{"product_id":"birds-of-somalia-9781408190319","title":"Birds of Somalia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSomalia, with seven endemic species, is one of the most important bird areas in Africa; it is also one of the least well-known.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBirds of Somalia\u003c\/i\u003e provides an atlas of 654 maps showing the distribution of all the species known from the country. Each species account details the species'' preferred habitat, its relative abundance, and details of migration, breeding season and clutch size.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMuch of the ornithological content of the book is based on personal experience. About 70% of the observations on the maps were provided by the authors and they claim to have seen all but one of the 654 birds on the Somali list. Besides adding over 50 first time records to it, they were also responsible for finding and adding to science one new species and four new subspecies of birds in Somalia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapters summarise the available knowledge on bird migration and breeding seasons within Somalia. The records are astonishing when it is considered that they come from such a \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface, Dr D. W. Snow\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eList of Maps and Figures Acknowledgements Contributors\u003c\/i\u003e  Introduction Colour Plates, \u003ci\u003eMartin Woodcock\u003c\/i\u003e Colour Maps  The Vegetation and Soils of Somalia, \u003ci\u003eChristopher F. Hemmings\u003c\/i\u003e A Historical Review of Ornithology in Somalia, \u003ci\u003eCarlo G. Violani \u0026amp; Fausto Barbagli\u003c\/i\u003e The Geology of Somalia, \u003ci\u003eCelia Nyamweru\u003c\/i\u003e The Climate of Somalia, \u003ci\u003eOliver M. Ashford\u003c\/i\u003e Bird and Wildlife Conservation in Somalia, \u003ci\u003ePeter Robertson\u003c\/i\u003e Bird Migration in Somalia, \u003ci\u003eJ. S. Ash\u003c\/i\u003e Breeding Seasons in Somalia, \u003ci\u003eJ. S. Ash \u0026amp; J. E. Miskell\u003c\/i\u003e General Treatment of Species Species Accounts and Atlas Bird Ringing in Somalia, \u003ci\u003eJ. S. Ash\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003ci\u003eGlossary Gazetter, J. E. Miskell Bibliography, J. E. Miskell Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359389876567,"sku":"9781408190319","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781408190319.jpg?v=1754124511","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/birds-of-somalia-9781408190319","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}