The Birds of TurkeyBloomsbury Publishing, 30 cze 2010 - 512 The Birds of Turkey is the first avifauna to document this country's amazing ornithological diversity. Turkey - ornithologically one of the most fascinating countries in the Western Palearctic - lies not only at the crossroads between Europe and Asia, but also at the meeting point of a variety of biomes. The extensive semi-deserts of the Middle East reach their northernmost limit in southeastern Turkey, while the Pontic Mountains, which dominate much of the north of the country, support a principally European fauna, along with near-endemics such as Caucasian Grouse, Green Warbler, Caspian Snowcock and Krüper's Nuthatch. In Central Turkey, huge saline lakes hold colonies of flamingos, pelicans and Pygmy Cormorants, while the surrounding semi-steppe supports populations of Montagu's Harrier, Great Bustard and abundant lakes. The book looks in detail at every species ever reported in the country - breeding birds, passage migrants, winter visitors and vagrants - with a review of status and distribution, accurate distribution maps, and discussions of breeding biology and the latest taxonomic revisions. Introductory chapters provide overviews of Turkey's major biomes and the history or ornithology in the country, and a discussion of future research objections. The book also contains stunning colour photography by a number of leading Turkish ornithologists. Indispensable for anyone interested in the Turkish avifauna, The Birds of Turkey will remain the standard work on this key ornithological region for many years to come. |
Inne wydania - Wyświetl wszystko
The Birds of Turkey Guy Kirwan,Barbaros Demirci,Hilary Welch,Kerem Boyla,Metehan Özen,Peter Castell,Tim Marlow Ograniczony podgląd - 2009 |
The Birds of Turkey: The Distribution, Taxonomy and Breeding of Turkish Birds Guy M. Kirwan Podgląd niedostępny - 2008 |
Kluczowe wyrazy i wyrażenia
adults Aegean areas August autumn birds Birecik Black Sea Coastlands Borçka Bosphorus breeder breeding season broods Büyükçekmece carrying food coastal colonies common Concern population apparently Çukurova Delta Black Sea Dijk Diyarbakır East Anatolia eastern elsewhere Ereg˘li Erzurum forest four eggs Gaziantep Göksu Delta Mediterranean Gölü Inner Anatolia grass habitat Hustings incomplete clutch indicating egg laying indicating laying Inner Anatolia islands Istanbul Izmir July June Kasparek Kirwan & Martins Kızılcahamam Kızılırmak Delta Black Kumerloeve large numbers late April Least Concern population mainly Mediterranean mid April Monotypic montane National conservation status nest building nominate observed occasionally October pairs passage migrant plant stems population apparently decreasing population apparently stable province R. F. Porter recently fledged young records region Roselaar September small numbers Southeast Anatolia species spring Status and distribution Subspecies Subspecies and taxonomy Sultan marshes Taurus Thrace three eggs trees Turkey Turkish Tuz Gölü usual clutch Warbler wetlands widespread winter woodland