- Paperback: 512 pages
- Publisher: Princeton University Press; 1 edition (Jan 10 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0691123217
- ISBN-13: 978-0691123219
- Product Dimensions: 21.7 x 14.2 x 2.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 771 g
- Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #21 in Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > Travel > Africa
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Invaluable for serious birders and scientists working in or visiting the area. It would also make an excellent addition to a collection of field guides for home or office use. -- "Condor
Anyone with an interest in West African birds will want to own this book. We have been waiting for some considerable time for someone to produce a modern guide to West African birds, so Nik Borrow and Ron Demey are to be congratulated for completing the task admirably. . . . [A] splendid achievement. -- Stephen Rumsey, British Birds
With so many birds to cover in one area, this guide does a nice job of grouping them for easy access and comparison. It is an excellent resource to have with you on a trip to the region. -- Robert E. Hoopes, Wildlife Activist
Anyone with an interest in West African birds will want to own this book. We have been waiting for some considerable time for someone to produce a modern guide to West African birds, so Nik Borrow and Ron Demey are to be congratulated for completing the task admirably. . . . [A] splendid achievement. -- Stephen Rumsey, British Birds
With so many birds to cover in one area, this guide does a nice job of grouping them for easy access and comparison. It is an excellent resource to have with you on a trip to the region. -- Robert E. Hoopes, Wildlife Activist
Book Description
This new field guide uses all 147 color plates from Princeton's A Guide to the Birds of Western Africa, with concise, authoritative text on facing pages, to create a compact, lightweight field reference covering all 1,285 species found in the region--from Senegal and southern Mauritania east to Chad and the Central African Republic and south to Congo. It is the first field guide to cover this region exclusively and in such comprehensive depth, and will enable birders to identify any species found in any of the twenty-three countries and territories covered.
Birds of Western Africa also has an updated color distribution map for each species, conveniently placed on interleaved pages within the color plates. The plates, all original and painted by the same leading illustrator, comprise over 3,000 figures--including a number of new images painted for this field guide--and depict almost all the species described. The entries opposite the plates focus on key identification marks for all main plumages.
Both authors have gained extensive field experience over many years in western Africa. Their knowledge and expertise shines through in this unprecedented and outstanding field guide to one of the world's most exciting birding regions.
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Why is this book HALF PRICE at Amazon.com but not Amazon.ca??Birds of Western Africa (Princeton Field Guides) by Nik Borrow and Ron Demey (Paperback - Jan 10, 2005) Buy new: WAS $42.00 NOW $27.72 Usually ships in 2 to 4 weeks (3) Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping. Other Editions: Hardcover
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4.3 out of 5 stars (10 customer reviews) 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Great guide to West Africa,
By Michael C. Duffy - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Birds of Western Africa (Paperback)
This new edition of the Birds of Western Africa is a great companion on any trip to the region for anyone interested in the variety of birds you will encounter. I used it on a trip to Ghana in May 2008 and found it to be indispensable for identifying the more challenging and rare species as well as the common ones. The illustrations are really excellent and capture the more subtle plumage variations even in the greenbuls and bulbuls. Far and away the best plates in any African bird guide. Period. The text is concise and highlights important details including habitat and vocalizations so essential to recognizing birds in the field. Birds of Western Africa is convenient to carry with you on field trips and a great reference to have before and after planning your trip to Africa. Highly recommended.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Best West Africa field guide.,
By Ted W. Peterson - Published on Amazon.com
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This birding guide is outstanding and a must have for any birder or nature lover that visits West Africa. The color plates of over 1250 species are excellent and the range mape are conveniently located. There is pertinent information for each bird that is helpful. This portable guide receives high marks.Ted Peterson 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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A valuable guide for the region.,
By Jessejps - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Birds of Western Africa (Paperback)
This guide covers 23 countries in Western Africa south of the Sahara. From Mauritania in the northwest to Chad and the Central African Republic in the southeast down to the Congo in the south. It also includes the Cape Verde Islands off the coast of Gambia. Such a large region includes nearly 1,300 species, nearly all are illustrated in this guide. The guide is small enough to be carried in your pack or cargo pocket and clearly was made for ease of use in the fieldThe emphasis of this guide is the illustrations and range maps. The 148 colour plates are clear, and very well illustrated and organised.Range maps follow each plate and are included for each species. Every raptor is illustrated in flight as well as adult male and females (if dimorphic) and juvenile forms. as a result the plates are crowded and the illustrations smaller than in other plates. And the shorebirds are shown in breeding and non-breeding plumage, so the plate are also a bit crowded. Sub-species are not well represented again due to available space.But this is really just nit-picking a very well done illustrated guide. I would preffer more detailed written descriptions for each species, they really are sparse and not very helpful for indentification, but that would increase the size of this guide, quite a bit. The real test of a guide is how helpful it is in the field and I feel that focusing on the illustrations was a correct choice, considering the size of the area covered and number of species included. The last few plates are very helpful in showing island forms, different from species illustrated elsewhere in the book, and there is a nice page showing the shape of the nests of each species of weavers.As usual this book meets the high standards I have grown toexpect from Princeton field guides,and I can highly recommend this guide to anyone travelling to Western Africa or as an addition to anyone's birding library. |
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