This is the definitive book on the seabirds of the world. It covers virtually all the known species, including sea ducks, loons, and grebes. Each species is beautifully illustrated in color, with different plumages, postures, and views shown to provide visual information not previously available in any book. The clearly written species descriptions include every detail needed for precise identification: plumage (adult breeding, adult nonbreeding, subadult, immature, and juvenile), flight habits and jizz, distribution and movements, similar species, subspecies, alternate names, and other important characteristics. Line drawings and identification keys amplify points made in the text and on the color plates. Color range maps show the distribution of each species throughout the world. The introduction gives a brief survey of the world's seabirds, describing in detail and illustrating the major identification characters that distinguish the different groups of seabirds.
- ISBN10 0709937873
- ISBN13 9780709937876
- Publish Date November 1985
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 20 November 1996
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Imprint Helm
- Edition Revised edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 448
- Language English