Birds of Ethiopia and Eritrea : an atlas of distribution

摘要: Ethiopia and Eritrea have a fascinating unique avifauna. Poorly known in comparison to many parts of Africa, knowledge on bird distribution the two countries is scattered throughout literature. For more than 35 years, authors been painstakingly collecting records region plotting them half-degree maps, including published records, data from museum specimens, sightings their own extensive travels and, recently, birdwatchers that now visit Ethiopia. The resulting atlas provides, for first time, an accurate assessment each 870 species countries, valuable information breeding. succinct text summarises results discusses subspecies level. Extensive introductory chapters cover topics such as topography, geology, vegetation, climate, habitats, conservation, migration, breeding seasons, ringing, history ornithology region. This groundbreaking book fills large hole literature one most diverse least areas Africa.