Since the first volume appeared in 1992, the series has received various international awards. Douglas Pratt) from more than 40 countries have contributed to the project up to now, as well as 834 photographers from all over the world. More than 200 renowned specialists and 35 illustrators (including Toni Llobet, Hilary Burn, Chris Rose and H. In addition, all volumes except the first and second contain an essay on a particular ornithological theme. Material in each volume is grouped first by family, with an introductory article on each family this is followed by individual species accounts (taxonomy, subspecies and distribution, descriptive notes, habitat, food and feeding, breeding, movements, status and conservation, bibliography). This has not been done before for any other group in the animal kingdom. For the first time an animal class will have all the species illustrated and treated in detail in a single work. Christie.Īll 16 volumes have been published. The series was edited by Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, Jordi Sargatal and David A. It is the first handbook to cover every known living species of bird. The series is complete in 16 volumes, but forthcoming volumes, including a Global Index with new species, and an Illustrated Checklist, will round out the reference.The Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with BirdLife International. English, French, German, Spanish, and Latin names are given for each species. Each species is illustrated on a color plate, including all significant sexual and subspecific differences, and high quality color photographs depict many aspects of the birds' life and behavior. They include exhaustive family texts, plus detailed individual species accounts which include distribution maps. This is the first work ever to illustrate all the species of birds in the world, in addition to providing access to all the essential information about each one of them.Įach volume measures 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 in (24 x 31 cm). This comprehensive, beautifully illustrated work has already become the definitive reference work to the bird families covered. Published in Barcelona in association with BirdLife International, the first fifteen volumes of the Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) have met with universal acclaim.
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