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Author: Kathy Ombler
Publisher: New Holland Australia(AU)
Published: 2008-02-01
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781869661540
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →New Zealand's remarkable range of landscapes is home to an equally spectacular avian fauna. Not only are its endemic and native species at the top of any bird-watcher's must-see list, but its roll-call of seabirds is world-renowned. Here, Kathy Ombler introduces more than 30 of New Zealand's finest birding sites.
Author: Liz Light
Publisher:
Published: 2023-07
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781913679408
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Aotearoa New Zealand has a diverse range of bird species but is especially renowned for its seabirds. Fifteen of the world's 18 penguin species have been recorded in the New Zealand region. Nine of these species breed here. Of petrels, 40 of the world's 127 species breed in the New Zealand region, some on the mainland or nearby islands where they can be seen with ease, and many more are throughout the Southern Ocean. Twelve of the world' s 21 albatross species nest in New Zealand and of those seven do not nest elsewhere. As well as these specific species, the book covers 50 sites on the North and South Islands, Rakiura/Stewart Island and Rekohu/Chatham Islands that are best for birdwatching.Detailed descriptions of each site cover the terrain, tracks and trails where certain species are likely to be encountered. Particular species for each site are highlighted. A fact file for each site lists land or sea access; type of habitat, best time to visit, facilities and accommodation. Key species checklists are provided for each site and particular ones are highlighted with detailed summaries. The second edition is fully updated by Oscar Thomas with 90 new photographs and with three new
Author: Paul Scofield
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 544
ISBN-13: 9781869407339
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From the Kermadecs to Campbell Island, beloved endemics to passing vagrants, albatrosses and shearwaters to kiwi and kaka, Birds of New Zealand is the ultimate guide to this countrys extraordinary avian life. It is illustrated with almost 1000 new photographs and uses the latest information from birders and biologists to draw a definitive introduction to bird identification and behaviour. Includes expert information on the 345 bird species found in New Zealand; key identification characteristics and variation by age and sex; authoritative texts covering behaviour, distribution and taxonomy; and Maori, English and scientific names. A copy of this must-have guide belongs in every bach and backpack. The author of Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters of the World, Paul Scofield is a leading New Zealand ornithologist. Brent Stephenson is a New Zealand bird photographer and tour leader.
Author: Barrie D. Heather
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780143570929
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →'You can put your hand on this book and swear by it, because it's the bible. Every bird of town, bush, swamp, island, beach, river and the sea is here - accurately, intricately, and beautifully observed.
Author: Hugh Robertson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2001-01-11
Total Pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9780198508311
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This beautifully illustrated handguide, provides a comprehensive guide to the birds of New Zealand . Robertson and Heather include detailed information on identification, habitat and location
Author: David Hallett
Publisher:
Published: 2014-09-22
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780473270803
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Alan James Drummond Tennyson
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780909010218
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Paintings of fifty-eight species of extinct New Zealand birds including the largest eagle the earth has ever seen with text on facing pages.
Author: Steve Braunias
Publisher: Ginger
Published: 2008-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780958262965
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →As prize-winning journalist Steve Braunias stands on an apartment balcony on a sultry summer evening, a black-backed gull flies so close he is instantaneously bowled over with happiness: 'I thought: Birds, everywhere. I wanted to know more about them.'This book is the result - a wondrous personal journey into the amazing world of birds, and the people ensnared, captivated and entranced by them: the passionate tribe of bird-watchers and twitchers.
Author: Andrew Crowe
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2007-06-04
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9780143006190
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A handy, pocket-sized guide to the identification of New Zealand's land birds. Condensed from Andrew Crowe's popular Which New Zealand Bird?, this little book has been designed to fit into a pocket, day pack or bag. Full of essential information for quick accurate identification of land birds, this new mini guide is appealing and easy to use.
Author: Andrew Crowe
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780141006352
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A completely different and unique approach to bird identification.
