Australia has not only achieved a high level of biodiversity, but also developed a high proportion of endemic creatures due to its long geographic isolation. Therefore, Australia has been identified as one of the 17 megadiverse countries on earth. Of the more than 700 bird species in Australia, almost half are only found in Australia. On the mainland alone, 14 areas have been recognized as Endemic Bird Area (EBA) by BirdLife International, including the rainforest area of northern Queensland. Australia also offers a wide variety of habitats. For their protection, several hundred national parks have been established, but in Australia national parks are also used extensively as recreational sites for the human population. 65 wetlands fall under the Ramsar Convention. Australia is also the destination of many migratory birds, some of them from areas as far away as Siberia or Alaska. The native species of birds are sometimes spectacular like the colorful parrots, the birds of paradise and the lyrebirds, just to name a few.
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Cover image Laughing Kookaburra, Photo: W.J.Daunicht
Primary language English, secondary languages German, French, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese.
All 744 species are illustrated. In addition, links to HD videos of 66 bird species (42m 54s) and audios of 25 bird species (16m 11s) 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: 275 pages, 35.59 MiB.
ePub E-book in flowable format for all devices with ePub reader: 30.56 MiB.
A paperback version of this bird guide is available from Amazon (ISBN: 9798417387005).
Also you can obtain a Kindle edition from Amazon (ASIN: B07ST8Q42W ).
© Wolfgang J. Daunicht 2024
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