Guide des Oiseaux d’Europe: Manuel d’Identifcation Photographique [Europe's Birds: An Identification Guide]

About this book

Language: French

Covering more than 900 species, and illustrated with over 4,700 photographs, this is the most comprehensive, authoritative and ambitious single-volume photographic guide to Europe's birds ever produced. Detailed descriptions provide the information necessary to identify the birds of Europe in all their plumages – male, female, breeding, non-breeding, adult and immatures, as well as distinctive subspecies – yet Guide des Oiseaux d’Europe is easy-to-use, practical and accessible. Birdwatchers of any ability will benefit from the clear text, details on range, status and habitat, and an unrivalled selection of photographs. Chosen to be as naturalistic and informative as possible, the images are also stunning to look at, making this a beautiful book to enjoy, as well as an up-to-date and essential source of identification knowledge.

Guide des Oiseaux d’Europe is produced by the same team that created Britain's Birds, which has been described as "without doubt the best photo guide on the market" (Andy Stoddart, Rare Bird Alert). The authors include top-class wildlife photographers, writers and editors, and an imaginative, highly skilled designer. All are experienced birdwatchers themselves, who know what is needed and what is useful in an identification guide for birdwatchers living or travelling in Europe.

- Covers all 914 species ever recorded in Europe, including established introductions
- Describes all distinctive plumages and subspecies
- Provides details of vocalizations, flight action and favoured habitats
- Features more than 4,700 photographs, including comparison pages of birds in flight. More than 2,900 of these are new compared with Britain's Birds
- Includes 540 maps, prepared in association with BirdLife International
- Enables direct comparison of similar species

Summary in French:
Avec 900 espèces traitées et plus de 4 700 photographies, ce guide photographique est le plus complet et le plus ambitieux jamais réalisé sur les oiseaux d’Europe. Facile à utiliser, pratique et accessible à tous, ce guide fournit les informations nécessaires aux ornithologues de tous niveaux pour identifier les oiseaux d’Europe.

Pour chaque espèce, les descriptions détaillées intègrent toute la diversité des plumages – mâle, femelle, adultes en nuptial, non reproducteur, immature, ainsi que les sous-espèces distinctives. L’ouvrage couvre tous les aspects de l’identification, y compris la mue et les vocalisations, et fournit des détails sur l’aire de répartition, le statut et l’habitat.

Cette sélection inégalée de photographies apporte une dimension esthétique qui sera appréciée, ainsi qu’une source actualisée et essentielle de connaissances en matière d’identification.

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Biography

Rob Hume is a freelance writer, editor and artist, with more than thirty books on birds to his name. Robert Still, cofounder and publishing director of WILDGuides, is an ecologist and graphic artist and has designed more than sixty of its titles. Andy Swash, co-founder and managing director of WILDGuides, is an ecologist and well-known wildlife photographer and author. Hugh Harrop is an award-winning photographer and the owner of the ecotourism business Shetland Wildlife. The four are also coauthors of Britain's Birds: An Identification Guide and British Birds: A Pocket Guide (both Princeton WILDGuides).