Download or read book Concise Bird Guide written by Bloomsbury and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-02 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical field guide, published in association with the Wildlife Trusts, is packed with information on 250 species of bird from Britain and the near Continent. Each species account contains accurate artworks that show details of variations in plumage for male, female, juvenile birds, and breeding and non-breeding birds. A concise written account outlines further essential information, such as size, description, voice, habitat, distribution and habits appears on the same page. The easy-to-follow layouts and illustrations aid quick and precise identification, and make this book an indispensable reference in the field as well as at home. Also included is a foldout insert illustrating such topics as variations in plumage in flying birds of different species.