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Histoire Naturelle des Familles et Sous-Familles Endemiques d'Oiseaux de Madagascar

by Raherilalao, M.J.; Goodman, S.M.

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  • Catalogue No : 49300
  • ISBN : 9782953892321
  • Published : 2011
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Pages : 148

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Text French. Madagascar, with its unique and highly endemic flora and fauna, is a world conservation priority. Although the number of bird species occurring on the island is less diverse than that of most other tropical countries, the level of endemism is remarkable and includes five endemic families and two subfamilies.

This pocket-sized book, written in non-technical French and beautifully illustrated throughout, provides a general introduction to Malagasy birds as well as a detailed and up-to-date synthesis of information related to the ecology and natural history of all of Madagascar’s unique bird families and subfamilies. Birdwatchers and researchers are almost unanimously enchanted by the extraordinary natural history and morphological characteristics of the island’s avifauna, and as such, birds are among the most studied vertebrate groups on Madagascar. However, certain aspects of how these birds live have only recently been discovered, and this book will be an informative resource for even the most seasoned of birdwatchers.

French summary

Bien que la diversité des oiseaux malgaches soit relativement faible par rapport à celle de certains pays tropicaux, leur niveau d'endémisme remarquable, incluant cinq families et deux sous-famiIies endémiques et leur histoire naturelle témoignent de leur unicité. Dans certains cas, Ia discrétion morphologique de l’avifaune malgache est compensée par une histoire naturelle particulière, impressionnante et imprévisible, qui surprend toujours les passionnés de la nature et les omithologues. Ces oiseaux figure les groupes d’animaux les plus étudiés à Madagascar, mais Ie mode de vie de la plupart des espèces reste encore à découvrir. Pourtant, les oiseaux malgaches, comme les autres groupes d'animaux, sont fondamentalement dépendants de l'écosystème forestier. La perte progressive de leur habitat naturel due aux différentes pressions anthropiques concoure à leur disparition dans Ie futur si aucune mesure de consewation n’est prise dans l'immédiat.

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