Field Guide to Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters of the World
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- ISBN 9780713643329
- Weight: 531g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 20 Mar 2007
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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A comprehensive guide to pelagic birds – the albatrosses, petrels, shearwaters, storm-petrels and diving petrels.
Famous for their size and elegance in flight, albatrosses are familiar to anyone who has travelled through the southern oceans, and are a flagship family of conservation concern. However, albatrosses are just one of several groups of 'pelagic' birds - those that visit land only to breed, and spend the rest of their lives far from the coast, soaring from ocean to ocean in a never-ending search for food. Mysterious and graceful, these birds can present a formidable identification challenge to even the most experienced birder. This book provides the answer.
A total of 46 spectacular colour plates highlight key ID criteria of the birds in flight, with close-ups of diagnostic regions of the plumage. The plates are accompanied by accurate distribution maps, while the sparkling text brings the world of these amazing birds to life.
Sea-watchers all around the world will find this superb field guide indispensable.
Paul Scofield is the Curator of Vertebrate Zoology at Canterbury Museum, New Zealand. He has been a seabird biologist for more than 30 years and has travelled from the high Arctic to the Antarctic studying them.
Also based in New Zealand, Derek Onley is a wildlife artist of international acclaim. Specialising in seabirds, Derek has illustrated more than a dozen books and numerous other publications.
