Atlas: Birds of Moscow City and the Moscow Region

MV Kalyakin and OV Voltzit

The Atlas is a complete collection of distribution maps of all 273 breeding, migrant, nomadic and wintering bird species recorded in Moscow City and the Moscow Region during ....

Avian Flight

J Videler

Covers all the main aspects of aerial locomotion by birds including sections on the history of bird flight study, aerodynamics, functional morphology, evolution, ....

The Barn Swallow

Angela Turner

The Barn Swallow is a familiar and popular bird, breeding in North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa and wintering in South America, southern Africa, southern Asia and even ....

Bewick's Swan

Eileen Rees

Popular among both birders and the wider public, these elegant birds are among the best-studied waterfowl in the world. In Bewick's Swan, Eileen Rees tells the story of ....

Biology of the Ubiquitous House Sparrow

From Genes to Populations

Ted R Anderson

After the chicken, the House Sparrow is the most widely distributed bird species in the world, occurring on all continents except Antarctica and on most human-inhabited ....

Bird Coloration, Volume 1

Mechanisms and Measurements

Edited by Geoffrey E Hill and Kevin J McGraw

It has been more than 40 years since the mechanisms of color production of birds have been reviewed and synthesized and in those 40 years new pigments have been discovered, ....

Bird Coloration, Volume 2

Function and Evolution

Edited by Geoffrey E Hill and Kevin J McGraw

In this companion volume to "Bird Coloration: Volume 1, Mechanisms and Measurements", Geoffrey E. Hill and Kevin J. McGraw have assembled some of the world's leading experts ....

Birds and Climate Change

Edited by Anders Moller, Wolfgang Fiedler and P Berthold

Temperature and other climate variables are currently changing at a dramatic rate. As observations have shown, these climatic changes have serious consequences for all ....

Bird Monitoring Methods

A Manual of Techniques for Key UK Species

Gillian Gilbert, David W Gibbons and Julianne Evans

Designed as a practical guide to surveying and monitoring techniques for use in the breeding season - in assessing breeding success as well as population levels - and ....

Birds and Wind Farms

Risk Assessment and Mitigation

Edited by Manuela de Lucas, Guyonne FE Janss and Miguel Ferrer

Presents a scientific approach for the assessment of the hazard this new industry poses on bird populations. ....

The Cuckoos

Robert B Payne

Cuckoos are the most variable birds in social behaviour and parental care. Robert Payne presents a new evolutionary history of the family based on molecular genetics, and uses ....

Cyprus Bird Report 2005

Edited by Colin Richardson

Systematic list of recorded bird sightings in 2005 comprises a total of 290 species. Also included are reports of rare birds, first records, and an annual ringing report. ....

Ecology and Behavior of Chickadees and Titmice

An integrated approach

Edited by Ken A Otter

Chickadees and titmice are among the most popular birds in North America, due in large part to their readiness to use bird feeders, to nest in urban gardens, and even to be ....

Extinction and Biogeography of Tropical Pacific Birds

David W Steadman

Sprinkled across the tropical Pacific, the innumerable islands of Oceania are home to some of the most unique bird communities on the planet, and they sustain species found ....

Feathers

Identification for Bird Conservation

Marian Cieslak and Boleslaw Dul

This guide presents the feathers of 60 species of bird, of which 38 are included in Annex I of the EU's Birds Directive. In European Union Member States, these species ....

Flightless Birds

Clive Roots

Covers the loss of flight in birds, both permanently after years of evolution, and temporarily as a result of unusual moulting behaviour, and those species that are in ....

The Greater Flamingo

Alan Johnson and Frank Cezilly

With their curious feeding behaviour, peculiar elongated body, gregarious social lives and exotic pink plumage, flamingos are among the most familiar and popular of all the ....

Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America

Klaus Malling Olsen and Hans Larsson

Covers 43 species of gulls and includes some of the most familiar seabirds as well as some little-known and globally threatened species. Contains comprehensive text with ....

A History of Ornithology

Peter Bircham

Today the RSPB has over one million members, reflecting the huge interest in birdwatching as a hobby. Over the years the growth in amateur birdwatchers has ....

Important Bird Areas of the Falkland Islands

Falklands Conservation

The book describes 22 sites in the Falklands, which are of global importance for bird conservation. These Important Bird Areas are priorities for conserving the natural ....

The Inner Bird

Anatomy and Evolution

Gary W Kaiser

Birds are among the most successful vertebrates on Earth. An important part of our natural environment and deeply embedded in our culture, birds are studied by more ....

The International Politics of Bird Conservation

Biodiversity, Regionalism and Global Governance

Robert Boardman

Assesses international cooperation on migratory and endangered birds in different regions of the world. Robert Boardman illustrates that - although birds are protected in ....

Kukila, Volume 13

Edited by Richard Noske

Kukila volume 13 provides all the latest news on birds in Indonesia, with articles on Nusa Tenggara, Gunung Leuser National Park and the Sulawesi Woodcock, a summary of ....

The Lapwing

Michael Shrubb

With its striking green-black and white plumage and distinctive pee-wit call, the Lapwing is one of Britain's best-known birds. Lapwings depend on agricultural land to ....

Life on the Wing

Remarkable Birds and their Extraordinary Lifestyles

Brutus Ostling and Magnus Ullman

Illustrated with photographs taken around the world, this book is the first to show the huge range of lifestyles that birds have used to become one of the most successful ....

Management Plan to Conserve the Brown Booby Colony and its Habitat on Cayman Brac 2002-06

Patricia E Bradley

Addresses the decline in the only breeding colony of brown booby in the Cayman Islands. ....

Ornithology

Frank B Gill

A comprehensive and balanced synthesis of the extensive research in the field, it provides the reader with thorough coverage of the form, function and behaviour of birds ....

Parrots of the World

An Identification Guide

Joseph Forshaw and Frank Knight

New parrot identification guide, not to be confused with Forshaw's earlier `Parrots of the World', first published by David & Charles in 1978. This new book, as the subtitle ....

Pelicans, Cormorants and their Relatives

The Pelecaniformes

J Bryan Nelson

One of the jewels in the excellent OUP 'Bird Families of the World' series. ....

Protecting Birds From Powerlines

D Haas, M Nipkow, G Fiedler, R Schneider, W Haas and B Schürenberg

Collision of birds with the cables of powerlines and electrocution of birds sitting on power poles are important factors increasing mortality of some threatened species. The ....

Raptors: A Field Guide to Survey and Monitoring

J Hardey, H Crick, C Wernham, H Riley, B Etheridge and D Thompson

At a time when many raptors in Britain and Ireland are recovering from low population in the mid to late 20th Century (or earlier), there is a growing demand for high quality ....

Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Birds, Part A

Phylogeny, Morphology, Hormones, Fertilization

Edited by Barrie GM Jamieson

Excellent volume covering the following aspects of reproduction: classification and phylogeny as revealed by molecular biology; anatomy of the male reproductive tract and ....

Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Birds, Part B

Sexual Selection, Behavior, Conservation, Embryology, Genetics

Edited by Barrie GM Jamieson

Discusses sexual selection of ultraviolet and structural signals; melanins and carotenoids as feather colorants and signals; sexual selection and auditory signaling; ....

SASOL Birds - the Inside Story

Bird Biology and Behaviour in Southern Africa

Rael Loon and Helene Loon

Illustrated introduction to bird biology and behaviour in the Southern African region. ....

Sixth European Woodcock and Snipe Workshop 25-27 November 2003, Nantes, France

Proceedings of an International Symposium of the WI Woodcock and Snipe Specialist Group,

Edited by Y Ferrand

This volume contains 16 papers covering topics such as breeding biology, ecology, behaviour, population dynamics, monitoring and hunting bags.The papers focus on Woodcock ....

Speciation in Birds

Trevor Price

This major new title is a comprehensive review of speciation and its consequences in birds. The book covers a broad range of areas, from genetics to biogeography and from ....

Status Overview and Recommendations for the Conservation of Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea in Malaysia

Final report of the 2004/2006 Milky Stork field surveys in the Matang Mangrove Forest, Perak.

David Li Zuo Wei, Siti Hawa Yatim, John Howes and Rahmah Ilias

The Milky Stork population in Malaysia has undergone a decline of more than 90% over the last 20 years. Not more than 10 birds remain in the Matang Mangrove Forest. ....

Tanagers, Cardinals, and Finches of the United States and Canada

The Photographic Guide

David Beadle and JD Rising

This is the first comprehensive photographic identification guide to tanagers, cardinals, and finches. Many of North America's finest bird and wildlife photographers ....

Understanding Bird Behaviour

A Birdwatcher's Guide

Stephen Moss

Published in association with The Wildlife Trusts, this portable guide covers many aspects of the behaviour of birds, looking not just at individual birds but also at ....

Use of Rice Fields by Migratory Shorebirds in Southern South America / Uso de Arroceras por Chorlos y Playeros Migratorios en el Sur de America del Sur

Daniel W Blanco, Bernabe Lopez-Lanus, Rafael Antunes Dias et al

This publication includes the results of an international project aimed to assess the value of rice fields as non-breeding habitat for migratory shorebirds in southern South ....

Watch and Research on Birds in Xinjiang

Ma Ming

The first field guide to the avian fauna of Xinjiang, west China and Central Asia. It includes 430 colour pictures and about 210 species, more than half the species in ....