A Guide to the Birds of Venezuela
de Rodolphe Meyer De Schauensee, Rodolphe Meyer De Sc (Ed. Princeton Univ Pr) Isbn : 0691081883
67.14 € / 440.41 FF
Venezuela has an immensely rich bird fauna, with 1,381 known species, many of them found nowhere else in the world. This spectacularly illustrated, comprehensive, and up-to-date guide brings together under one cover much of what is known about these species. Its users can identify all the birds in this vast country, from the Caribbean coast in the north to the Amazonian jungles in the south, from the Andes in the west to the Gran Sabana plateau in the east. With a completely new text by Steven Hilty, Birds of Venezuela is a greatly expanded and thoroughly reformatted successor to the pioneering Guide to the Birds of Venezuela (Princeton,1978). It includes sixty-seven beautiful color and black-and-white plates, most by the well-known artists John Gwynne and Guy Tudor, as well as numerous li...

Guide to the Birds of Venezuela
de Rodlophe Meyer Deschauenesee, M. De Schauensee, Ro (Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 0691082057
37.12 € / 243.49 FF
Venezuela has an immensely rich bird fauna, with 1,381 known species, many of them found nowhere else in the world. This spectacularly illustrated, comprehensive, and up-to-date guide brings together under one cover much of what is known about these species. Its users can identify all the birds in this vast country, from the Caribbean coast in the north to the Amazonian jungles in the south, from the Andes in the west to the Gran Sabana plateau in the east. With a completely new text by Steven Hilty, Birds of Venezuela is a greatly expanded and thoroughly reformatted successor to the pioneering Guide to the Birds of Venezuela (Princeton,1978). It includes sixty-seven beautiful color and black-and-white plates, most by the well-known artists John Gwynne and Guy Tudor, as well as numerous li...

The Birds of Venezuela
de Steven L. Hilty (Ed. ) Isbn : 0691092508
47.15 € / 309.28 FF
Venezuela has an immensely rich bird fauna, with 1,381 known species, many of them found nowhere else in the world. This spectacularly illustrated, comprehensive, and up-to-date guide brings together under one cover much of what is known about these species. Its users can identify all the birds in this vast country, from the Caribbean coast in the north to the Amazonian jungles in the south, from the Andes in the west to the Gran Sabana plateau in the east. With a completely new text by Steven Hilty, Birds of Venezuela is a greatly expanded and thoroughly reformatted successor to the pioneering Guide to the Birds of Venezuela (Princeton,1978). It includes sixty-seven beautiful color and black-and-white plates, most by the well-known artists John Gwynne and Guy Tudor, as well as numerous li...

Le Vautour
de Claude-Marie Vadrot (Ed. Actes Sud Junior) Isbn : 2742736204
10.60 € / 69.53 FF
Vautour fauve, gypaète barbu, percnoptère ou vautour moine, ils occupent une place ultime dans la grande chaîne de la prédation les vautours nettoient la nature des charognes qui risqueraient d'empoisonner les sols et les rivières. Malgré eux, ils sont donc associés à la mort, une mort qu'ils ne provoquent jamais mais dont ils profitent pour vivre. Ces grands oiseaux, considérés de “mauvais augure“, avaient pratiquement disparu du territoire français. Pourtant, une réintroduction progressive a permis leur réapparition dans nos régions.

Utah Birds: An Introduction to Familiar Species
de James Kavanagh (Ed. Waterford Press) Isbn : 1583551328
4.02 € / 26.37 FF
Utah Birds, An Introduction to Familiar Species, is a must-have, reference guide for beginners and experts alike. Whether you're on a nature hike or in your own backyard, you'll want to take along a copy of this indispensable guide. The Pocket Naturalist(tm) series is an introduction to common plants and animals and natural phenomena. Each pocket-sized, folding guide highlights up to 150 species and most feature a map highlighting prominent sanctuaries and outstanding natural attractions. Each is laminated for durability.

Birds of America
de John James Audubon (Ed. Welcome Rain Publishers) Isbn : 1566491959
50.61 € / 331.98 FF
Unlike the drawings and paintings of his contemporaries, which were produced from prepared skins and zoo specimens, Audubon’s paintings are taken directly from his observations in the wild, and the richness and directness come straight from the real world. No wonder that Audubon became known in his lifetime as “The American Woodsman.” These paintings were produced between 1828 and 1837 ; between 175 and 200 sets of these paintings were produced, and the last complete set to come to...

The Birds of Africa: Thrushes to Puffback Flycatchers
de Emil K. Urban (Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 0121373053
192.92 € / 1265.47 FF
Universally recognized as by far the most authoritative and comprehensive work ever published, Birds of Africa, Volume V is the second of four volumes to deal with the Passerine birds of the continent. The families treated fall into the following groups: thrushes, Old World warblers, Old World flycatchers, monarch flycatchers wattle-eyes and puffback flycatchers. The editors and artists have worked closely with nine other authors--all acknowledged experts on their bird families--to produce a...

L'alimentation des oiseaux
de Peter Lane (Ed. Broquet Lavoie) Isbn : 2890001547
14.48 € / 94.98 FF
Unique en son genre, cet ouvrage fournira une foule de renseignements essentiels pour créer un poste d'alimentation très efficace autour de chez vous.

Oiseaux de Méditerranée
de Paul Sterry (Ed. Edisud) Isbn : 2744906182
18.00 € / 118.07 FF
Unique en son genre, ce guide photographique présente tous les oiseaux vivant dans les pays bordant la Méditerranée, depuis le chatoyant guêpier jusqu'à la discrète fauvette Pitchou, en passant par l'énigmatique engoulevent d'Europe. 440 espèces décrites et illustrées grâce à plus de 1000 photos. Le texte précise les critères d'identification des adultes et des juvéniles, ainsi que les principaux caractères écologiques. Pour chaque espèce, une carte de répartition donne systématiquement les zones où l'oiseau est présent l'été, l'hiver, en migration ou toute l'année. Outre la photo principale, des vignettes montrent l'oiseau dans des situations caractéristiques, en vol notamment. Des montages photos permettent par ailleurs la comparaison entre espèces proches, comme chez les martinets ou le...

Les oiseaux de France : Guide d'initiation
de Jean-Philippe Paris, Gérard Chaussi, Sophie Beure (Ed. Broquet Inc.) Isbn : 2890006824
22.00 € / 144.31 FF
Une silhouette, le passage furtif d'un plumage coloré, un chant... il n'en faut souvent pas plus pour éveiller un intérêt certain pour les oiseaux. Puis, de découvertes en observations, on a rapidement envie de mieux connaître les différentes espèces. Il s'agit alors de s'équiper de jumelles et d'un manuel suffisamment simple et complet pour identifier correctement les oiseaux sans se décourager. Cet ouvrage présente les 211 espèces les plus communément observées en France. Les pictogrammes et les photos vous permettront de vous familiariser rapidement avec ce guide, qui deviendra alors le compagnon incontournable devos promenades en pleine nature. La démarche des auteurs s'inscrit dans une volonté plus globale de faire prendre conscience de la diversité et de labeauté de la nature. Ainsi ...