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Vanished and Vanishing Parrots
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Profiling Extinct and Endangered Species
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Artikel-Nr:
9781501704697
Veröffentl:
2017
Erscheinungsdatum:
15.12.2017
Seiten:
344
Autor:
Joseph M Forshaw
Gewicht:
1801 g
Format:
312x224x32 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Joseph M. Forshaw has retired as Head of Wildlife Section, Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service. He is a Research Associate in the Department of Ornithology at the Australian Museum in Sydney and Corresponding Fellow of the American Ornithologists Union. He is the author of many books, including Field Guide to Parrots of the World and Parrots of the World: An Identification Guide.
Joseph M. Forshaw, one of the world's leading authorities on parrots, calls attention to the threats they face: They are one of the most endangered groups of birds, with a growing number of species nearing extinction. The main threats arise from habitat loss through deforestation and agricultural development and from the taking of birds for the...
ForewordPrefaceIntroductionFossil History of ParrotsAustralasian DistributionAfro-Asian DistributionNeotropical DistributionReferences CitedIndex