The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World Contributor(s): Clements, James F. (Author), Diamond, Jared (Foreword by), White, Anthony W. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0801445019 ISBN-13: 9780801445019 Publisher: Comstock Publishing OUR PRICE: $80.14 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2007 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Nature | Birdwatching Guides - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - Ornithology - Nature | Reference |
Dewey: 598.297 |
LCCN: 2006102996 |
Series: Clements Checklist of Birds of the World |
Physical Information: 1.94" H x 8.96" W x 11.28" (4.77 lbs) 864 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Birds have long held a unique dual role as a model group for scientists and as the focus of birders' passionate quests. Despite centuries of observation, each year brings the discovery and description of several entirely new avian species and hundreds of other taxonomic "splits" or "lumps" based on DNA data. In this arena of continual and increasing taxonomic change, The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World is a compendium of the more than 9,800 species of birds recognized by the scientific and birding communities. This completely revised sixth edition incorporates hundreds of updates since the last edition. In taxonomic sequence, it provides the scientific and English name of each species and a description of the worldwide range of each species and subspecies. The most established resource on the taxonomy and biogeography of birds for the world birding community, The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World is the official world checklist of the American Birding Association (ABA) and is used as the authoritative reference in the birding competitions and listing activities of this preeminent North American organization for serious birders. - Comprehensive indexes with all taxa listed by English and scientific names |
Contributor Bio(s): Fitzpatrick, John W.: - John W. Fitzpatrick is the Louis Agassiz Fuertes Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University. |