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State of the World’s Birds

Monday, January 10, 2011

FREE download. This report is a brief summary of the information available on BirdLife’s State of the world’s birds website.

Critically Endangered Birds: A Global Audit

Monday, January 10, 2011

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FREE Download. Critically Endangered Birds is a product of the BirdLife Preventing Extinctions Programme. It presents the science underpinning the programme and the actions needed by other organisations, agencies and governments to complement it.

World Birdwatch Magazine

Monday, January 10, 2011

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Subscription just £30/year. World Birdwatch is BirdLife's international magazine about birds – crammed with recent news and authorative articles about birds, their habitats, and their conservation around the world.

Bird Conservation International

Monday, January 10, 2011

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Access to online archive FREE. Bird Conservation International is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal focusing on the major conservation issues affecting birds and their habitats.

Feathers

Monday, January 10, 2011

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336 pages, £18.99, Available to buy. In "Feathers", biologist Thor Hanson tells a sweeping natural history of feathers, as they've been used to fly, protect, attract, and adorn through time and place.

The Atlas of Birds: Mapping Avian Diversity, Behaviour and Habitats Worldwide

Monday, January 10, 2011

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144 pages, £16.99, Available to buy. Authoritative and concise, this beautifully illustrated atlas captures the dazzling diversity of bird life around the world.

Bird Watch: A Survey of Planet Earth’s Ecosystems

Monday, January 10, 2011

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256 pages, £36.50, Available to buy. Bird Watch is an illustrated tour of endangered birds and their habitats.

Birds and People: Bonds in a Timeless Journey

Monday, January 10, 2011

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360 pages, £9.99, Available to buy. Birds and People: Bonds in a Timeless Journey unfolds the history of our relationship with the most colourful and familiar of the groups of organisms we share our planet with.

Raptor watch

Monday, January 10, 2011

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419 pages, £15, Available to buy. At least 63 percent of the world's raptors migrate. Raptor Watch, compiled from contributions by over 800 observers worldwide, is a guide to 388 hotspots where these birds can be seen in their thousands.

Endemic Bird Areas of the World: Priorities for Conservation

Monday, January 10, 2011

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860 pages, Out of print. At the heart of this book are descriptions of all 218 EBAs, including key habitats, major threats and conservation initiatives and a detailed map.

Seabirds on Islands: Threats, Case Studies and Action Plans

Monday, January 10, 2011

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318 pages, Out of print. A series of 16 case studies from around the world, including Indonesia, Greenland, Indian Ocean islands, the Galapagos and the West Indies.