Synopsis
Presents a total of 9,800 species of birds; each is given its scientific name and its best-known English name. This is followed by a full listing of all recognized subspecies and brief descriptions of their ranges. Each entry has a space to record the locations and dates of individual sightings.
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Review
'Has the most user-friendly layout of the current world checklists.'
-- Birding World, December 2007
'This fully updated sixth edition, is probably the most- favoured checklist of birdwatchers around the globe.'
-- Lancaster & Morecomber Newspapers, November 2007
About the Author
James F. Clements has been an ardent conservationist and consummate birder for over half a century. He is one of a handful of naturalists to have seen and identified over 7,000 species of birds in their natural habitat. He currently serves on the board of directors of the San Diego Museum of Natural History and is a former director of RARE Center for Tropical Bird Conservation and the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology.
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 5th . This book is the official world checklist of the American Birding Association. Now in its 5th edition, it covers subspecies for the first time. A total of approximately 9,800 species of birds is treated in this completely revised volume. Each species is given its scientific name and its best known English name, followed by a full listing of all currently recognised subspecies and brief descriptions of their ranges. Seller Inventory # FF0852
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