The Hawaiian Honeycreepers: Drepanidinae (Bird Families of the World)

Book info: The Hawaiian Honeycreepers: Drepanidinae (Bird Families of the World) (Hardcover, 341 pages) – Oxford University Press, 2005. Language: English.

The Hawaiian Honeycreepers are typified by nectar feeding, their bright colouration and canary-like songs. They are considered one of the finest examples of adaptive radiation, even more diverse than Darwin's Galapagos finches, as a wide array of different species has evolved in all the different niches provided by the Hawaiian archipelago. The book will therefore be of interest to evolutionary biologists and ecologists as well as professional ornithologists and amateur bird watchers. As with the other books in the Bird Family of the World series, the work is divided into two main sections. Part one is an overview of the Hawaiian Honeycreeper evolution and natural history and Part two comprises accounts of each species. The author has produced his own outstanding illustrations of these birds to accompany his text. Editorial Reviews Review Review rec'd L'ornithologue, May/June 2006 - not translated About the Author H.D. Pratt is at Lousiana State University Museum, USA.