| A Guide to Endemic Birds of Ethiopia and Eritrea |  | Author: Jose Luis Vivero Pol
Publisher: Shama Books
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 483486
Media: Paperback
Pages: 80
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 5 x 0.4
ISBN: 1931253137
EAN: 9781931253130
ASIN: 1931253137
Publication Date: September 7, 2001
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Product Description
Bird watching is an international pastime and Ethiopia and Eritrea are some of the most spectacular places in the world for this sport. For the first time, the thirty endemic birds of Ethiopia and Eritrea are brought together in one volume for easy reference. An illustration of each bird and a distribution map accompany a brief description of each species. Information on habitat, distribution, behaviour, breeding, threats and IUCN category is also included to assist the keen observer. An introductory chapter and a complete list of all known localities for every species make this an invaluable reference guide for both amateur and professional bird-watchers in Ethiopia and Eritrea. In the field or in the library the full colour photographs of this volume will both spark interest and answer questions about some of the most beautiful birds in the world.
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 Excellent book August 12, 2006
Atle Eikeland (Aas, Norway)
The book contains beatiful photographs and very interesting text.
I really recommend it for birdlovers
 Helpful guide on a small niche of birds; average photos July 1, 2008
Soleglad (Arizona, USA)
Basics: 2001, 1st edition, softcover, 79 pages, 29 color photo plates, 30 species, range maps for each bird
This is a small, but nicely done booklet covering the 30 species of birds endemic to a unique African geography. Seventeen of these birds are endemic to only Ethiopia while the other 13 are shared by Eritrea where the Ethiopian Highlands cross the border. All but two of the endemics, White-throated Serin and Nechisar Nightjar are illustrated by one or two color photos. The nightjar (of debateable species status) is uniquely represented by a photo of only a left wing salvaged from the road. Four other birds are mentioned in the beginning notes that await taxonomic evaluation. If shown to be good species (two serins, a swallow, and a sawwing), they, too, will be endemics for this region.
One page of text is dedicated to each bird, which consists of 3-6 paragraphs. Sections such as description, habitat, distribution, habits, and threats offer information that may not be easily found elsewhere on these birds.
The range map displays the Ethiopean and Eritrean boundaries with the important Ethiopian Highlands shaded inside. The colored ranges of the birds give adequate detail for the localized populations.
The photos are of varying quality. Most offer close images of the bird; however, the printing quality of several appear to be no better than your own personal printer at home. A couple are similar to poor color photos found in a local newspaper.
It's good to see works like this attributed to unique groups of birds, especially those birds that have such restricted ranges and are more suseptible to human impacts.
I've listed several related books below...
1) Checklist of the Birds of Ethiopia by Urban
2) Ethiopia 1997: In Search of Endemic Birds by Francis
3) Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania by Zimmerman
4) The Birds of East Africa by Stevenson
5) Birds of Africa South of the Sahara by Sinclair/Ryan
6) African Handbook of Birds: Series 1 Volumes 1 & 2 by Mackworth-Praed
7) Birds of East Africa by Williams
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