Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 8: Broadbills to Tapaculos [Hardcover]

Josep Del Hoyo (Editor), Andrew Elliott (Editor), David Christie (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2003

The eighth volume in the series which seeks to illustrate all the species of birds in the world, in addition to providing access to all the essential information about each one of them.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Kevin J. Zimmer: Research Associate, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, USA. Bret Whitney: Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA Field Guides Inc., Austin, Texas, USA. James Van Remsen, Jr: Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science, Baton Rouge, USA. Thomas S. Schulenberg: Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Michael A. Patten: Sutton Avian Research Center, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, California, USA. Curtis A. Marantz: Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. Niels K. Krabbe: Research Associate, Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Morton L. Isler: Research Associate, Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology, Division of Birds, Washington DC, USA Division of Birds, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA. Dr Frank Hawkins: Conservation International Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar. Johannes Erritzoe: House of Bird Research, Taps Old Rectory, Christiansfeld, Denmark. Murray D. Bruce: Biocon Research Group, Turramurra, Australia. Louis R. Bevier: Research Associate, Center for Ecological Research, Richmond, Maine. Alexandre Aleixo: Department of Biological Sciences and Museum of Natural Science Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 850 pages
• Publisher: Lynx Edicions (November 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8487334504
• ISBN-13: 978-8487334504
• Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 9.9 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,669,289 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)