This authoritative handbook, part of the Helm Identification Guide
series, looks in detail at the remarkable and diverse birds of
paradise--perhaps the ultimate birders' birds.
This Helm Identification Guide covers the taxonomy, biology, and
conservation, of birds of paradise and bowerbirds in great detail,
including a series of plates packed with beautiful illustrations from
Richard Allen, and hundreds of photographs covering the full range of
racial and age-related plumage variety.
For any naturalist, the name "New Guinea" conjures up one group of
animals above all others--the sensational birds of paradise, renowned
for their dazzling and diverse plumages. This book, the first
comprehensive monograph to the group this century, also includes the
bower birds, a group that extends into Australia that is perhaps best
known for the males' construction of "bowers," structures of twigs and
sticks used to tempt in females.
The product of almost two decades of research and scholarship and a
must-have book for anyone interested in these stunning birds, this will
remain the standard reference on birds of paradise for many years to
come.
