The Hawaiian Honeycreepers are typified by nectar feeding, their bright colouration and canary-like songs. They are considered one of the finest examples of adaptive radiation, even more diverse than Darwin's Galapagos finches, as a wide array of different species has evolved in all the different niches provided by the Hawaiian archipelago. The book will therefore be of interest to evolutionary biologists and ecologists as well as professional ornithologists and amateur bird watchers. As with the other books in the Bird Family of the World series, the work is divided into two main sections. Part one is an overview of the Hawaiian Honeycreeper evolution and natural history and Part two comprises accounts of each species. The author has produced his own outstanding illustrations of these birds to accompany his text.

The Hawaiian Honeycreepers: Drepanidinae (Bird Families of the World)

History

Pratt, H. Douglas

Americas

Oxford University Press

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 Small enough to be carried afield, it contains much previously unpublished information about behavior, vocalizations, ecology, and distribution.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.

Science & Math

Bruner, Phillip L.

Berrett, Delwyn G.

Nature & Ecology

Princeton University Press

A photographic guide to the beautiful avian inhabitants of the islands, their habitat and their behavior. Featuring full-color photographs of over 100 species, with an informative text.

Hawaii's Beautiful Birds

Jeffrey, Jack

Biological Sciences

Mutual Pub Co

A photographic guide to the beautiful avian inhabitants of the islands, their habitat and their behavior. Featuring full-color photographs of over 100 species, with an informative text by H. Douglas Pratt, author of Enjoying Birds and Other Wildlife in Hawaii and noted birding tour leader.

Mutual Publishing

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