Nightjars (Potoos,frogmouths, oilbird and owlet-nightjars) of the world

This book presents and easy to use guide to help identify nightjars and related birds. Succinct species accounts form the basis and bulk of the book and summarize idenification, vocalizations, habitat, breeding,range and status, based on the latest information available. Each species and a number of subspecies are illustrated with colour photographs. For the few species that have nver been photographed in the field images of museum specimens are included for completeness. There is also a chapter which introduces a new taxonomic arrangement for the Caprimulgiformes. This recognises 100 species of nightjar, 17 frogmouths, 7 potoos and the oilbird. It also recognises 10 species of owlet-nightjar
9781903657072. Hard back with dust wrapper 464pps
Many full page and half page photographs