Field Guide to the Birds of Spain and Europe

Author: R. Hume
Publisher: OMEGA
Year: 2011

This new edition of Hume's work is the definitive field guide, revised and updated with new illustrations, taxonomic changes and a CD with a wide selection of bird call songs. Includes full-page descriptions of the 330 most common species. Presents all the birds found in Spain and Europe.

Visually appealing and easy to use, it is the indispensable companion for bird enthusiasts, from the beginner to the most experienced reader. All information has been adapted to the Iberian and Balearic fauna. In addition to the scientific name and the common name in Spanish, the common names in Catalan, Basque and Galician are included.

Contents:

Organization of the book, Introduction, Anatomy, Life cycle, Identification, In the field, Guide to the species, Colombines, Grebes and Grebes, Patreles, shearwaters, etc...gannets, Gulls, cormorants and pelicans, Bitterns and herons, Storks, Flamingos, Ducks, Birds of prey, Skimmers, chicks and coots, Cranes, bustards and little bustards, Waders and waders, Pigeons, gulls and terns, Peregrines, guillemots and murrelets, Pigeons and pigeons, Cuckoos, Owls and owls, nightjars, swifts, kingfishers, bee-eaters, caracaras and hoopoes, woodpeckers and wryneck, larks, planes and swallows, pipits and wagtails, wrens, blackbirds, dipper, ampelis and accentors, wheatears, thrushes, nightingales, etc....., Warblers, warblers, gnatcatchers, etc..., Flycatchers, Blue tits, coal tits and related, Nuthatches, nuthatches and treecreepers, Sparrows, Oriole, Crows, magpies, jays, etc..., Starlings, Sparrows, Greenfinches, finches, goldfinches, etc..., Bunting and wheatear.bunting and Wheatear, Rare species, Rambling, Glossary, Alphabetical index, Acknowledgements.

BOOK DATA:

Binding: Softcover
Printing: Color
Book language: Spanish
Number of edition: 3
Number of pages: 456
Number of volumes: 1
Reviewer/s: Massó, A.
Translator/s: Torres, E, Pijoan, M
Size: 15 (width) x 22 (height)