Directory of Australian Birds: Passerines

Directory of Australian Birds: Passerines
ISBN-10
0643102930
ISBN-13
9780643102934
Category
Science
Pages
851
Language
Ukrainian
Published
1999-10-01
Publisher
CSIRO PUBLISHING
Authors
R Schodde, IJ Mason

Description

Recent classifications of Australian birds have been limited to lists of "species" which are inadequate as biodiversity indicators. The Directory of Australian Birds: Passerines fills a huge gap in ornithological knowledge by separating out and listing not only 340 species of song-birds but also the 720 distinct regional forms. Covering about half the national bird fauna, the Directory provides science and the community with baseline information about what bird it is and where it lives in an Australia-wide context. Identity is taken down to the level of distinct regional population. No other compendium on Australian birds does this.

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