Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa: Kenya Tanzania Uganda Rwanda Burundi

by Stevenson, Terry; Fanshawe, John; Small, Brian; Gale, John; Arlott, Norman

• ISBN13: 9780856610790
• ISBN10: 0856610798
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr

Summary

Birds of East Africa is the first comprehensive field guide to this spectacular birding region--and one of the best to any region in the world. Covering all resident, migrant, and vagrant birds of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi, this small and compact guide describes and illustrates a remarkable 1,388 species in convenient facing-page layout. Featuring 287 new color plates with 3,400 images painstakingly rendered by three experienced artists, the guide illustrates all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Set opposite the plates are range maps and concise accounts describing identification, status, range, habits, and voice for each species. Introductory sections provide notes on how to use the species accounts, the nomenclature adopted, conservation issues, where to send records, and maps of protected and other important bird areas.Between them, Terry Stevenson and John Fanshawe have more than 40 years' experience leading bird tours and conducting conservation work in East Africa. The region shelters a remarkable diversity of birds, including many seriously threatened species with small and vulnerable ranges. The region's birds form a constantly colorful, noisy, and highly extroverted part of the landscape. The book is sure to become an indispensable guide for anyone interested in studying or conserving birds in East Africa, as well as the many visitors who simply want to enjoy the sheer beauty of its birds.First comprehensive field guide to the countries of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and BurundiCovers 1,388 species, with 3,400 color images on 287 platesConcise species accounts facing the plates describe appearance, status, range, habits, and voiceA color distribution map is given for each speciesInformation on habitats, protected areas, and conservation issuesThe essential guide to the birds of this spectacular regionAn overview of East African birdsEast African environmentSeasonalityPlumageSpecies accountsCommon alternative namesConservation and threatened speciesThe local sceneGlossary, references, and an indexKey Features:Small and compactComprehensive speciesAll distinctive plumages and races illustratedColor platesIllustrationsAll species ranges mappedKey protected and important bird areas mapped

Table of Contents

List of Plates	ix
Preface	xv
Landscapes	xv
Sites	xv
Species	xviii
Seasonality	xix
Taxonomy and names	xix
Species accounts	xx
Maps	xxiii
Recent Records	xxiv
Conservation	xxvi
Additional reading	xxvii
Acknowledgements	xxvii
The species accounts with colour plates	1	(574)
Indexes	575	(28)
Important Bird Areas in East Africa	603