Handbook of the Birds of the World (Volume 5): Barn Owls to Hummingbirds
by Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott & Jordi Sargatal (Editors)
The Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) series is the first work ever to illustrate and deal in detail with all the species of birds in the world. Volume 5 covers Order Strigiformes: Tytonidae (Barn-owls), Strigidae (Typical owls); Order Caprimulgiformes: Steatornithidae (Oilbirds), Aegothelidae (Owlet-Nightjars), Podargidae (Frogmouths), Nyctibiidae (Potoos), Caprimulgidae (Nightjars); Order Apodiformes: Apodidae (Swifts), Hemiprocnidae (Tree-Swifts), Trochilidae (Hummingbirds).
Item Number: HB05
ISBN: 8487334253
Pages: 762 pp.
Published: 2000
Illustrations: Color plates, photographs, and maps