- Hardcover: 872 pages
- Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) (15 Oct 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0618127623
- ISBN-13: 978-0618127627
- Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 16.8 x 6.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,556,818 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Covering every species of raptor on the planet, this book is perfect for anyone with an interest in birds of prey." Birdwatch (March 2006)
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"I think this book will definitely improve your chances of working out what you are looking at." "My next birding trip is to Brazil...so this raptor guide will be travelling with me." Keith Betton Birdwatch (June 2006) "I will use it frequently especially as a comprehensive review of the world of raptors and in courses I teach on raptor biology." Clayton M White Brigham Young University Utah, USA Emu - Aural Ornithology (2006) "The guide is certain to be much used and appreciated by raptor enthusiasts worldwide." British Ornithologists Union (2006)
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
You really will thank yourself every time you pick up this book and open it's pages.The birds contained range from the familiar to the exotic.This is the only reference book I own that I treat with respect..
32 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
...you might hesitate before buying this book. Well, let me tell you that as soon as I saw the book I knew I had to buy it! I've always found it frustrating that there had been, until now no book that covered all the raptors in the world. The book stands on the quality of its artwork, and I have to say the plates are superb, no stiffly posed portraits here! They are beautiful to behold as well as detailed and informative. I particularly liked Philip Burton's plates of the Gyr Falcon, including a scene of the frozen north putting the bird into its lanscape. But remember, this is an identification guide and the plates do concentrate, as they should, on depicting the birds in such a way as to aid comparison. I haven't had much of a chance to read the extensive text, but it follows the same format as other books of this series, with very informative chapters on such things as age and sex. All very tricky aspects of raptor id.
All in all, this is a huge book, in both weight and value: so don't hesitate, treat yourself, it's fantastic value for money.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This fantastic book covers all the raptors of the world. The book is extraordinary good in the descriptions of the birds of prey, and the plates are fantastic. The book includes illustrations of adults, juvenile, male and female birds, and all the illustrations are great.
Furthermore there is introdoctionary chapters on identification of raptors, on their migration, breeding patterns etc.
It's great finally to have a single book covering all the raptors of the world, especially when the book is as great as this one. Everybody who have an interest in raptors simply needs to own it.
The only problem as far as I can see is, that it's impossible to take the book with you into the field, so I guess you still need your normal fieldguide.
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I will start by saying this is not a field guide as it contains nearly 1000 pages. It is more of a reference book, and what a reference book it is. Read more
Published on 16 April 2010 by Stephen
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This is a very nice book,I prefer colour photographs myself but the beautiful drawings are fabulous,Recommended.
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