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Compiled by European ornithologists, Birds of Europe is a comprehensive source of information on 447 bird species that breed within Europe or are migrants or winter visitors. This new version has updated software with a new interface and features many new and stunning photographs. It contains detailed descriptions of the main field characters, full colour illustrations, sound recordings of songs and calls for all species, drawings of eggs, video clips, illustrations of habitats, and interactive maps depicting the summer, year-round, and winter distribution. A unique pictorial key for identification and a quiz testing the users knowledge are also included. The introduction provides general and specific information on birds while the illustrated hyperlinked glossary provides definitions for numerous terms and information on bird groups. In addition to the scientific names and their English equivalents, common names are also given in French, Spanish, German and Dutch.

The CD-ROM provides information on the summer, winter and year-round distribution in Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor. Two kinds of distribution maps are included. The maps given with the species descriptions comprise continental Europe up to 30° East, as well as the Mediterranean islands, British Isles, and Iceland. The interactive maps cover Europe up to 45° East, as well as the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, North Africa and Asia Minor.

A Great Gift

Birds of Europe has proven to be popular for a wide audience. It is not only an accurate and useful guide for experienced birdwatchers, but also a great introduction for the beginner. It is the perfect gift for anyone who has an interest in birds, whether young or old, expert or novice, gardener, walker, or nature-lover.

3D Images of 151 Bird Specimens Online

Bird type specimens online. This site provides direct access to 3D images of 151 type specimens in the bird collection of the Zoological Museum Amsterdam. The ETI Biodiversity Center prepared the images and developed the website. The software takes the photographic image from the flat 2D world into an exciting and stunning 3D experience.

Species list for this product

A

Accipiter brevipes, Accipiter gentilis, Accipiter nisus, Acrocephalus agricola, Acrocephalus arundinaceus, crocephalus dumetorum, Acrocephalus melanopogon, Acrocephalus paludicola, Acrocephalus palustris, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, Acrocephalus scirpaceus, Actitis hypoleucos, Aegithalos caudatus, Aegolius funereus, Aegypius monachus, Alauda arvensis, Alca torda, Alcedo atthis, Alectoris barbara, Alectoris chukar, Alectoris graeca, Alectoris rufa, Alle alle, Alopochen aegyptiaca, Amandava amandava, Anas acuta, Anas clypeata, Anas crecca, Anas penelope, Anas platyrhynchos, Anas querquedula, Anas strepera, Anser albifrons, Anser anser, Anser brachyrhynchus, Anser erythropus, Anser fabalis, Anthus campestris, Anthus cervinus, Anthus petrosus, Anthus pratensis, Anthus richardi, Anthus spinoletta, Anthus trivialis, Apus apus, Apus caffer, Apus melba, Apus pallidus, Aquila adalberti, Aquila chrysaetos, Aquila clanga, Aquila heliaca, Aquila nipalensis, Aquila pomarina, Ardea alba, Ardea cinerea, Ardea purpurea, Ardeola ralloides, Arenaria interpres, Asio flammeus, Asio otus, Athene noctua, Aythya ferina, Aythya fuligula, Aythya marila, Aythya nyroca

B

Bombycilla garrulus, Bonasa bonasia, Botaurus stellaris, Branta bernicla, Branta canadensis, Branta leucopsis, Branta ruficollis, Bubo bubo, Bubo scandiacus, Bubulcus ibis, Bucanetes githagineus, Bucephala clangula, Bucephala islandica, Burhinus oedicnemus, Buteo buteo, Buteo lagopus, Buteo rufinus

C

Calandrella brachydactyla, Calandrella rufescens, Calcarius lapponicus, Calidris alba, Calidris alpina, Calidris canutus, Calidris ferruginea, Calidris maritima, Calidris minuta, Calidris temminckii, Calonectris diomedea, Caprimulgus europaeus, Caprimulgus ruficollis, Carduelis cannabina, Carduelis carduelis, Carduelis chloris, Carduelis flammea, Carduelis flavirostris, Carduelis hornemanni, Carduelis spinus, Carpodacus erythrinus, Cepphus grylle, Cercotrichas galactotes, Certhia brachydactyla, Certhia familiaris, Cettia cetti, Charadrius alexandrinus, Charadrius asiaticus, Charadrius dubius, Charadrius hiaticula, Charadrius morinellus, Chersophilus duponti, Chlidonias hybridus, Chlidonias leucopterus, Chlidonias niger, Ciconia ciconia, Ciconia nigra, Cinclus cinclus, Circaetus gallicus, Circus aeruginosus, Circus cyaneus, Circus macrourus, Circus pygargus, Cisticola juncidis, Clamator glandarius, Clangula hyemalis, Coccothraustes coccothraustes, Columba livia, Columba oenas, Columba palumbus, Coracias garrulus, Corvus corax, Corvus cornix, Corvus corone, Corvus frugilegus, Corvus monedula, Coturnix coturnix, Crex crex, Cuculus canorus, Cyanopica cyanus, Cygnus columbianus, Cygnus cygnus, Cygnus olor

D

Delichon urbica, Dendrocopos leucotos, Dendrocopos major, Dendrocopos medius, Dendrocopos minor, Dendrocopos syriacus, Dryocopus martius

E

Egretta garzetta, Elanus caeruleus, Emberiza aureola, Emberiza caesia, Emberiza calandra, Emberiza cia, Emberiza cirlus, Emberiza citrinella, Emberiza hortulana, Emberiza melanocephala, Emberiza pusilla, Emberiza rustica, Emberiza schoeniclus, Eremophila alpestris, Erithacus rubecula, Estrilda astrild

F

Falco biarmicus, Falco cherrug, Falco columbarius, Falco eleonorae, Falco naumanni, Falco peregrinus, Falco rusticolus, Falco subbuteo, Falco tinnunculus, Falco vespertinus, Ficedula albicollis, Ficedula hypoleuca, Ficedula parva, Ficedula semitorquata, Fratercula arctica, Fringilla coelebs, Fringilla montifringilla, Fulica atra, Fulica cristata, Fulmarus glacialis

G

Galerida cristata, Galerida theklae, Gallinago gallinago, Gallinago media, Gallinula chloropus, Garrulus glandarius, Gavia adamsii, Gavia arctica, Gavia immer, Gavia stellata, Gelochelidon nilotica, Glareola nordmanni, Glareola pratincola, Glaucidium passerinum, Grus grus, Grus virgo, Gypaetus barbatus, Gyps fulvus

H

Haematopus ostralegus, Haliaeetus albicilla, Hieraaetus fasciatus, Hieraaetus pennatus, Himantopus himantopus, Hippolais caligata, Hippolais icterina, Hippolais olivetorum, Hippolais pallida, Hippolais polyglotta, Hirundo daurica, Hirundo rustica, Histrionicus histrionicus, Hoplopterus spinosus, Hydrobates pelagicus

I

Ixobrychus minutus

J

Jynx torquilla

L

Lagopus lagopus, Lagopus muta, Lanius collurio, Lanius excubitor, Lanius meridionalis, Lanius minor, Lanius nubicus, Lanius senator, Larus argentatus, Larus audouinii, Larus cachinnans, Larus canus, Larus fuscus, Larus genei, Larus glaucoides, Larus hyperboreus, Larus marinus, Larus melanocephalus, Larus minutus, Larus ridibundus, Larus sabini, Limicola falcinellus, Limosa lapponica, Limosa limosa, Locustella fluviatilis, Locustella lanceolata, Locustella luscinioides, Locustella naevia, Loxia curvirostra, Loxia leucoptera, Loxia pytyopsittacus, Loxia scotica, Lullula arborea, Luscinia luscinia, Luscinia megarhynchos, Luscinia svecica, Lymnocryptes minimus

M

Marmaronetta angustirostris, Melanitta fusca, Melanitta nigra, Melanocorypha calandra, Melanocorypha leucoptera, Melanocorypha yeltoniensis, Mergellus albellus, Mergus merganser, Mergus serrator, Merops apiaster, Milvus migrans, Milvus milvus, Monticola saxatilis, Monticola solitarius, Montifringilla nivalis, Morus bassanus, Motacilla alba, Motacilla cinerea, Motacilla citreola, Motacilla flava, Muscicapa striata

N

Neophron percnopterus, Netta rufina, Nucifraga caryocatactes, Numenius arquata, Numenius phaeopus, Nycticorax nycticorax

O

Oceanites oceanicus, Oceanodroma leucorhoa, Oenanthe hispanica, Oenanthe isabellina, Oenanthe leucura, Oenanthe oenanthe, Oenanthe pleschanka, Oriolus oriolus, Otis tarda, Otus scops, Oxyura leucocephala

P

Pagophila eburnea, Pandion haliaetus, Panurus biarmicus, Parus ater, Parus caeruleus, Parus cinctus, Parus cristatus, Parus cyanus, Parus lugubris, Parus major, Parus montanus, Parus palustris, Passer domesticus, Passer hispaniolensis, Passer montanus, Pelecanus crispus, Pelecanus onocrotalus, Perdix perdix, Perisoreus infaustus, Pernis apivorus, Petronia petronia, Phalacrocorax aristotelis, Phalacrocorax carbo, Phalacrocorax pygmeus, Phalaropus fulicaria, Phalaropus lobatus, Phasianus colchicus, Philomachus pugnax, Phoenicopterus roseus, Phoenicurus ochruros, Phoenicurus phoenicurus, Phylloscopus bonelli, Phylloscopus borealis, Phylloscopus collybita, Phylloscopus inornatus, Phylloscopus sibilatrix, Phylloscopus trochiloides, Phylloscopus trochilus, Pica pica, Picoides tridactylus, Picus canus, Picus viridis, Pinicola enucleator, Platalea leucorodia, Plectrophenax nivalis, Plegadis falcinellus, Pluvialis apricaria, Pluvialis squatarola, Podiceps auritus, Podiceps cristatus, Podiceps grisegena, Podiceps nigricollis, Polysticta stelleri, Porphyrio porphyrio, Porzana parva, Porzana porzana, Porzana pusilla, Prunella collaris, Prunella modularis, Psittacula krameri, Pterocles alchata, Pterocles orientalis, Ptyonoprogne rupestris, Puffinus gravis, Puffinus griseus, Puffinus mauretanicus, Puffinus puffinus, Puffinus yelkouan, Pyrrhocorax graculus, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, Pyrrhula pyrrhula

R

Rallus aquaticus, Recurvirostra avosetta, Regulus ignicapillus, Regulus regulus, Remiz pendulinus, Rhodostethia rosea, Riparia riparia, Rissa tridactyla

S

Saxicola rubetra, Saxicola torquata, Scolopax rusticola, Serinus citrinella, Serinus serinus, Sitta europaea, Sitta neumayer, Sitta whiteheadi, Somateria mollissima, Somateria spectabilis, Stercorarius longicaudus, Stercorarius parasiticus, Stercorarius pomarinus, Stercorarius skua, Sterna albifrons, Sterna caspia, , Sterna dougallii, Sterna hirundo, Sterna paradisaea, Sterna sandvicensis, Streptopelia decaocto, Streptopelia senegalensis, Streptopelia turtur, Strix aluco, Strix nebulosa, Strix uralensis, Sturnus roseus, Sturnus unicolor, Sturnus vulgaris, Surnia ulula, Sylvia atricapilla, Sylvia borin, Sylvia cantillans, Sylvia communis, Sylvia conspicillata, Sylvia curruca, Sylvia hortensis, Sylvia melanocephala, Sylvia nisoria, Sylvia rueppelli, Sylvia sarda, Sylvia undata

T

Tachybaptus ruficollis, Tadorna ferruginea, Tadorna tadorna, Tarsiger cyanurus, Tetrao tetrix, Tetrao urogallus, Tetrax tetrax, Tichodroma muraria, Tringa erythropus, Tringa glareola, Tringa nebularia, Tringa ochropus, Tringa stagnatilis, Tringa totanus, Troglodytes troglodytes, Turdus iliacus, Turdus merula, Turdus philomelos, Turdus pilaris, Turdus torquatus, Turdus viscivorus, Turnix sylvatica, Tyto alba

U

Upupa epops, Uria aalge Uria lomvia

V

Vanellus vanellus

X

Xenus cinereus