Hartmut Kolbe: Die Entenvögel der Welt

The Duck Birds of the World

The fifth edition of this well-established handbook takes into account many new findings ON REFINED METHODS OF HABITATION, BREEDING AND HYGIENE, but also on breeding biology, behaviour and moulting cycles. Up-to-date data on field populations, causes of declines and conservation regulations provide information on the distribution and status of individual species. Furthermore, the morphology, distribution, biology as well as husbandry and breeding of a total of 160 species (and subspecies) of the families of the sloth-footed geese, whistling geese, ruddy ducks, swans, geese, spurred geese, demi-geese and ducks are described. The excellent colour photos make long plumage descriptions unnecessary. Some species are illustrated for the first time. The book presents all species living in the world today.

Author: Hartmut Kolbe is a biologist who studies, breeds and keeps ducks.

5th, revised edition 1999. 376 p., 174 colour photos, 9 drawings, 120 distribution maps, hardcover edition.

Language: German