Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills of the World.

Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills of the World.

Some of the world's largest and most spectacular birds are to be found among this group of wading birds. Tragically, they also include many of the world's most endangered species, as changes in land use erode their wetland habitats. Some, like the White stork, have lived alongside humans f...

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Main Author: Hancock, James
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : A & C Black, 2010.
Subjects:
Storks.
Ibises.
Spoonbills.
Ibises
Spoonbills
Storks
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:Some of the world's largest and most spectacular birds are to be found among this group of wading birds. Tragically, they also include many of the world's most endangered species, as changes in land use erode their wetland habitats. Some, like the White stork, have lived alongside humans for hundreds of years and are well known from numerous scientific studies. Others, like the Storm's Stork and the Ibises of West Africa, South-East Asia and South America live so secluded a life in the remote corners of the globe that they will probably be extinct before even the most basic details of their bi.
Physical Description:1 online resource (981 pages)
ISBN:9781408135006
1408135000
1282986066
9781282986060
9781408134993
1408134993
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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