Birds of Turkey (Helm Field Guides)

Geoff Welch; Barbaros Demirci

ISBN 10: 140810475X / ISBN 13: 9781408104750

Published by Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd, 2008

This is the first comprehensive Turkish avifauna, describing the status of every species known to occur in this fascinating country. With authoritative text and detailed maps for every species, it is produced under the auspices of the Ornithological Society of the Middle East. Series: Helm Field Guides. Num Pages: 512 pages, 32-page colour section. BIC Classification: 1DVT; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 186 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1528. . 2008. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9781408104750

Synopsis:

The Birds of Turkey is the first avifauna to document this country's amazing ornithological diversity.

Turkey - ornithologically one of the most fascinating countries in the Western Palearctic - lies not only at the crossroads between Europe and Asia, but also at the meeting point of a variety of biomes.

The extensive semi-deserts of the Middle East reach their northernmost limit in southeastern Turkey, while the Pontic Mountains, which dominate much of the north of the country, support a principally European fauna, along with near-endemics such as Caucasian Grouse, Green Warbler, Caspian Snowcock and Krüper's Nuthatch. In Central Turkey, huge saline lakes hold colonies of flamingos, pelicans and Pygmy Cormorants, while the surrounding semi-steppe supports populations of Montagu's Harrier, Great Bustard and abundant lakes.

The book looks in detail at every species ever reported in the country - breeding birds, passage migrants, winter visitors and vagrants - with a review of status and distribution, accurate distribution maps, and discussions of breeding biology and the latest taxonomic revisions. Introductory chapters provide overviews of Turkey's major biomes and the history or ornithology in the country, and a discussion of future research objections. The book also contains stunning colour photography by a number of leading Turkish ornithologists.

Indispensable for anyone interested in the Turkish avifauna, The Birds of Turkey will remain the standard work on this key ornithological region for many years to come.

About the Author: Guy Kirwan is an ornithologist, author and editor based in Norwich, England, who has published extensively on Turkish birds. Guy formerly worked with DHKD in Turkey, principally on waterbirds in the centre and east of the country, and is a long-standing compiler of the Turkey Bird Report. Until 2004 he was also the editor of Sandgrouse, the journal of the Ornithological Society of the Middle East (OSME), and he is the editor of Bulletin of the British Ornithologist's Club.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Birds of Turkey (Helm Field Guides)
Publisher: Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New