Name: Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Ostrich to Ducks
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Author: Josep del Hoyo i Calduch
ISBN: 9788487334108

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Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Ostrich to Ducks

Type

Physical Book

Author

Josep del Hoyo i Calduch

Publisher

Lynx Edicions

Year

1992

Language

English

Pages

696

Format

Hardcover

Weight

8.00

ISBN

8487334105

ISBN13

9788487334108

Edited in

España

Edition No.

Synopsis "Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Ostrich to Ducks"

Siguiendo el orden taxonómico de la enciclopedia, el volumen abarca las 27 familias de aves. Algunos grupos están muy localizados geográficamente (casuarios, kiwis, picozapato), o sólo se encuentran en un continente (avestruz, ñandúes, emús, tinamús, hamerkop, gritones), pero la mayor parte del volumen está dedicada a las familias de aves marinas y acuáticas con amplia distribución en el hemisferio norte (buceadores), la zona tropical (aves tropicales, pardelas, fragatas), en aguas antárticas y subantárticas (pingüinos, albatros, paíños) y cosmopolitas (somormujos, petreles, pelícanos, garzas, flamencos, patos, gansos y cisnes).
Prólogo de presentación del proyecto HBW por Christoph Imboden.

Josep del Hoyo i Calduch

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Josep del Hoyo i Calduch (Barcelona, June 22, 1954) is a Spanish doctor, ornithologist, and publisher known for his contribution to the global dissemination of ornithology. After graduating in medicine from the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 1977, he worked as a rural doctor and participated in television outreach programs. His passion for birds led him to found Lynx Edicions in 1989, dedicated to publishing works on nature.

Among his most notable works is "Handbook of the Birds of the World" (1992-2013), a 17-volume encyclopedia that describes and illustrates all bird species in the world. He has also co-edited "Handbook of the Mammals of the World" (2009-2019), focusing on mammals. For his work in spreading knowledge about biodiversity, he has received awards such as the BBVA Foundation Award for Biodiversity Conservation in 2010.

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