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This book is an illustrated field guide to diurnal raptors, a bird group that many people find among the most difficult birds to identify. Raptors are popular and iconic birds, and important ecologically as well as in legislation, with some species listed as threatened. Birds of Prey of Australia will enable people to more easily identify them. It also provides a brief overview of the biology of raptors and an indication of the current state of knowledge on them.
About the Author
Stephen J. S. Debus has undertaken research on and written about raptors for 30 years. He completed a PhD and postdoctoral research in Zoology, on declining woodland birds. He now works as an ecological consultant, and is an honorary research associate at UNE, doing projects on various raptors. He co-edits the BOCA journal Australian Field Ornithology, edits the Australasian Raptor Association (ARA) journal Boobook, and serves on the Australian Bird Study Association committee. Stephen has authored field guides on raptors and owls and participated in several Red Goshawk projects.
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An outstanding reference for identification of raptors. Without a doubt, the best in Australia & should be in every bird watchers kit.
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| Preface to the first edition | p. ix |
| Preface to the second edition | p. xi |
| Introduction: Birds of prey | p. xiii |
| Field Guide | p. 1 |
| Species descriptions | p. 3 |
| Unconfirmed vagrants and doubtful species | p. 58 |
| Difficult species-pairs | p. 59 |
| Photographs | p. 72 |
| Handbook | p. 93 |
| Ospreys, genus Pandion | p. 95 |
| Eastern Osprey Pandion cristatus | p. 95 |
| Small kites, genus Elanus | p. 97 |
| Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris | p. 97 |
| Letter-winged Kite Elanus scriptus | p. 98 |
| Pernine kites | p. 100 |
| Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura | p. 100 |
| Black-breasted Buzzard Hamirostra melanosternon | p. 102 |
| Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata | p. 104 |
| Australian endemic hawks, genus Erythrotriorchis | p. 106 |
| Red Goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus | p. 106 |
| Large kites and sea-eagles | p. 109 |
| Black Kite Milvus migrans | p. 109 |
| Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus | p. 111 |
| Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus | p. 112 |
| White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster | p. 113 |
| Goshawks and sparrowhawks, genus Accipiter | p. 116 |
| Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus | p. 117 |
| Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus | p. 118 |
| Grey Goshawk Accipiter novaehollandiae | p. 119 |
| Harriers, genus Circus | p. 121 |
| Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis | p. 121 |
| Swamp Harrier Circus approximans | p. 122 |
| Booted eagles, genera Aquila and Hieraaetus | p. 124 |
| Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax | p. 125 |
| Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides | p. 127 |
| Falcons, genus Falco | p. 129 |
| Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides | p. 129 |
| Brown Falcon Falco berigora | p. 131 |
| Australian Hobby Falco longipennis | p. 132 |
| Grey Falcon Falco hypoleucos | p. 133 |
| Black Falcon Falco subniger | p. 135 |
| Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus | p. 136 |
| Threats, conservation and the future | p. 139 |
| Glossary | p. 153 |
| Bibliography | p. 157 |
| Index | p. 179 |
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ISBN: 9780643104365
ISBN-10: 0643104364
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 208
Published: 1st September 2012
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Dimensions (cm): 21.5 x 14.8
x 1.5
Weight (kg): 0.386
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