odds. It is the story of how Bermuda’s David Wingate changed the world—or at least a little slice of it—despite the many voices telling him he was crazy to try. This tiny island in the middle of the North Atlantic was once the breeding ground for millions of Bermuda petrels. Also known as cahows, the graceful and acrobatic birds fly almost nonstop most of their lives, drinking seawater and sleeping on the wing. But shortly after humans arrived here, more than three centuries ago, the cahows had vanished, eaten into extinction by the country’s first settlers. Then, in the early 1900s, tantalizing hints of the cahows’ continued existence began to emerge. In 1951, an American ornithologist and a Bermudian naturalist mounted a last-ditch effort to find the birds that had come to seem little more than a legend, bringing a teenage Wingate—already a noted birder—along for the ride. When the stunned scientists pulled a blinking, docile cahow from deep within a rocky cliffside, it made headlines around the world—and told Wingate what he was put on this earth to do. Starting with just seven nesting pairs of the birds, Wingate would devote his life to giving the cahows the chance they needed in their centuries-long struggle for survival — battling hurricanes, invasive species, DDT, the American military, and personal tragedy along the way. It took six decades of obsessive dedication, but the cahow, still among the rarest of seabirds, has reached the hundred-pair mark and continues its nail-biting climb to repopulation. And Wingate has seen his dream fulfilled as the birds returned to Nonsuch, an island habitat he hand-restored for them plant-by-plant in anticipation of this day. His passion for resuscitating this “Lazarus species” has made him an icon among birders, and his story is an inspiring celebration of the resilience of nature, the power of persistence, and the value of going your own way.

Rare Birds

Author : Amanda De Cadenet
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781576872666
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (726 download)

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Download or read book Rare Birds written by Amanda De Cadenet and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rare Birds, a 10-year retrospective, is the first monograph by Amanda de Cadenet showcasing intimate images of compelling personalities published here for the first time. Defying superficial interpretation and representation, Rare Birds humanises our pop culture idols, placing them alongside equally compelling people from everyday life. Be it her daughter Atlanta, her boyfriend, celebrity friends or the odd and unusual people she encounters on the street, de Cadenet's photographs capture a subtie, ambiguous and unconventional beauty.

Facing Extinction

Author : Paul Donald
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408189666
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Facing Extinction written by Paul Donald and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-12-19 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines extinction in birds, with case studies of critically endangered species and the research initiatives designed to save them.

Atlas of Rare Birds

Author : Dominic Couzens
Publisher : Bloomsbury Wildlife
ISBN 13 : 9781847735355
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (353 download)

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Download or read book Atlas of Rare Birds written by Dominic Couzens and published by Bloomsbury Wildlife. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All life depends on plants but they are often taken for granted in our everyday lives. It is easy to ignore the fact that we are facing a crisis, with scientists estimating that one third of all flowering plant species are threatened with extinction. "Modern Day Arks" considers the essential conservation role of botanic gardens. Chapters feature gardens from around the world, including the UK, US, Australia, Germany, Turkey, Uganda, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil and China, revealing how a global network is striving to save our botanical heritage. Comments and photographs from the botanists involved lend an important personal angle to the text and reveal the important but little-known work that goes on behind the scenes of these beautiful gardens. In this elegant and engaging book, Sara Oldfield shows how botanic gardens truly are 'modern day arks' safeguarding species and saving resources on which we may soon depend. It is to be published in 2010, a year that sees the culmination of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation.

Stories of Our Rare Animals and Birds

Author : Hseham Amrahs
Publisher : Mahesh Dutt Sharma
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stories of Our Rare Animals and Birds written by Hseham Amrahs and published by Mahesh Dutt Sharma. This book was released on 2024-01-12 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Stories of Our Rare Animals and Birds" is not merely a documentation of the struggles faced by endangered species; it is a call to action. By blending storytelling with scientific rigor, the book transcends the boundaries of traditional nature writing, making a compelling case for the preservation of our planet's rare and endangered wildlife. In an era where the conservation of biodiversity is more critical than ever, this book serves as both a tribute to the wonders of the natural world and a rallying cry for its protection.

Old Blue

Author : Mary Elizabeth Taylor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781775432371
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (323 download)

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Download or read book Old Blue written by Mary Elizabeth Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 1979 the black robin of the Chatham Islands was on the brink of extinction, with only five birds left. When the Wildlife Service intervened to rescue them in 1980, there was only one female who could lay fertile eggs. She became known as Old Blue. Today there are 200 or more living black robins - all of them her descendants"--Publisher information.