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WINNER OF THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY'S 'BEST SCIENCE BOOK 2006' AWARD
This book is the first monograph on one of the most beautiful and admired birds in the world.
The Gyrfalcon is the world's largest and most powerful falcon - a truly awe-inspiring bird which inhabits the ferociously inhospitable Arctic taiga, from Greenland and Iceland right across Siberia and northern Canada. Its plumage varies from a dark mottled grey to pure white - the white birds in particular are coveted by birders and falconers.
Like other titles in the series, it covers all aspects of the species' biology, taxonomy, distribution, status and historical associations with mankind. The result is an exhaustively researched and enthrallingly readable biography of a spectacular bird, illustrated throughout with photographs and line drawings.
Table of Contents
1 Paleobiogeography
2 Identification and Colours
3 Distribution
4 Population
5 Habitat and Landscape Preferences
6 Food and Feeding Habits
7 Breeding Cycle
8 Dispersal, Seasonal Movements and Winter Distribution
9 Competitors, Commensals and Conspecifics
10 Man and Falcons
11 Threats and Conservation
Appendix: Scientific names of plants and animals mentioned in the text
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Product details
| Published | 29 Jan 2010 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 288 |
| ISBN | 9781408128183 |
| Imprint | T & AD Poyser |
| Illustrations | 8pp colour section; b/w ills throughout |
| Series | Poyser Monographs |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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