ONE OF THE BB/BTO BEST BIRD BOOKS OF THE YEAR, 2018
This book represents the definitive photographic guide to gulls, by the world's greatest authority on gull identification.
This outstanding new guide covers all of the world's gull species, tackling some of the most notoriously difficult identification and taxonomic challenges in birding. Concise text - complemented by an accurate colour range map - places particular emphasis on field identification, with detailed discussion of variation, and coverage of habitat, status and distribution.
Each photograph has been carefully selected to highlight identification criteria and, crucially, to allow age and subspecific separation in the field. This book is an invaluable tool for identifying gulls, featuring the most sought-after rarities as well as beautiful, easy-to-identify species.
By:
Klaus Malling Olsen
Imprint: Helm
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 240mm,
Width: 170mm,
Weight: 1.054kg
ISBN: 9781408181645
ISBN 10: 1408181649
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 01 March 2018
Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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ELT Advanced
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Acknowledgements Introduction: - Geographical area - Sequence of species - Subspecies - General information on ageing of gulls - Ages and moult - Moult differences in different geographical areas - Some problems in worn, moulting and diseased birds - Colour abnormalities and oil staining - Oiling - Some notes on colour differences, light effects and bare part coloration - Judging size and jizz - the first steps to field identification - Judging photos - Hybrid gulls Introduction to the species accounts Topography The Species Accounts (1-61)
Klaus Malling Olsen is the world’s foremost and best-known gull expert. His previous books include Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America (2003), which remains the standard work on gull identification, more than ten years after its publication.
Reviews for Gulls of the World: A Photographic Guide
Exceptional ... the single best all-round book on gulls available. * British Birds *