Author : Dave Watts
Publisher : New Holland Australia(AU)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,40 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Birds
ISBN : 9781864364804
This comprehensive guide combines essential information to aid in the identification of Tasmania's 200 species of birds.
Author : Rohan Clarke
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 43,63 MB
Release : 2014-05-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 1486300855
Finding Australian Birds is a guide to the special birds found across Australia's vastly varied landscapes. From the eastern rainforests to central deserts, Australia is home to some 900 species of birds. This book covers over 400 Australian bird watching sites conveniently grouped into the best birding areas, from one end of the country to the other. This includes areas such as Kakadu in the Top End and rocky gorges in the central deserts of the Northern Territory, the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, rainforests distributed along the eastern Australian seaboard, some of the world's tallest forests in Tasmania, the Flinders Ranges and deserts along the iconic Strzelecki and Birdsville Tracks in South Australia, and the mallee temperate woodlands and spectacular coastlines in both Victoria and south west Western Australia. Each chapter begins with a brief description of the location, followed by a section on where to find the birds, which describes specific birdwatching sites within the location's boundaries, and information on accommodation and facilities. The book also provides a comprehensive 'Bird Finding Guide', listing all of Australia's birds with details on their abundance and where exactly to see them. Of value to both Australian birdwatchers and international visitors, this book will assist novices, birders of intermediate skill and keen 'twitchers' to find any Australian species.
Author : Albert Orr
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 45,62 MB
Release : 2021-03-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1486313760
Dragonflies and damselflies are conspicuous insects: many are large and brightly coloured. They are also valuable indicators of environmental wellbeing. A detailed knowledge of the dragonfly fauna is therefore an important basis for decisions about environmental protection and management. This comprehensive guide to the Australian dragonfly fauna covers eight families of dragonflies and 10 families of damselflies, comprising the 113 genera and 333 species found in Australia. It has been updated with newly identified species and revised family names to reflect new world consensus systematics. Stunning full-colour images and distribution maps are accompanied by identification keys for adults as well as larvae, which are often used as bait for freshwater fish. This second edition of The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia also includes illustrations by Albert Orr, one of the most renowned dragonfly illustrators. The extraordinary diversity of dragonflies will interest entomologists and amateur naturalists alike.
Author : Iain Campbell
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 25,76 MB
Release : 2014-11-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1400865107
The best photographic field guide to Australia's birds Australia is home to a spectacular diversity of birdlife, from parrots and penguins to emus and vibrant passerines. Birds of Australia covers all 714 species of resident birds and regularly occurring migrants and features more than 1,100 stunning color photographs, including many photos of subspecies and plumage variations never before seen in a field guide. Detailed facing-page species accounts describe key identification features such as size, plumage, distribution, behavior, and voice. This one-of-a-kind guide also provides extensive habitat descriptions with a large number of accompanying photos. The text relies on the very latest IOC taxonomy and the distribution maps incorporate the most current mapping data, making this the most up-to-date guide to Australian birds. Covers all 714 species of resident birds and regularly occurring migrants Features more than 1,100 stunning color photos Includes facing-page species accounts, habitat descriptions, and distribution maps The ideal photographic guide for beginners and seasoned birders alike
Author : Stephen Debus
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 31,74 MB
Release : 2019-07-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 148631113X
Raptors are popular and iconic birds, and are important ecologically, with some species listed as threatened. Yet they are among the most difficult birds to identify. This fully updated Third Edition of the popular and award-winning field guide Birds of Prey of Australia contains two sections: a field guide with distribution maps, detailed illustrations and information on identification; and a handbook which includes an overview of the current knowledge about raptors, including their biology, ecology and behaviour. An illustrated section on difficult-to-distinguish species pairs is also included, along with new photographs. Birds of Prey of Australia will appeal to a wide range of readers, including ornithologists, raptor biologists, birdwatchers, wildlife rescuers/carers, raptor rehabilitators, zookeepers, naturalists, bushwalkers, ecological consultants, fauna authorities, park rangers, state forestry personnel and students.
Author : Genevieve M. Gates
Publisher :
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 31,94 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Fungi
ISBN : 9780957852921
A Field Guide to Tasmanian Fungi
Author : Angus McNab
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,67 MB
Release : 2022-09-08
Category :
ISBN : 9780645292862
The Guide to Tasmanian Wildlife is the only comprehensive guide to identifying the 11 amphibians, 22 reptiles, 44 mammals, 15 marine mammals, 173 birds, and 61 seabirds that inhabit Tasmania and its territorial waters, including Macquarie Island, and the 32 endemic Tasmanian species that occur nowhere else. Detailed and user-friendly accounts of each species include physical descriptions, distribution maps, details on where and when to see each species, preferred habitat types, similar species and how to tell them apart, plus notes on subspecies, conservation status and ecology.Over 1100 images help identify each species, subspecies, including images of male, female and young where necessary. Details on extinct species and the 177 vagrants and visitors that have been recorded within Tasmania and its territorial waters are included, with photographs depicting a range of these species.Angus McNab, MSc (Zoology) has always been fascinated by reptiles and amphibians, and enthusiastic university friends broadened his interests to mammals and birds. With over fifteen years' experience as a wildlife ecologist, Angus has extensive knowledge of Australian wildlife. His passion for nature and wildlife photography took him to live in Tasmania where he gained an understanding of the wildlife described throughout this guide.
Author : Nik Borrow
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 48,9 MB
Release : 2020-01-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 147298109X
Ghana is one of the safest and most accessible countries in Western Africa and is rapidly becoming a top tourist destination. This dedicated country field guide uses illustrations from the acclaimed Birds of Western Africa, which have been recomposed into a new set of plates, with new text and maps specific to Ghana. The result is a compact and up-to-date guide to all the birds of Ghana.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 18,36 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Nature
ISBN :
"In Tasmania, because of its island status and rugged topography, many native mammals once found throughout southern Australia survive in healthy populations. This book brings together for the first time, an outstanding series of colour photographs of all the native Tasmanian land mammals and a clear concise text to provide the reader with all the essential information on identification, habits, habitat, distribution and status of each of the mammals. It is a field guide to be kept in the car, rucksack or pocket for ready reference during your search for Tasmania's unique mammals."--Back cover.
Author : Ian Fraser
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 11,45 MB
Release : 2019-09-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 1486311644
This second edition of Australian Bird Names is a completely updated checklist of Australian birds and the meanings behind their common and scientific names, which may be useful, useless or downright misleading! For each species, the authors examine the many-and-varied common names and full scientific name, with derivation, translation and a guide to pronunciation. Stories behind the name are included, as well as relevant aspects of biology, conservation and history. Original descriptions, translated by the authors, have been sourced for many species. As well as being a book about names, this is a book about the history of the ever-developing understanding of birds, about the people who contributed to this understanding and, most of all, about the birds themselves. This second edition has been revised to follow current taxonomy and understanding of the relationships between families, genera and species. It contains new taxa, updated text and new vagrants and will be interesting reading for anyone with a love of birds, words or the history of Australian biology and bird-watching.
