Birds of the Canary Islands

Description

An essential guide to birds of the Canary Islands, an area with an impressive range of species This new and comprehensive guide covers all bird species found in the Canary Islands, a group of beautiful islands that are home for endemics such as the Blue Chaffinch, and are one of the best places in the world to see a number of rare species. - Covers every species recorded in the Canary Islands, including vagrants. - 73 colour plates illustrating more than 300 species, with text on facing pages for quick and easy reference. - Concise text covering status, distribution, habitat, identification, voice and taxonomy. - Introduction includes information on the geography and climate of the Canary Islands, plus habitats, birding sites and conservation.

Eduardo Garcia-del-Rey was born in Tenerife; after degrees and doctorates at the University of Arizona and at the Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology, University of Oxford, he founded the Canarian Ornithological Society (SOC) and the Macaronesian Institute of Field Ornithology, a private research center. Eduardo is the author of more than 40 scientific papers on Macaronesian birds and several books.