Del Hoyo: All the Birds of the World

All the Birds of the World

For the first time ever, you can contemplate All the Birds of the World together in a single easy-to-use, fully illustrated volume. Created for a broad public, from novice birders to expert ornithologists and anyone interested in the spectacular diversity of birds, this book has something for everyone.

·        Presents every taxon accepted as a species by any of the four major world lists: 11,524 in total.

·        20,865 illustrations covering sexual dimorphism, morphs and many distinctive subspecies.

·        11,558 distribution maps, with notes on altitudinal ranges.

·        All 3313 one-country endemic species marked.

·        IUCN/BirdLife International conservation status given.

·        Taxonomic treatment by the four major world lists indicated and compared for each species.

·        Nomenclatural discrepancies explained.

·        All English and scientific names from eBird included.

·        QR codes for instant access to videos, photos and sound recordings, species-by-species.

·        Checkboxes for personal record-keeping.

·        All species known to have become extinct since the year 1500 presented separately in their own appendix.

·        A 37-page world atlas of colour reference maps, with relevant details of interest to birders and ornithologists.

·        The easiest and most enjoyable way to browse through all the birds of the world.

2020, 968 pages, hardback

Language: English