Rails: A Guide to the Rails, Crakes, Gallinules and Coots of the World [Hardcover]

Professor Barry Taylor (Author), Ber van Perlo (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 10, 1998

Rarely seen and little known, the 145 species of the secretive rail family occupy a wide range of habitats, from forests and wetlands to grasslands and even scrub-covered remote oceanic islands and coral cays. This up-to-date book provides a detailed summary of current knowledge on rails, including two species that have only recently been described and eleven that are recently extinct.

Copublished with Pica Press

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 600 pages
• Publisher: Yale University Press (September 10, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0300077580
• ISBN-13: 978-0300077582
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #514,361 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Rallidae Extraordinaire, April 22, 2003

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This review is from: Rails: A Guide to the Rails, Crakes, Gallinules and Coots of the World (Hardcover)

This is by far the most comprehensive text dealing with the rails and relatives. Contains excellent biological, reproductive and ecological information. The distribution maps are somewhat general but probably intentionally so. The color plates are descriptive and accurate. Even includes the most rare and extinct species. An asset for the wetlands ecologists and Gruiformes specialists.