Flight Identification of European Passerines and Select Landbirds
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Flight Identification of European Passerines and Select Landbirds
An Illustrated and Photographic Guide
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2021 Princeton University Press
Résumé
Field guide to focus specifically on the identification of European passerines and related landbirds in flight. Showcasing 850 lifelike colour illustrations from bird artist Tomasz Cofta, backed up with more than 2,400 photographs carefully selected to show typical flight profiles, it provides detailed coverage of 205 European passerines and 32 near-passerines. It presents essential information on the flight manner of individual birds and the structure and behaviour of flocks—features that are key to identification. It also includes precise transliterations of flight calls, supported by sonograms, and links to a collection of hundreds of online audio recordings. Written in an accessible style, this book will appeal to birdwatchers of all abilities.
