Belgium borders the North Sea to the north-west and is relatively low in this part of the country, while to the south-east the landscape becomes more mountainous and rises up to 694 m at the Signal de Botrange. The climate is maritime temperate. Belgium has two national parks. The cross-border park De Zoom – Kalmthoutse Heide lies partly in the Netherlands and is largely covered by heath. The Hoge Kempen National Park consists mainly of coniferous forest and heath. The authorities have been trying for years to have this area recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There are also many nature parks and many nature reserves. BirdLife International has identified 48 IBAs (Important Bird Areas), areas that are of global importance for bird life, including the small Zwin nature reserve on the North Sea coast on the Belgian-Dutch border, which is particularly popular with birders.
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Cover image Common Kestrel, Photo: W.J.Daunicht
Primary language English, secondary languages German, French, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese.
All 323 species are illustrated. In addition, links to HD videos of 148 bird species (1h 44m 59s) and audios of 88 bird species (51m 46s) are included. The assessment of the global conservation status of bird species uses the criteria of the Red List (IUCN) 2012.
The scientific system follows Clements et al. 2017.
An index, name registers in all selected languages and a scientific name register, all completely linked.
PDF E-book in page-based format A5: 134 pages, 21.44 MiB.
ePub E-book in flowable format for all devices with ePub reader: 18.26 MiB.
A paperback version of this bird guide is available from Amazon (ISBN: 9798785302723).
Also you can obtain a Kindle edition from Amazon (ASIN: B08VW5JDSJ).
© Wolfgang J. Daunicht 2024
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