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Item Details
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VANISHED AND VANISHING PARROTS
PROFILING EXTINCT AND ENDANGERED SPECIES |
| By: |
Joseph Forshaw, Frank Knight |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£127.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0643096329 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780643096325 |
| Publisher: |
CSIRO PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
2 October, 2017 |
| Pages: |
344 |
| Description: |
An detailed illustrated account of parrots which have become extinct or are facing extinction. |
| Synopsis: |
Parrots are among the most distinctive and beautiful birds in the world. They are also among the most endangered bird groups, threatened by habitat loss through land clearance, the trapping of adults, and the taking of chicks from the nest for the international live-bird trade. Currently, a number of species are in danger of extinction. Vanished and Vanishing Parrotsis a comprehensive reference, bringing together information on species that have become extinct or are in danger of becoming extinct. The book is organised into three regional sections: the Australasian Distribution, the Afro-Asian Distribution and the Neotropical Distribution. Each section contains a general introduction discussing the status of parrots in the region, with particular emphasis on threats that caused the extinction of species or are endangering extant species, and conservation measures being implemented or which should be implemented. Within the regional sections, species accounts provide up-to-date information on distribution, status, habitats, movements, calls, habits and breeding behaviour. Each account is accompanied by a magnificent colour plate by renowned artist Frank Knight.Vanished and Vanishing Parrots will be a valuable reference for scientific, ornithological and avicultural organisations, as well as individual lovers of birds and of illustrated natural history books. |
| Publication: |
Australia |
| Imprint: |
CSIRO Publishing |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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