Product Description: The Princeton Encyclopedia of Birds is a comprehensive and lavishly illustrated reference to the world's birds. Accessibly written by renowned biologists and conservationists, and illustrated in color throughout, the book provides authoritative and systematic accounts of every bird family, covering form and function, distribution, diet, social behavior, breeding biology, and conservation and status...read more

Covers 9,850 species of birds worldwide, detailing the order, family, and the species of the genus and their general distribution, physical features, evolutionary history, classification, breeding, diet, feeding behavior, social dynamics, conservation, and relationship with humans.

Describes the history, habitat, and range of swans in Britain, explains why there is a decline in their population, and looks at their behavior and life cycle

Identifies 429 species, describes the life, physical structure, and behavior of birds, and discusses breeding, feeding, migration, nests, eggs, and territories