Description
Book SynopsisThis authoritative title is the definitive avifauna covering the Iberian Peninsula.The Iberian Peninsula is one of Europe''s most ornithologically varied regions offering a host of regional specialities. It includes famous birding hotspots such as the Coto Donaña wetlands, mountainous areas such as the Picos de Europa and the Pyrenees, the Mediterranean cork and holm oak forests of the southwest, the migration crossroads of the Strait of Gibraltar and the steppe-like plains of Extremadura and Alentejo. Large numbers of birders from around Europe visit the region to see this wealth of winged wildlife, but to date there has been no comprehensive regional avifauna in English.
Birds of the Iberian Peninsula is a national avifauna that fills this gap in the ornithological literature. Full-colour throughout, the book begins with authoritative introductory chapters covering subjects such as geography, climate, habitats, the history of Iberian ornithology and the com
Table of Contents1 Preface 2 Acknowledgements 3 A brief history of Iberian avifaunal studies 4 Iberia: Geography and climate The Iberian Peninsula and its Islands: - The geography of mainland Iberia - The Balearic Islands - Other peninsular archipelagos Climate: - The Bioclimatic Zones: Temperature and Precipitation - Climate change 5 Habitats Mediterranean evergreen plant communities Eurosiberian plant communities Other natural habitats Man-man habitats 6 The Iberian avifauna Breeding species Breeding birds of the Iberian climatic regions Recent changes in the Iberian breeding avifauna Winter species Migrants and migration - Migrant species - Migration - Seabird movements - Trans-Pyrenean movements - Landbird migration at the Strait of Gibraltar 7 Introduction to the species accounts 8 The Systematic List 9 Category D Species Appendices 1 Category E1 species 2 Breeding species of conservation concern 3 Scientific names of animals and plants mentioned in the text 4 List of Spanish regional bird reports 5 List of Spanish and Portuguese rarity reports
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