Handbook of the Birds of the World v.5

Barn-owls to Hummingbirds

Published by Lynx Edicions

Foreword on risk indicators and status assessment in birds by Nigel J. Collar

 Order STRIGIFORMES    
Family Tytonidae (Barn-owls)   M. D. Bruce
Family Strigidae (Typical Owls)   J. S. Marks, R. J. Cannings & H. Mikkola
 Order CAPRIMULGIFORMES    
Family Steatornithidae (Oilbird)   B. T. Thomas
Family Aegothelidae (Owlet-nightjars)   D. T. Holyoak
Family Podargidae (Frogmouths)   D. T. Holyoak
Family Nyctibiidae (Potoos)   M. Cohn-Haft
Family Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)   N. Cleere
 Order APODIFORMES    
Family Apodidae (Swifts)   P. Chantler
Family Hemiprocnidae (Tree-swifts)   D. R. Wells
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)   K. L. Schuchmann

Product details

  • ID:HBW0005
  • ISBN-10: 84-87334-25-3
  • ISBN-13: 978-84-87334-25-2
  • Language: English
  • Format: 31 x 24 cm, Hardback
  • Pages: 759
  • Publication date: 1999
  • 76 colour plates 
  • 406 photographs
  • 758 distribution maps
  • 10 figures and tables
  • c. 8000 bibliographical references