Shrikes and Bush-shrikes: Including Wood-shrikes, Helmet-shrikes, Shrike Flycatchers, Philentomas, Batises and Wattle-eyes

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    Shrikes and Bush-shrikes: Including Wood-shrikes, Helmet-shrikes, Shrike Flycatchers, Philentomas, Batises and Wattle-eyes Author: Illustrator: Kim Franklin Format: Hardback First Published: Published By: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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    Pages: 392 Language: English ISBN: 9780713638615 Categories: , ,

    Covering the identification, biology and relationships of all true shrikes, bush-shrikes, helmet-shrikes, wood-shrikes, shrike flycatchers, philentomas, batises and wattle-eyes this book offers information on 114 species in 21 genera within the families Laniidae and Malaconotidae. For each genus, acoustic and visual signals are summarized and used to map similarities. The detailed species account for the bulk of the book, providing knowledge on field identification, plumage descriptions, geographical variation, moult, distribution, movements. general and foraging behaviour, food, sounds and breeding behaviour.”

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    Author Biography

    Tony Harris is Associate Curator in the Department of Birds at the Transvaal Museum in South Africa, where he established the Fitzpatrick Bird Communication Library. He has undertaken extensive fieldwork and sound recording in southern Africa and has been researching shrike taxonomy and systematics for many years. He is the author of Shrikes of Southern Africa Kim Franklin, a member of the Society of Wildlife Artists, has exhibited his work in countries throughout Europe and Africa. His illustrations have appeared in numerous books, including Birds of the Western Palearctic, Birds of the Indian Subcontinent, and the award-winning Parrots.