Handbook Of The Birds Of The World

[Alexandrin Chaples]

TheHandbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with BirdLife International. It is the first handbook to cover every known living species of bird. The series was edited by Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, Jordi Sargatal and David A. Christie.

All 16 volumes have been published. For the first time an animal class will have all the species illustrated and treated in detail in a single work. This has not been done before for any other group in the animal kingdom.

Material in each volume is grouped first by family, with an introductory article on each family; this is followed by individual species accounts (taxonomy, subspecies and distribution, descriptive notes, habitat, food and feeding, breeding, movements, status and conservation, bibliography). In addition, all volumes except the first and second contain an essay on a particular ornithological theme. More than 200 renowned specialists and 35 illustrators (including Toni Llobet, Hilary Burn, Chris Rose and H. Douglas Pratt) from more than 40 countries have contributed to the project up to now, as well as 834 photographers from all over the world.

Since the first volume appeared in 1992, the series has received various international awards. The first volume was selected as Bird Book of the Year by the magazines Birdwatch and British Birds, and the fifth volume was recognised as Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Magazine, the American Library Association magazine. The seventh volume, as well as being named Bird Book of the Year by Birdwatch and British Birds, also received the distinction of Best Bird Reference Book in the 2002 WorldTwitch Book Awards[1] This same distinction was also awarded to Volume 8 a year later in 2003.[2]

As a complement to the Handbook of the Birds of the World and with the ultimate goal of disseminating knowledge about the world's avifauna, in 2002 Lynx Edicions started the Internet Bird Collection (IBC). It is a free-access, but not free-licensed, on-line audiovisual library[3] of the world's birds with the aim of posting videos, photos and sound recordings showing a variety of biological aspects (e.g. subspecies, plumages, feeding, breeding, etc.) for every species. It is a non-profit endeavour fuelled by material from more than one hundred contributors from around the world.

In early 2013, Lynx Edicions launched the online database HBW Alive, which includes the volume and family introductions and updated species accounts from all 17 published HBW volumes. Since its launch, the taxonomy has been thoroughly revised and updated twice (once for non-passerines and once for passerines), following the publication of the two volumes of the HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World.

This volume was published in 1992. Unlike subsequent volumes, it does not have an introductory essay; instead, it has a 38-page overview by Eduardo de Juana of the biology of birds and a foreword welcoming the HBW project, by Christoph Imboden. Groups covered in this volume are as follows:

This volume was published in 2005. It has an introductory essay "The Ecology and Impact of Non-Indigenous Birds" by Daniel Sol, Tim Blackburn, Phillip Cassey, Richard Duncan and Jordi Clavell. Groups covered in this volume are as follows:

This volume was published in September 2006. It has an introductory essay "Ecological Significance of Bird Populations" by Cagan Sekercioglu with a preface by Paul R. Ehrlich. Groups covered in this volume are as follows:

This volume was published in October 2010. It includes a foreword on bird conservation by Stuart Butchart, Nigel Collar, Alison Stattersfield, and Leon Bennun. Groups covered in this volume are as follows:

This volume was published in July 2013. It includes a comprehensive introduction by Jon Fjelds on changes in bird macrosystematics and a foreword on the history of BirdLife International. It covers 84 new species published more recently than their corresponding HBW volumes, including 15 scientific descriptions of newly discovered Amazonian birds.

The Handbook of the Birds of the World series is an unparalleled achievement in ornithology, offering an exhaustive and meticulously detailed account of every known bird species. This monumental collection, the first of its kind, spans 17 volumes, comprising 16 main volumes and a Special Volume that supplements them. It is an essential resource for ornithologists, bird watchers, and nature enthusiasts, providing a comprehensive and beautifully illustrated overview of avian diversity.

The Handbook of the Birds of the World is not only a prestigious addition to any library but also an invaluable resource for anyone passionate about birds and the natural world. Each volume offers an in-depth exploration of avian diversity, combining scientific accuracy with artistic beauty to create a timeless reference work.

The Handbook of the Birds of the World series illustrates and describes in detail every species of bird in the world. This collection comprises 16 volumes plus a Special volume that complements them. The Special Volume includes the new species described since the publication of their respective volumes, a practical global index and much more!

[upbeat music] What bird is that? How much do they eat? Why are they so colorful? What's that bird doing? Curiosity gives rise to questions. Where do migratory birds go? What do birds tell us about our changing world? How can I help? Will they be here when I grow up? We are dedicated to finding answers together. Revealing how nature works. Linking a global community. Opening doors to the natural world. Transforming science into action. We are working together...to better understand our connections...to life on earth. [LOGO] The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, join us. [music resolves]

[Kevin] You are following in the footsteps of thousands of other bird enthusiasts and budding ornithologists who have transformed their understanding of the avian world with this course over its 45-year history.

This course steps you through each chapter from the textbook. Lessons contain a short video from your instructors introducing key insights and curated collections of online resources to expand your knowledge base. Exams are divided up into individual quizzes that take 15-20 minutes to complete and provide immediate feedback to correct misconceptions and reinforce important facts. An expanded online glossary helps you learn how to express yourself like an ornithologist.

Dive in to the exciting world of ornithology and the variety of ways you can engage with birds, from observing birds at your feeder or in your local park, to contributing data to citizen-science projects and designing studies of your own.

Get to know the fascinating variety in the avian world and get up-to-date on how scientists use genetics and other methods to organize the roughly 10,000 recognized bird species into a coherent taxonomy.

Explore the evolutionary patterns that have resulted in the bird species on the planet today. What better way to learn about natural selection, sexual selection, and speciation than through fascinating examples from the world of birds?

Learn about the remarkable structural adaptations of birds. From a lightweight skeleton to an unusual respiratory system, birds have evolved a variety of anatomical marvels to help them survive and thrive.

Learn what birds eat, how they eat it, and why they eat certain things at certain times. These details can help you understand their interactions with other individuals, other species, their environment, and even their evolution.

Learn how birds have evolved different reproductive strategies in a variety of environments as well as why some bird species give their young no parental care, while others care for their offspring until they are ready to fly off on their own.

Explore the many ways birds navigate, look at the experiments that have helped scientists to figure out how birds find their way, and get to know why some species migrate thousands of miles, while others only disperse short distances.

Explore our historical relationship with birds and where we are now in our scientific efforts to understand and protect them. Come away with helpful and empowering ideas about what you can do for conservation.

The Handbook of Bird Biology, 3rd Ed. is required text for this course and is not included in the course purchase. It is available as an eBook or hardcover textbook to rent or purchase from booksellers such as Amazon, or to borrow from select libraries.

In the early 1980s Josep del Hoyo, a doctor in a small village in Spain, decided to spend 13 months traveling around Africa to see as much wildlife as he could. Little did he know, this trip would send him on another journey that would forever change the course of his life.

The immense and important collection that is the IBC now has a new home at the Macaulay Library, where it will be permanently preserved for future generations. Together we will document and preserve audiovisual material for all the birds of the world.

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