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Birds of Western Africa

Birds of Western Africa

by Ron DemeyNik Borrow and Nik Borrow
Hardback
Publication Date: 28/02/2002

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This major new handbook covers 1282 species which occur in the western countries of Africa. The countries covered are Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Rio Muni, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, part of Mauritania and the islands of Sao Tome, Principe, and Bioko (Fernando Po). It is the only field guide available which covers the region's birds in detail and provides colour illustrations of all the species described. The book is illustrated with 142 colour plates which cover all the species described apart from a few vagrants (which are depicted in black and white within the text). Distribution maps are provided for the majority of species.
ISBN:
9780713639599
9780713639599
Category:
Wildlife: birds & birdwatching
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
28-02-2002
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
832
Dimensions (mm):
241x166mm
Weight:
2.09kg
Ron Demey

Ron Demey is a freelance ornithologist who has lived and worked in several West African countries. He has travelled extensively in the region, amassing a considerable knowledge of its avifauna. Ron has worked on several African projects for BirdLife International, participated in Rapid Assessment Program expeditions organised by Conservation International, and carried out various surveys in the Afrotropics. He is currently editor of the Bulletin of the African Bird Club.

Nik Borrow

Nik Borrow studied painting at Wimbledon School of Art and is responsible for the illustrations and maps in the books. He has a particular interest in the Afrotropics and has been birding in sub-Saharan Africa since 1987, principally leading birding tours, during which time he has travelled extensively throughout the continent. He is currently a member of the East African Rarities Committee, a keen photographer and lives in Norfolk, England.

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