Description
Book SynopsisThis authoritative handbook, part of the Helm Identification Guide series, looks in detail at the remarkable and diverse birds of paradise perhaps the ultimate birders'' birds.Renowned for their elaborate and dazzling plumages, the birds of paradise
(Paradisaeidae) and bowerbirds
(Ptilonohynchidae) exhibit some of the most astonishing behaviours in the avian kingdom. The former is the most iconic group of birds found in New Guinea, while the bowerbirds extend into Australia, and are perhaps best known for the males' construction of avenue bowers, used to tempt females on the forest floor. This comprehensive monograph is dedicated to these two families, combining the product of more than two decades of research and scholarship with original observations by the author and many other knowledgeable contributors.
Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds is the ultimate reference to these two groups. It provides a thorough guide to their identification, taxonomy and ecol
Table of ContentsThe species and subspecies of birds of paradise Formerly classified as birds of paradise The species and subspecies of bowerbirds Introduction What is a bird of paradise? The family Paradisaeidae What is a bowerbird? The family Ptilinorhynchidae
Layout and Scope of the Book Species accounts Glossary List of abbreviations
Plates Species Accounts Bibliography Acknowledgements
