Swifts: A Guide to the Swifts and Treeswifts of the World, Second Edition [Hardcover]

Phil Chantler (Author), Gerald Driessens (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1995

Extensively revised, the second edition of this highly acclaimed book contains the most up-to-date information available on each of the world`s 96 species of swifts and treeswifts. The author includes recent findings, particularly about the neotropical swifts, and the artist has revised several plates based on new observations of these fascinating birds.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 237 pages
• Publisher: Pica Press; 1st edition (January 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0300079362
• ISBN-13: 978-0300079364
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 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: #1,619,882 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely worth the wait, April 9, 2000

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This review is from: Swifts: A Guide to the Swifts and Treeswifts of the World, Second Edition (Hardcover)

I've been waiting for this second edition for over a year, but it was worth the wait. The swifts are considered by many to be among the hardest species to identify, especially in the tropics where the number of possible species is large, and the differences between species are slight. Identification was even trickier because most field guides neglect them, so it's a great help to finally have (almost) all of the subspecies of Vaux's Swift on the same plate. The species accounts are very detailed, and the range maps are superb. Also, the intruductory chapters about swift biology were quite interesting. Hopefully i'll be ready the next time i find an odd looking bird mixed with a flock of band-rumped swifts and add an ashy-tailed swift to my life list.