Wildlife of Madeira and the Canary Islands (eBook)

A Photographic Field Guide to Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Butterflies and Dragonflies

John Bowler (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2018
224 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-8926-6 (ISBN)

Infos

This beautifully illustrated photographic field guide is the first to focus on the identification of the fascinating, diverse and unique wildlife of Madeira and the Canary Islands--featuring the birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies and dragonflies that are most likely to be seen. Richly illustrated introductory sections cover the key wildlife sites to visit on each of the islands and provide an overview of the islands' geography, climate, habitat types and current conservation efforts. Stunning colour photographs highlight the key identification features of each species, and the accompanying text covers status, habitat preference, behaviour and, where appropriate, calls. The guide also features an up-to-date distribution map for each species. Complete with an attractive, user-friendly design, this is a must-have guide for all visitors to these magical islands.A beautifully designed and illustrated photographic field guide to the wildlife of Madeira and the Canary IslandsHighlights the islands' unique native species and their conservation statusCovers all birds, land and marine mammals, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies and dragonflies that are likely to be seenFeatures richly illustrated introductory sections on key sites to visit on each of the islands, covering their geography, climate, habitats and conservationIncludes distribution maps for all species, as well as information on occurrence, status, habitat preference, behaviour and calls

Autor

John Bowler is a conservation officer on the island of Tiree in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. He is the author of a number of field guides, including Wildlife of Seychelles (Princeton WILDGuides).

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.5.2018
• Reihe/Serie: WILDGuides
• Reihe/Serie: WILDGuides
• Reihe/Serie: Wildlife Explorer Guides
• Reihe/Serie: Wildlife Explorer Guides
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: Atlantic canary • Atlantic islands • aviary • Barbary falcon • Barbary partridge • Barn Owl • Berthelot's pipit • birdlife international • bird migration • Bird nest • Black-bellied sandgrouse • Black-crowned night heron • Black kite • Black-winged stilt • Bolle's pigeon • Budgerigar • Bulwer's petrel • Bunting (bird) • Canary Islands • Canary Islands chiffchaff • Canary Islands stonechat • Cattle Egret • Common chaffinch • Common quail • Common starling • Courser • damselfly • Desertas petrel • Domestic canary • Egyptian vulture • Eleonora's falcon • El Hierro • Eurasian collared dove • Eurasian golden oriole • Eurasian skylark • Eurasian tree sparrow • Eurasian wigeon • Eurasian woodcock • European goldfinch • European robin • Fea's petrel • Flight feather • Fuerteventura • Gannet • Gran Canaria • Grey plover • Grey Wagtail • gull • Heron • Herring Gull • hoopoe • Houbara bustard • kinglet • Laurel forest • Laurel pigeon • Leaf warbler • Lesser short-toed lark • Lesser whitethroat • Madeira • Madeira firecrest • Madeiran scops owl • Manx shearwater • Marbled duck • Marsh harrier • Meadow Pipit • monarch butterfly • moorhen • Parakeet • Partridge • peregrine falcon • petrel • pipit • plumage • Rock sparrow • Sandgrouse • Sand martin • Sardinian warbler • seabird • Sei whale • Senegal parrot • Song Thrush • Spanish sparrow • Sparrow • Spotted Flycatcher • Tawny Owl • tern • Thrush (bird) • Trocaz pigeon • Trumpeter finch • Tufted duck • wader • wagtail • warbler • waterfowl • West Canary skink • Western yellow wagtail • whimbrel • Wilson's storm petrel • yellow-legged gull • Zino's petrel
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-8926-X / 140088926X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-8926-6 / 9781400889266