or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
or
Amazon Prime Free Trial required. Sign up when you check out. Learn More
More Buying Choices
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Toucans, Barbets and Honeyguides (Bird Families of the World)
 
 
Tell the Publisher!
I'd like to read this book on Kindle

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

Toucans, Barbets and Honeyguides (Bird Families of the World) [Hardcover]

Lester Short (Author), Jennifer Horne (Author), Albert Earl Gilbert (Illustrator)

List Price: $250.00
Price: $212.28 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details
You Save: $37.72 (15%)
  Special Offers Available
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.
Only 1 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).
Want it delivered Monday, January 30? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details
Textbook Student FREE Two-Day Shipping for Students. Learn more


Book Description

0198546661 978-0198546665 January 17, 2002
This book covers in unmatched detail the life history, relationships, biology, and conservation of all the world's toucans, barbets, and honeyguides. These number 133 species, found in tropical regions around the world. The toucans are especially well-known because of their dramatic bills and their association with the Amazon rainforest. The authors have been working with these birds for over 20 years, and their knowledge and expertise in these groups is unrivalled. Much of the information in this book has never previously been published. The color plates, painted by well-known US artist Albert Earl Gilbert, are probably the best paintings of these birds ever produced.

Special Offers and Product Promotions

  • Buy $50 in qualifying physical textbooks, get $5 in Amazon MP3 Credit. Here's how (restrictions apply)


Editorial Reviews

Review


"A stunning new volume that features the artistry of Albert Earl Gilbert. Unique characteristics of each of the 133 species is emphasized. His rendition of the various species compliments the excellent text and is sure to please everyone interested in ornithology and nature.-- Indiana Audubon Society


About the Author

Lester Short is a Lamont Curator Emeritus at American Museum of Natural History. Jennifer Horne is a Research Fellow at the National Museums of Kenya.

Product Details


More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews


There are no customer reviews yet.
Video reviews
Video reviews
Amazon now allows customers to upload product video reviews. Use a webcam or video camera to record and upload reviews to Amazon.



Inside This Book (learn more)
First Sentence:
Barbets, toucans and honeyguides (respectively, the Capitonidae, Ramphastidae and Indicatoridae), with the woodpeckers (Picidae), comprise the order Piciformes. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gonadal data, culmen stripe, other honeyguides, breeding indications, plumage lax, tomial teeth, other toucans, behaviour essentially unknown, long bill curved, green toucanets, other aracaris, piciform birds, mixed species foraging flocks, feet various shades, spiky scutes, coverts dark green, loral mark, main vocalisation, other barbets, red breast band, rattle elements, uppertail coverts, orbital skin blue, shafts horn, ear coverts
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Voice Recorded, Costa Rica, Central African Republic, South Africa, Scaly-throated Honeyguide, Channel-billed Toucan, Mato Grosso, Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, Rio Negro, Sierra Leone, South America, Toco Toucan, Sri Lanka, Ivory Coast, Sao Paulo, Voice Tape-recorded, West Africa, White-throated Toucan, Double-toothed Barbet, Red-fronted Tinkerbird, Chestnut-eared Aracari, Spot-breasted Aracari, Yellow-throated Toucan, Black-spotted Barbet, Great Barbet
New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats
Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Search Inside This Book:




Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).
 
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums



So You'd Like to...


Create a guide


Look for Similar Items by Category


Look for Similar Items by Subject