Distribution, Taxonomy, and Systematics
by
Bruce M. Beehler, Thane K. Pratt
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
New Guinea, the largest tropical island, supports a spectacular bird fauna characterized by cassowaries, megapodes, pigeons, parrots, kingfishers, and owlet-nightjars, as well as the iconic birds of paradise and bowerbirds. Of the nearly 800 species of birds recorded from New Guinea, more than 350...