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    Wildfowl of Europe, Asia and North America Author: Format: Hardback First Published: Published By: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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    Pages: 655 Illustrations and other contents: 72 colour plates, 650 photos, 80 maps ISBN: 9781472912343 Categories: ,

    Wildfowl of Europe, Asia and North America is a comprehensive reference summarising current knowledge on the identification of the different species and sub species of ducks, geese and swans in Europe, Asia and North America – in essence the Holarctic zoo-geographical region. The detailed species accounts cover taxonomy,specific and sub specific identification features, determination of age and sex,geographic variation, measurements, voice, moult and hybridisation. In addition, the current status of each species is treated with up-to-date information on distribution, population size, habitat and life-cycle.

    The text is complemented by 650 colour photos, almost all taken in the wild, and 72 colour plates painted by the author and featuring over 920 individual artworks.Together, these represent most of the plumages of each of the 84 species treated in this book, as well as more than 100 hybrids that are observed more or less regularly in the wild. The photos are provided with captions that focus on the most important features, and the plates are accompanied by succinct caption text and distribution maps. This new identification guide provides an unrivalled level of detail and a wealth of information and illustrations.

    It will be an essential reference for anyone interested in the ducks, geese and swans of Eurasia and North America.

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    Sebastien Reeber's Wildfowl of Europe, Asia and North America is a comprehensive guide to ducks, geese and swans * BBC Wildlife * Lives up to its billing as the "essential guide" for these fascinating and often confounding birds. * Sunday Express * The book goes well beyond anything you would see in a basic field guide. A total of 84 species, as well as 100 regularly encountered hybrids, are comprehensively covered with 650 colour photographs and 72 colour plates featuring 920 individual illustrations and an encyclopaedic text. * Sunday Express *

    Author Biography

    Sebastien Reeber was born in 1971 in Strasbourg, France, and also studied there. He hasbeen working for the SNPN (Societe Nationale de Protection de laNature/National Society for Nature Protection) since he was 23, at the Lac deGrand-Lieu National Nature Reserve, near Nantes, and he is currently in charge ofmonitoring birds there (censuses, specific studies and ringing). This lake isone of the main wintering and breeding sites for waterfowl in France andWestern Europe, hence his interest in this group. He is also an activebirdwatcher, an editorial board member of Ornithos,and has served on the French Rarities Committee since 2006.