in

Handbook of the Birds of the World - Volume 8

Broadbills to Tapaculos

Handbook of the Birds of the World - Volume 8
212.00€
Price in USD & GBP

These amounts are only orientative
USD$ 281.41
GBP£ 177.93

Product details

  • ID:HBW0008
  • ISBN-10: 84-87334-50-4
  • ISBN-13: 978-84-87334-50-4
  • Language: English
  • Format: 31 x 24 cm, Hardback
  • Pages: 845
  • Publication date: September 2003
  • 81 colour plates 
  • 477 photographs
  • 681 distribution maps
  • c. 4000 bibliographical references
Edited by Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, David A. Christie
Published by Lynx Edicions

Foreword on the history of bird classification by Murray Bruce.

 Order PASSERIFORMES    
Family Eurylaimidae (Broadbills)   M. Bruce
Family Philepittidae (Asities)   F. Hawkins
Family Pittidae (Pittas)   J. Erritzoe
Family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)   V. Remsen
Family Dendrocolaptidae (Woodcreepers)   C. Marantz, A. Aleixo, L. Bevier & M. Patten
Family Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)   K. Zimmer & M. Isler
Family Formicariidae (Ground-antbirds)   N. Krabbe & T. Schulenberg
Family Conopophagidae (Gnateaters)   B. Whitney
Family Rhinocryptidae (Tapaculos)   N. Krabbe & T. Schulenberg