Description
Book SynopsisThis is the first monograph on one of the most beautiful and admired birds in the world. The Gyrfalcon is the world's largest and most powerful falcon - a truly awe-inspiring bird which inhabits the ferociously inhospitable Arctic taiga, from Greenland and Iceland right across Siberia and northern Canada.
Trade Review"a good read, presenting much previously inaccessible information, as well as some interesting insights into some of the most remote and inhospitable places on earth." Ian Newton British Birds (Feb 2006) "A well-writen and a beautifully produced book." Ornithos (2005) "A fascinating read." BTO News (Jan/Feb 2006) "Well writen and informative...This book is highly recommeneded...In my opinion, it is equal to the best in single-species raptor books yet published." William S Clark Birdwatch (March 2006) "There is no doubt that this is a scholarly work and probably one of the most valuable and comprehensive on this species." Scottish Bird News (December 2005)
Table of ContentsPreface 1 Paleobiogeography 2 Identification and Colours 3 Distribution 4 Population 5 Habitat and Landscape Preferences 6 Food and Feeding Habits 7 Breeding Cycle 8 Dispersal, Seasonal Movements and Winter Distribution 9 Competitors, Commensals and Conspecifics 10 Man and Falcons 11 Threats and Conservation
Appendix: Scientific names of plants and animals mentioned in the text Glossary References
