This guide brings together, for the first time within a single volume, a
comprehensive review of all the world's pheasants, partridges, quails,
grouse, turkeys, guineafowl, buttonquails, sandgrouse, and the enigmatic
Plains-wanderer--over 250 species in all. The group includes some of the
world's most familiar and beautiful birds, such as the Indian peafowl
and the stunning tragopans, as well as some of the rarest and most
threatened. This book concentrates on detailed identification and
distribution, but also highlights conservation issues where relevant.
The seventy-two color plates, by leading bird illustrators, show male,
female, juvenile, and subspecies plumages, and form the finest set of
illustrations of these birds to date. There is also a color distribution
map for each species.
Pheasants, Partridges, and Grouse is a landmark volume in the
literature of this attractive and vulnerable group of birds.
- Comprehensive identification guide to over 250 species of pheasants,
partridges, and grouse throughout the world
- Detailed text covering identification, description, geographical
variation, voice, status, habitat and behavior, distribution,
movements, and measurements
- 72 color plates depicting male, female, juvenile, and subspecies
plumages
- Information on conservation issues
- Glossary, index, reference, and bibliography