A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific

This is the first field guide to the identification of the birds of the islands of the tropical Pacific, including the Hawaiian Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, southeastern Polynesia, and Micronesia. It is intended both as a reference for the expert and as an introduction to birding in the region for the novice. Small enough to be carried afield, it contains much previously unpublished information about behavior, vocalizations, ecology, and distribution. The forty-five color plates depict all plumages of all bird species that breed in the islands, as well as of those that regularly visit them and the surrounding oceans, and of most species believed to be extinct on the islands. Black-and-white figures show many of the rarer visitors.
 Introductory sections discuss the tropical Pacific as an environment for birds, problems of birding on islands, and bird conservation. Appendixes include maps of the island groups and a thorough bibliography.

History

H. Douglas Pratt

Phillip L. Bruner

Delwyn G. Berrett

Americas

Princeton University Press

Enjoying Birds and Other Wildlife in Hawaii is the new, expanded and updated edition of the popular Enjoying Birds in Hawaii guide. It provides the inside track on where to best see Hawaii's birds, mammals and other wildlife, as well as their unique habitats. Detailed road and trail directions, maps and site photographs enable the reader to explore national and state parks, wildlife refuges and private preserves, along with many hidden sites off the beaten path. Included are 74 sites on Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Hawaii, Midway Atoll and in offshore waters. Learn where and when to go, how to get there, what you can expect to see and logistical tips on accomodations, transportation and other services. Whether your main interest is birds, wildlife in general or just the great outdoors, Enjoying Birds and Other Wildlife in Hawaii is your key to Hawaii's exotic natural environment.

Enjoying Birds and Other Wildlife in Hawaii: A Site-by-site guide to the Islands for the birder and naturalist

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Mutual Pub Co

This guide is an introduction to the beautiful and varied birds that inhabit America's only tropical state. Whether you are a visitor or a resident, you will find something in these pages that will broaden your horizons and increase your knowledge and appreciation of the birds and the environment of this unique archipelago. While not a "field guide" in the usual sense, this fact-packed volume helps identify all the birds likely to be seen while walking, hiking, or exploring the islands' many natural treasures. In fact, it covers more species than any other small guidebook available today. You will learn how Hawaii's modern bird community came to be, from the tragic history of the native birds of ancient Hawaii to the dozens of immigrant species seen today. You will learn the special nature of island forest and wetland birds, the long and sad story of the extinction of so many species, how seabirds have made these islands their home, base and how Hawaii came to have more introduced species than anywhere else in the world. You will find valuable information about where to see the remaining native birds as well their naturalized neighbors. Perhaps this book will be the start of a new passion for you, or just give you some interesting facts about the birds that can be seen every day. Either way, it is sure to open your eyes to island beauties you may have overlooked before.

A Pocket Guide to Hawai'i's Birds

Mutual Publishing

The most complete guide available to both Hawaii's native and naturalized trees, shrubs and larger vines. This guidebook by field naturalist, scholar, wildlife artist, photographer and eco-tour leader Douglas Pratt offers hundreds of photos of all the species most likely to be encountered. No naturalist or nature lover in Hawaii should be without this handy reference.

A Pocket Guide to Hawai'i's Trees and Shrubs

Reference

Photographed by leading wildlife expert and ornithologist H. Douglas Pratt, the book presents the most popular and significant of Hawaii’s native and introduces flowering trees. Taken in natural habitats, these photographs showcase the remarkable beauty and distinct characteristics of the variety of trees and their blossoms that thrive in and fill Hawaii’s landscape. Enjoy in this compact volume Hawaii’s varied and interesting blossoms and trees found along the roadside or hiking trails. About the author and photographer: H. Douglas Pratt – ornithologist, writer, photographer and world-renowned illustrator – has for over twenty-five years led bird and natural history tours in Hawaii. He is currently the Research Curator of Birds at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

Flowering Trees; Images of Hawaii's Natural Beauty

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Gardening & Landscape Design

Enjoy beauty images of seabirds, native forest birds, migratory visitors, and introduced birds seen throughout the Hawaiian Islands.

Birds Images of Hawai'i's Feathered Heritage

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Palau, one of the world s greatest adventure destinations, has been largely known for its diving and spectacular scenery. With over 700 spectacular photos, this new book reveals the equally amazing wildlife of these remote and beautiful islands. Talented wildlife photographer Mandy Etpison and ornithologist H. Douglas Pratt have teamed up to produce a book that is not only as visually stunning as the islands themselves, but deeply informative about a little-studied island fauna. It is one of the most complete photo-documentations of the natural history of the birds and bats of an archipelago ever published, and will be an essential reference for Palauan residents, visiting birders, and serious students of island biology. Life histories of many endemic birds are here revealed for the first time, and all but the rarest of Palau s migratory visitors, including some previously unpublished records, are also covered.

Birds and Bats of Palau

Mandy Etpison

A Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Wildlife is the most complete guide to the wildlife inhabiting America's only tropical island state. Its coverage, through text and photos of 140 species of mammals, reptiles, amphibians and easily observed birds, will broaden your appreciation of Hawaii's natural life and environment as well as pique your curiosity. To speak of wildlife on remote islands such as the Hawaiian Archipelago is to talk mostly about birds. The Hawaiian Islands were never connected to any continental source of wildlife. Before the coming of humans, only the chance events of wind and wave brought colonizing animals. The mammals that could make the journey over thousands of miles of open ocean had to either fly or swim. Thus, the only two species to each the islands on their own were a bat and a seal. A few lizards may have arrived by rafting on floating debris, but when the first Polynesian settles arrived, they found mostly birds and these few other species. That changed rapidly as

Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Wildlife

The Hawaiian Islands are probably best known for spectacular scenery and wonderful climate. But ever since they emerged above the sea as volcanic mountaintops, they have provided a home for a unique and constantly changing community of animals. First to arrive were seabirds and sea turtles. Of course, birds dominated the scene, but two mammals, a seal and a bat, also managed to find the islands. Hawai'i's wildlife today is an odd mixture of native and introduced species. Seabirds such as boobies, frigatebirds, tropicbirds, terns, and shearwaters find refuge on offshore islets, and songbirds such as cardinals, bulbuls, sparrows, white-eyes, and finches. The most conspicuous mammal is the small Indian mongoose, and skinks, geckos, frogs, and toads add an element absent from pre-human Hawai'i. In rural areas, today's birds and mammals include deer, mouflon sheep, turkeys, pheasants, francolins, partridges, and quail. In lowland forests, feral pigs provide sport for local hunters and all

Hawaii's Animals and Wildlife

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