Birds of Oman

£24.00

Usually dispatched within 2-5 days
Birds of Oman Author: Format: Paperback First Published: Published By: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
string(3) "272"
Pages: 272 Illustrations and other contents: 116 colour plates ISBN: 9781472937537 Categories: ,

This book is the perfect guide to this wonderful country’s birdlife. Written by the world’s leading expert on Middle Eastern birds, Richard Porter, along with Oman bird specialist Jen Eriksen, with colour plates opposite concise species text and accurate maps, it is indispensible for any naturalist visiting this jewel of the Arabian peninsula.

With its unique blend of Western Palearctic, Oriental and Afrotropical components, and lying on a migratory crossroads, Oman is a jewel of the Middle East. This is the first comprehensive field guide to the birds of this fascinating and welcoming country. All 528 species on the Oman Bird List are featured on the 116 colour plates, illustrating many of the distinct plumages and races, plus a few non-naturalised escapes.

Species accounts cover key identification features – including habitat and voice – with colour maps showing the breeding, wintering and migration distributions for all regularly occurring species.

Weight0.6 kg
Author

Editor
Photographer
Format

Illustrators
Publisher

Author Biography

Richard Porter has been writing books for Helm for more than 30 years, and has been active in conservation throughout the Middle East since the 1960s. His work in Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey remains inspirational to researchers throughout the region. A tour guide and photographer, Jens Eriksen is renowned as Oman’s premier birder, with a number of photographic titles covering the nation’s birds under his belt.