Handbook of Western Palearctic Birds, Volume 1: Passerines: Larks to Warblers

About Hadoram ShirihaiLars Svensson

Hadoram Shirihai is Israels foremost ornithologist and the author of books including the acclaimed Sylvia Warblers and A Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife. While his work especially on tubenoses has taken him to virtually every corner of the globe his love of deserts and bird migration means that he is still to be found at Eilat the watchpoint at the head of the Red Sea that he brought to the worlds attention virtually every spring. The scientific name of the Desert Tawny Owl (Strix hadorami) a species that attracted his attention and research from when he was a schoolboy honours his devotion to Middle Eastern ornithology. The name Lars Svensson can truly be considered `household among European birdwatchers. His knowledge of Western Palearctic birds in both field and museum is second to none and has resulted in two best-selling works synonymous with his name: his `bible for ringers the Identification Guide to European Passerines and the field guide to Western Palearctic birds universally known simply as the Collins Bird Guide. During the extensive preparations for this book his in-depth work yielded a brace of previously undescribed subspecies. He lives in southern Sweden.