Situated in the Southwest Pacific, this region boasts a colourful and intriguing range of birds. Of the 362 species covered, 117 are endemics. The colour plates in this guide which is primarily intended for field use depict every species, showing plumages, races and colour morphs, and there are 340 colour distribution maps. The facing-page layout, with colour plates opposite the relevant species descriptions, makes at-a-glace reference easy for anyone interested in the birdlife of the Pacific.
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Birds of the Solomons, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia,
By Angela KayKepler (Athens, GA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Birds of the Solomons, Vanuatu & New Caledonia (Paperback)
This is an excellent, one-of-a-kind field guide. Not since the 1940s has any book on this area of the Pacific appeared, let alone such a beautiful, usable field guide. The illustrations, maps and text are both accurate and up-to-date. The authors, highly reputable ornithologists of international stature, are to be congratulated on their efforts in this little-known area of the Pacific, historically and currently beset with political strife.
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This review is from: Birds of the Solomons, Vanuatu & New Caledonia (Paperback)
Melanesia is one of my favourite parts of the world, home to beautiful, largely unspoilt islands and unique fauna.
This being the only field guide to the birds of 3 of the Melanesian countries, it was a must have on my recent trip there, and it proved invaluable indeed. It is comprehensive, covering all species known to occur in the region covered, and in fact it allowed me to identify most birds I have seen. Although a few illustrations are poor, even hindering correct id'ing (hence the 4 stars), most were found to be pretty good. Maps and text are placed opposite the colour plates, which is handy for quickly seeing what species are found on any one given island at all. The book is also light enough to be portable in the field. In short, if you are lucky enough to visit these exotic archipelagos and have any interest in birds (easily the most visible part of their terrestrial fauna), don't leave home without this guide!
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Needs French names of birds,
This review is from: Birds of the Solomons, Vanuatu & New Caledonia (Paperback)
Yes, but it would have been nice had they included the French names of the birds in New Caledonia (Nouvelle Caledonie!) where pretty much no one speaks English, and even if they do, they don't know the names of the birds in English (or even the scientific names). Before you go, get the French names and write them in your book so you can ask people about them (or just show them the pictures, I guess).
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uncommon breeding bird, main colour morphs, tall secondary growth, sporadic irruptions, male noticeably larger, entire upperparts, hindneck collar, white wingbar, carpal bar, terminal tail band, entire underparts, pale morph, common summer visitor, uncommon endemic, long deeply forked tail, loral spot, rare vagrant, intermediate morphs, elongated central tail feathers, sea tern, grey upperparts, upperparts dark brown, dark morph, bright yellow underparts, rump band Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Caledonia, Rennell Island, Bougainville Island, New Georgia, Loyalty Islands, Makira Island, New Zealand, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, New Guinea, Bridled Tern, Lake Tengano, Little Tern, Long-tailed Triller, Malaita Island, Polynesian Triller, Common Cicadabird, Island Monarch, Isle of Pines, Lifou Island, Metallic Starling, Pacific Golden Plover, Whiskered Tern, Efate Island, Espiritú Santo Island, Kulambangra Island New!
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uncommon breeding bird, main colour morphs, tall secondary growth, sporadic irruptions, male noticeably larger, entire upperparts, hindneck collar, white wingbar, carpal bar, terminal tail band, entire underparts, pale morph, common summer visitor, uncommon endemic, long deeply forked tail, loral spot, rare vagrant, intermediate morphs, elongated central tail feathers, sea tern, grey upperparts, upperparts dark brown, dark morph, bright yellow underparts, rump band Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Caledonia, Rennell Island, Bougainville Island, New Georgia, Loyalty Islands, Makira Island, New Zealand, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, New Guinea, Bridled Tern, Lake Tengano, Little Tern, Long-tailed Triller, Malaita Island, Polynesian Triller, Common Cicadabird, Island Monarch, Isle of Pines, Lifou Island, Metallic Starling, Pacific Golden Plover, Whiskered Tern, Efate Island, Espiritú Santo Island, Kulambangra Island New!
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