This comprehensive guide profiles more than 100 species of diurnal raptor as well as over 40 species of owl recorded on the continent and its adjacent islands, including Madagascar, the Comores, the Mascarenes and the Seychelles. It presents a combination of photographs and illustrations (all kinds of plumage relevant to identification - male, female and immature - as well as in-flight shots to help distinguish the often confusing and similar wing patterns of this group of birds), meticulously researched text, and ...
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This comprehensive guide profiles more than 100 species of diurnal raptor as well as over 40 species of owl recorded on the continent and its adjacent islands, including Madagascar, the Comores, the Mascarenes and the Seychelles. It presents a combination of photographs and illustrations (all kinds of plumage relevant to identification - male, female and immature - as well as in-flight shots to help distinguish the often confusing and similar wing patterns of this group of birds), meticulously researched text, and distribution maps showing the birds' range. A glossary and indexes to English and scientific names appear at the back of the book, as does a table of Afrikaans, French, German and Spanish common names.
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