The first definitive photographic guide to woodpeckers, covering all 239 species. The detailed text looks at the biology of the birds, voice, habitat, status, racial variation and distribution.
Gerard Gorman is a freelance birder and author based in Hungary. He is widely regarded as Eastern Europe's most accomplished birding guide and is the author of several books, including The Birds of Hungary (1996), Woodpeckers of Europe (2004) and Birding in Eastern Europe (2006).
A beautiful book.
*Daily Express*
This is by far the best and most comprehensive set of woodpecker
images ever assembled and their overall standard is
exceptional.
*Rare Bird Alert*
...an attractive, accessible and inviting work.
*Into the Woods and Elsewhere*
...this is a great book...the only photographic guide to include
all woodpecker species on the planet, and is replete with great
photography.
*Avian Review*
...a glossy and scholarly labour of love. The photographs, as well
as being a joy to behold, bring home what a diverse world we live
in.
*Scotland Outdoors*
...exhaustively researched and carefully compiled...a really nice
reference book to an attractive and often under-rated group of
birds.
*The Curious Naturalist*
...stunningly illustrated...give[s] the reader an appreciation of
the full diversity of this family in a very attractive format.
*American Birding Association*
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