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Hirschfeld, Erik.
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Rare birds.
Rare birds -- Identification.
Rare birds -- Geographical distribution.
Extinct birds.
Birds -- Conservation.
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Hirschfeld, Erik.
Rare birds.
Rare birds -- Identification.
Rare birds -- Geographical distribution.
Extinct birds.
Birds -- Conservation.
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The world's
rarest
birds
/ Erik Hirschfeld, Andy Swash & Robert Still ; with contributions by Nick Langley ... [et al.] ; and illustrations by Tomasz Cofta.
by
Hirschfeld, Erik.
Princeton University Press, c2013.
Call #:
598.168 H669w
Subjects
Rare
birds
.
Rare
birds
-- Identification.
Rare
birds
-- Geographical distribution.
Extinct
birds
.
Birds
-- Conservation.
Series
WildGuides.
ISBN:
9780691155968 (hc.)
0691155968 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Rarest
birds
Description:
360 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
The World's
Rarest
initiative -- Introduction to the world's
birds
. Diversity and distribution ; Endemic bird areas ; Important bird areas ;
Birds
and humans -- The world's
rarest
birds
. The IUCN/BirdLife species category assignment process ; Going or gone? ; The known unknowns ; The distribution of threatened
birds
; Last chances to save -- The threats
birds
face. Agriculture and aquaculture ; Logging/plant harvesting ; Invasive and other problematic species ; Hunting and trapping ; Residential and commercial development ; Fire and fire management ; Climate change and severe weather ; Geological events ; Human disturbance ; Pollution ; Transport and other infrastructure ; Energy production and mining ; Dams and water abstraction ; Fishing -- The need for conservation -- Threats without borders -- The regional directories -- Appendix 1. Extinct species -- Appendix 2. The bird families with globally threatened species.
Summary:
This illustrated book vividly depicts the most threatened
birds
on Earth. Up-to-date information on the threats each species faces, and the measures being taken to save them. Today, 590
birds
species are classified as Endangered or Critically Endangered, or now only exist in captivity. Photographs of 515 of these species, as well as meticulously accurate illustrations by wildlife artist Tomasz Cofta for the 75 species of which no photographs are known to exist.
Other authors:
Swash, Andy.
Still, Rob.
Cofta, Tomasz.
BirdLife International.
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