Product Description
Based on phylogenetic research, this complete study of the genus Sylvia describes two new species and establishes identification criteria for all members of the family. A lengthy introduction explains the background to the research and outlines the main features of the genus. The 25 species are then treated in detail, including the African parisomas, which are here included in the Sylva group. The species accounts include sections on every aspect of identification, with colour illustrations showing age, sex and racial differences, distribution maps, sonograms, moult and wing diagrams and tables."
About the Author
Hadoram Shirihai is the foremost ornithologist of the Middle East. He is the coauthor of
The Birds of Israel and of The MacMillan Birder's Guide to European and Middle Eastern Birds. Gabriel Gargallo is Coordinator of the Catalan Ringing Committee and has published on Sardinian warblers, passerine birds in southern Europe, and the taxonomy of subalpine warblers. Andreas J. Helbig, the author of numerous articles on birds in the Sylvia warbler bird family, is Director of Vogelwarte Hiddensee and a lecturer at Greifswald University. Alan Harris is a freelance illustrator and the art consultant for British Birds. His illustrations have appeared in numerous books, including
Finches and Sparrows (Princeton). David Cottridge is a regular contributor to
Birding World and
Birdwatching. His photographs have been featured in many books.
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