Birds of Prey of the World

Authors: Friedhelm Weick in collaboration with Leslie H. Brown

Number of pages: 159

Year published: 1980

Edition: 1st

Published by: William Collins and Sons and Co Ltd

Hardcover

ISBN: 0002192772

Web site: William Collins

The Wildebeest's Review of Birds of Prey - A Kinship

Author Friedhelm Weick is a bird artist who specialises in birds of prey including owls. He has illustrated a number of other bird books as well. For this book he teams up with Leslie Brown who is probably the most well-known authority on birds of prey.

Weick spent a lot of time in the field and in zoos making sketches of birds of prey. The 1,144 paintings are the result of this research and observations. This book is all about the paintings but there is some text giving key information for each species. Unfortunately, the text is minute and is a challenge to read. On plate 24 there are around 35 illustrations, and the matching text needs to be condensed to fit on one page. A lot of the text is in English and German which compounds the problem.

The first 62 pages of the book features an identification key and other information accompanied by line drawings.

Even with the tiny text descriptions for the colour plates I really love this book and it is a must-have for lovers of birds of prey.

Some of the subjects in this publication

Secretarybird - Page: 66
Osprey - Page: 66
African Cuckoo Hawk - Page: 68
Bat Hawk - Page: 70
Black-shouldered Kite - Page: 70
European Honey-Buzzard - Page: 70
Black Kite - Page: 72
Yellow-billed Kite - Page: 72
African Fish-Eagle - Page: 74
Egyptian Vulture - Page: 76
Hooded Vulture - Page: 76
Palm-nut Vulture - Page: 76
Lappet-faced Vulture - Page: 76
White-headed Vulture - Page: 76
Bearded Vulture - Page: 76
White-backed Vulture - Page: 78
Cape Vulture - Page: 78
Brown Snake-Eagle - Page: 80
Bateleur - Page: 80
Southern Banded Snake-Eagle - Page: 80
African Harrier-Hawk - Page: 84
African Marsh-Harrier - Page: 86
Western Marsh-Harrier - Page: 86
Black Harrier - Page: 88
Pallid Harrier - Page: 88
Montagus Harrier - Page: 88
Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk - Page: 90
Dark Chanting Goshawk - Page: 90
Gabar Goshawk - Page: 90
Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk - Page: 94
Ovambo Sparrowhawk - Page: 94
African Goshawk - Page: 96
Little Sparrowhawk - Page: 96
Shikra - Page: 98
Lizard Buzzard - Page: 106
Steppe Buzzard - Page: 114
Augur Buzzard - Page: 116
Long-legged Buzzard - Page: 116
Jackal Buzzard - Page: 116
Martial Eagle - Page: 118
African Crowned Eagle - Page: 118
Booted Eagle - Page: 122
Ayress Hawk-Eagle - Page: 122
Wahlbergs Eagle - Page: 124
Lesser Spotted Eagle - Page: 124
Tawny Eagle - Page: 124
Steppe Eagle - Page: 124
Verreauxs Eagle - Page: 126
Greater Kestrel - Page: 132
Pygmy Falcon - Page: 132
Lesser Kestrel - Page: 132
Dickinsons Kestrel - Page: 134
Red-footed Falcon - Page: 134
Grey Kestrel - Page: 134
Sooty Falcon - Page: 136
African Hobby - Page: 136
Bat Hawk - Page: 136
Eleonoras Falcon - Page: 136
Red-necked Falcon - Page: 136
Eurasian Hobby - Page: 136
Lanner Falcon - Page: 138
Taita Falcon - Page: 142
Peregrine Falcon - Page: 142

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