The Herons of Europe (T & AD Poyser)

Although the majority of the world's Herons live in the tropics and subtropics, Europe is home to nine species, some large, some small, some colonial, some solitary breeders. Highly specialized birds, they exhibit many interesting differences in their behavior and ecology and are a favorite group for many ornithologists. Dr. Voisin begins her book with a general description of the family before going on to treat each species in more detail. The species accounts summarize such topics as field characters, distribution, population size, breeding, and feeding ecology and behavior. Numerous figures and tables are accompanied by fine drawings of behavior by P.L. Suiro and color and black and white pictures of each species by G. Brusewitz. Key Features* Full coverage of all European heron species* General chapters on basic heron biology* Color plates showing all species* Numerous line drawings, diagrams, and maps