Oiseaux d'Algérie / Birds of Algeria by Aïssa Moali and Paul Isenmann contains an annotated checklist of the 406 bird species recorded in Algeria to 1999. It includes information on the main landscapes of this country, a catalogue of all its bird species, a bio-geographical analysis of the breeding species and the place of Algeria in the Palearctic and trans-Saharan migration system. The annotated checklist provides data on the species' status, phenology, distribution, habitat and reproduction.
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Field Guides | Avifaunas and Monographs | Bird Sounds | Mammals | General Titles | Reptiles and Amphibians | Plants | Other taxa - Sounds |
Field Guides
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Collins Bird Guide |
The most complete field guide to the birds of Britain and Europe. Provides all the information needed to identify a species at any time of the year. Fully integrated; the text and distribution map, and the illustrations for each species, are on facing pages. Over 3,500 original paintings by the world's leading bird artists illustrate all the major plumages. This is the best selling bird guide ever published. |
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Birds of Europe with North Africa & The Middle East |
Still one of the best field guides. Covers all but a few of the Western Palearctic's breeding birds and along with the Collins guide the recommended choice for the north African countries. 400 superb colour plates by the author Lars Jonsson. |
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Raptors of Europe and Middle East |
Comprehensive collection of photos, by the foremost authority on Western Palearctic raptors, showing all plumages of species in the field. The detailed text enables birdwatchers to recognise even the most difficult species. Over 700 photographs, 100 drawings. 607 pages. |
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Handbook of Bird Identification for Europe and the Western Palearctic |
This is the most comprehensive guide to identification of the birds of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East yet published. Its importance for birders within and outside the region is difficult to exaggerate. It is the first identification manual to cover all the species to have occurred in the region, nearly 900 in all, illustrating every one (including vagrants and accidentals) and showing the widest range of plumages ever to feature in a European guide. The colour plates contain thousands of individual images and are painted by some of Europe's leading bird artists. Its big at over 800 pages so one to keep in the car rather than carry around. |
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Raptors of the World: A Field Guide |
This new field guide uses all of the plates from the Helm ID Guide Raptors of the World, with concise, revised text on facing pages, to create a conveniently-sized, lightweight field reference covering all 330 raptor species. Several of the plates have been reworked and repainted for this field guide. The book also has an updated colour distribution map for each species. 320 pages. |
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Field Guide to the Raptors of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa |
In this comprehensive new identification guide, Bill Clark presents the latest information on tried and tested field marks for identifying the diurnal raptors of the Western Palearctic region. Forty-eight stunning colour plates depict all the plumages for every raptor, both regularly occurring and vagrant. The plates are augmented by a forty page colour photograph section. The accompanying text provides the reader with essential clues to identification: detailed plumage descriptions for each age, sex, and colour morph; sections describing flight, moult, behaviour, and distribution for every species; sections on similar species - notoriously difficult to identify - and how to distinguish them. Each account concludes with the range of measurements for length, wing span, and weight. This will be essential reading for any birdwatcher or ornithologist who wants to watch and identify the region's raptors in the field. |
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Photographic Guide to the Birds of the Western Palearctic |
Available from mid August 2007. This long-awaited book will be the finest and most complete identification handbook of the birds of Western Palearctic ever produced. Unlike many other guides, the handbook is illustrated with high-quality photography, which, together with the comprehensive text, details the entire plumage spectrum and geographical variation of every species in the region. The book will be packed with information, guiding birders through the complexities of ageing and sexing, and enabling them to identify challenging species and plumages in the field. The book also contains details of the very latest taxonomic research. 1000 pages. |
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Collins Pocket Guide to Birds of Britain & Europe with North Africa and the Middle East |
Collins Pocket Guide. This classic field guide covers 887 species, including rarities and introduced species. Each species is accompanied by an illustration, map and text. 384 pages. |
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Birds of Prey of Africa |
Single group guides have often been restricted to world-wide distribution and it is nice to see one devoted to Africa. This guide is excellent and well worth having to identify raptors, many of which are tricky to identify at the best of times! This guide covers the identification, distribution & behaviour of over 100 species of diurnal raptor and 40-plus species of owl. 220 colour photos. 500 colour paintings. 347 pages. |
Avifaunas and Monographs
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Les Oiseaux d'Algerie / The Birds of Algeria |
Annotated checklist of the 406 bird species recorded up to 1999 in Algeria. Includes information on the main landscapes of this country, a catalogue of all its bird species, a biogeographical analysis of the breeding species and the place of Algeria in the Palearctic and trans-Saharan migration system. The annotated checklist provides data on the species' status, phenology, distribution, habitat and reproduction. Language: French/English 336 pages. |
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Important Bird Areas in Africa and Associated Islands |
This book is great. Need to know something about important sites in Africa? This book should be your first port of call and is ideal for background reading or planning a trip. This is the first regional analysis of its kind for the African continent including Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands, giving a clear understanding of the conservation status of the most significant sites for birds in Africa. 1144 pages. |
Bird Sounds
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Bird Songs of Europe, North Africa and Middle East |
The birds are systematically arranged so similar species can thus be compared easily. Each bird species has one to five separate, consecutive indices. This enables you to choose the calls separately from the songs, for example, which in practice brings obvious advantages. 19 hours. |
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Vogelstimmen Europas, Nordafrikas und Vorderasiens |
The title translates to "The Bird voices of Europe, North Africa, and the Near East". 2 817 sound recordings of the songs, calls and other sounds of 819 bird species. The birds are systematically arranged and each bird species has one to five separate, consecutive recordings enabling you to choose the calls separately from the songs. The 64-page booklet explains the sound recordings in German, the starting time of each recording is noted. In the index, the German and scientific bird names offer quick access. An english translation of the German booklet is available. |
Mammals
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Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals |
New pocket identification guide to all African land mammals by one of the world's leading naturalists. It is an adaptation of the original Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals. The greatly condensed text focuses on essential information such as identification and distribution, while the author's superb illustrations have been rearranged into an easy-to-use plate format and placed opposite the text. Complex and more obscure groups like the bats and certain rodent families are summarised by genera. 272 pages. |
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Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals |
All 1150 known species of African land mammals are covered in precise text with over 480 colour pictures and 280 maps covering 460 mammals or species groups. 494 pages. |
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The Larger Mammals of Africa (Revised Edition) |
Struik Field Guide. 400 colour photos. Includes distribution maps, an extensive discussion on the description, distribution, status, habitat, behaviour, food and reproduction habits of the species as well as a succinct summary. 320 pages. |
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African Predators |
Author Mills and wildlife photographer Harvey combine their talents and their knowledge of the large African carnivores to tell the story of their existence. Mills brings many years of study and practical research in revealing the origins, the present struggle for survival and the uncertain future of Africa's predatory mammals. His examination of their behaviour, social make-up, relations and interactions is supported by Harvey's superb and dramatic photography. 160 pages. |
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Collins Field Guide to Mammals of Africa |
Available from March 2009. The most up-to-date field guide to the mammals of Africa, a continent that includes about 25% of the world's mammals. This field guide includes all the species people most want to see when on safari and contains some 50 colour plates depicting almost all of Africa's 1150 plus species. For many species the female or juvenile is shown in addition to the adult male. Identifiable races or colour forms have also been included, as have the spores or tracks of key species. Informative notes on each species are placed opposite the illustrations and text describes the key identification features, the usual habits and habitat of the species and its global conservation status. In addition there are over 1000 distribution maps, information on geography, climate, conservation, finding and observing wildlife and a section on the continent's finest national parks. 304 pages. |
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Photographic Guide to Mammals of North Africa & Middle East |
Available from mid September 2008. Stunning colour photography depicts roughly 100 species found in this region and covers all major families. Information for each species includes a detailed description with key ID features, distribution, habitat and status, behaviour, diet and reproduction. 128 pages. |
General Titles
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The Good Bird Guide |
This book is a birdfinding guide to Britain, Europe & North Africa's most coveted species. Unlike the Where to Watch Birds series, which directs birders to good general birding sites, this guide takes each individual species as a starting point, and picks out the best places to see that species. Each of the 500 species accounts has information on distribution, habitat and movements, some hints and tips on finding and getting close to the species, and a list of sites in all appropriate countries where that species can reliably be found. The species accounts are followed by a comprehensive, country-by-country gazetteer of the sites covered, with site descriptions and location maps. African countries/regions covered include: Algeria, Azores, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Egypt, Madeira, Morocco, Tunisia. 600 pages. |
Reptiles and Amphibians
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Amphibians & Reptiles of North Africa |
This volume is the first comprehensive monographic treatment of the reptiles and amphibians of Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, and Libya including details on systematics, biology and identification. There is coverage of the 100+ species' reproductive biology, ecology, population, behaviour, and human impacts on populations, with notes on husbandry. 63 colour plates. 630 pages. |
Plants
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Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean |
Second edition. Unfortunately, decent plant guides for sub-saharan Africa are virtually non-existent. For North African this great little field guide covers the flowers, fruit trees, grasses and ferns found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean. Covers, amongst other countries, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco - in all over 2500 plant species are described. Introductory chapters cover the general ecology and climate of the region, and describe the structure of the book and how to use it. 560 pages. |
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Orchids of Europe, North Africa & the Middle East |
English translation of Guide des Orchidées d'Europe. Identification guide to over 520 species found in Britain, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Basic keys are followed by detailed species descriptions which cover nomenclature, variations, habitat, distribution and species biology. The text is illustrated with 1270 colour photos and line drawings to allow the specialist, as well as the avid botanist, to identify the wild orchids of the region with precision. 640 pages. |
Other taxa - Sounds
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Animal Calls of Africa |
40 mammals and 9 conspicuous birds. 34 min. |
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