Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World

by Tony Juniper, Mike Parr

This is the first book created primarily for the field identification of parrots, one of the most familiar and colorful groups of birds. From the mighty macaws to the diminutive pygmy parrots, the 350 species of parrots include cockatoos, parakeets, lovebirds, and Budgerigar. Most are brightly colored or even gaudy, but a few are drab, and some are nocturnal and flightless. Parrots, found throughout most of the warmer regions of the world, occur in greatest numbers in Australasia and South America.

This book includes 88 superb color illustrations of every species and most identifiable subspecies of parrot, as well as range maps of their locations. It offers many first-hand insights into the ecology of each species, vocalizations, life cycle characteristics, and geographical variation. It also provides up-to-date information on the conservation status of those species of parrots that are threatened or endangered.



Published in association with Christopher Helm/A & C Black

Genres: Reference, Birds, Ornithology

584 pages, Hardcover

First published March 30, 1998

Reviews

[John Nelson · Rating 3 out of 5]

The dust jacket states this book was intended as a field guide for the identification of parrots. It provides information and illustrations for every parrot species in the world, including a few (regrettably) extinct ones. However, that comprehensiveness also is the source of the book's shortcomings. With so many species included, the book is too large and heavy to be carried and used in the field, and the print had to be very small to fit into even that large volume. It would be much more practical to limit a field guide to species that might be seen in a given region, rather than the entire world.

[خانه عروس هلندی · Rating 4 out of 5]

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