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Handbook of the Birds of the World

May 21, 2023

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. It is the first handbook to cover every known living species of bird. The series was edited by Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, Jordi Sargatal and David A. Christie.

Handbook of the Birds of the World
Author
  • Josep del Hoyo (ed.)
  • Andrew Elliott (ed.)
  • Jordi Sargatal (ed.) (vol. 1–7)
  • David A Christie (ed.) (vol. 8–16)
CountrySpain
LanguageEnglish
GenreNature
PublisherLynx Edicions
Published1992–2013
Media typePrint

All 16 volumes have been published. For the first time an animal class will have all the species illustrated and treated in detail in a single work. This has not been done before for any other group in the animal kingdom.

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). In addition, all volumes except the first and second contain an essay on a particular ornithological theme. More than 200 renowned specialists and 35 illustrators (including Toni Llobet, Hilary Burn, Chris Rose and H. 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.

Since the first volume appeared in 1992, the series has received various international awards. The first volume was selected as Bird Book of the Year by the magazines Birdwatch and British Birds, and the fifth volume was recognised as Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Magazine, the American Library Association magazine. The seventh volume, as well as being named Bird Book of the Year by Birdwatch and British Birds, also received the distinction of Best Bird Reference Book in the 2002 WorldTwitch Book Awards[1] This same distinction was also awarded to Volume 8 a year later in 2003.[2]

Individual volumes are large, measuring 32 by 25 centimetres (12.6 by 9.8 in), and weighing between 4 and 4.6 kilograms (8.8 and 10.1 lb); it has been commented in a review that "fork-lift truck book" would be a more appropriate title.

As a complement to the Handbook of the Birds of the World and with the ultimate goal of disseminating knowledge about the world's avifauna, in 2002 Lynx Edicions started the Internet Bird Collection (IBC). It is a free-access, but not free-licensed, on-line audiovisual library [3] of the world's birds with the aim of posting videos, photos and sound recordings showing a variety of biological aspects (e.g. subspecies, plumages, feeding, breeding, etc.) for every species. It is a non-profit endeavour fuelled by material from more than one hundred contributors from around the world.

In early 2013, Lynx Edicions launched the online database HBW Alive, which includes the volume and family introductions and updated species accounts from all 17 published HBW volumes. Since its launch, the taxonomy has been thoroughly revised and updated twice (once for non-passerines and once for passerines), following the publication of the two volumes of the HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World.

The Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive site also provides a free access 'Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology'.[4]

Published volumes

A list of volumes of the Handbook of the Birds of the World produced to date is as follows:

Volume 1: Ostrich to Ducks

This volume was published in 1992. Unlike subsequent volumes, it does not have an introductory essay; instead, it has a 38-page overview by Eduardo de Juana of the biology of birds and a foreword welcoming the HBW project, by Christoph Imboden. Groups covered in this volume are as follows:

Volume 2: New World Vultures to Guineafowl

This volume was published in 1994. It has a foreword by Walter J. Bock on the organization of information in HBW. Groups covered in this volume are as follows:

Volume 3: Hoatzin to Auks

This volume was published in 1996. It has an foreword by Robert Bateman on "art and nature". Groups covered in this volume are as follows:

Volume 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckoos

This volume was published in 1997. It has an introductory essay "Species Concepts and Species Limits in Ornithology" by Jürgen Haffer. Groups covered in this volume are as follows:

Volume 5: Barn-Owls to Hummingbirds

This volume was published in 1999. It has an introductory essay "Risk Indicators and Status Assessment in Birds" by Nigel J. Collar. Groups covered in this volume are as follows:

Volume 6: Mousebirds to Hornbills

This volume was published in 2001. It has an introductory essay "Avian Bioacoustics" by Luis Baptista and Don Kroodsma. Groups covered in this volume are as follows:

Volume 7: Jacamars to Woodpeckers

This volume was published in 2002. It has an introductory essay "Extinct Birds" by Errol Fuller. Groups covered in this volume are as follows:

Volume 8: Broadbills to Tapaculos

This volume was published in 2003. It has an introductory essay "A Brief History of Classifying Birds" by Murray Bruce. Groups covered in this volume are as follows:

Volume 9: Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails

This volume was published in 2004. It has an introductory essay "Ornithological Nomenclature" by Richard Banks. Groups covered in this volume are as follows:

Volume 10: Cuckoo-shrikes to Thrushes

This volume was published in 2005. It has an introductory essay "The Ecology and Impact of Non-Indigenous Birds" by Daniel Sol, Tim Blackburn, Phillip Cassey, Richard Duncan and Jordi Clavell. Groups covered in this volume are as follows:

Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers

This volume was published in September 2006. It has an introductory essay "Ecological Significance of Bird Populations" by Cagan Sekercioglu with a preface by Paul R. Ehrlich. Groups covered in this volume are as follows:

Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees

This volume was published in October 2007. It includes an introduction to the fossil birds by Kevin J. Kayleigh. This volume covers the following groups:

Volume 13: Penduline-tits to Shrikes

This volume was published in October 2008. It includes an introductory essay on bird migration by Ian Newton. Groups covered in this volume are as follows:

Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows

This volume was published in October 2009. It includes the foreword "Birding Past, Present and Future – a Global View" by Stephen Moss. Groups covered in this volume are as follows:

Volume 15: Weavers to New World Warblers

This volume was published in October 2010. It includes a foreword on bird conservation by Stuart Butchart, Nigel Collar, Alison Stattersfield, and Leon Bennun. Groups covered in this volume are as follows:

Volume 16: Cardinals to New World Blackbirds

This volume was published in December 2011. It includes a foreword on climate change and birds by Anders Pape Møller. Groups covered in this volume are as follows:

Special Volume: New Species and Global Index

This volume was published in July 2013. It includes a comprehensive introduction by Jon Fjeldså on changes in bird macrosystematics and a foreword on the history of BirdLife International. It covers 84 new species published more recently than their corresponding HBW volumes, including 15 scientific descriptions of newly discovered Amazonian birds.

HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World, Volume 1: Non-passerines

This volume was published in July 2014. It depicts all non-passerines with drawings and maps, including all extinct species since the year 1500.

HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World, Volume 2: Passerines

This volume was published in December 2016. It depicts all passerines with drawings and maps, including all extinct species since the year 1500.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2002 Book Awards - Birds and Birding". Worldtwitch. 2003-06-05. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  2. ^ "2003 Book Awards - Birds and Birding". Worldtwitch. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  3. ^ "the Internet Bird Collection". Ibc.lynxeds.com. 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
  4. ^ cockerell Jobling, J. A. (2018). Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology. In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.) (2018). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from www.hbw.com on 17 July 2018).

External links

 
Wikidata has the property:
  •   Internet Bird Collection species ID (P3099) (see uses)
  • More information on the Handbook of the Birds of the World
  • HBW Alive online database

May 21, 2023
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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 It is the first handbook to cover every known living species of bird The series was edited by Josep del Hoyo Andrew Elliott Jordi Sargatal and David A Christie Handbook of the Birds of the WorldAuthorJosep del Hoyo ed Andrew Elliott ed Jordi Sargatal ed vol 1 7 David A Christie ed vol 8 16 CountrySpainLanguageEnglishGenreNaturePublisherLynx EdicionsPublished1992 2013Media typePrintAll 16 volumes have been published For the first time an animal class will have all the species illustrated and treated in detail in a single work This has not been done before for any other group in the animal kingdom 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 In addition all volumes except the first and second contain an essay on a particular ornithological theme More than 200 renowned specialists and 35 illustrators including Toni Llobet Hilary Burn Chris Rose and H 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 Since the first volume appeared in 1992 the series has received various international awards The first volume was selected as Bird Book of the Year by the magazines Birdwatch and British Birds and the fifth volume was recognised as Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Magazine the American Library Association magazine The seventh volume as well as being named Bird Book of the Year by Birdwatch and British Birds also received the distinction of Best Bird Reference Book in the 2002 WorldTwitch Book Awards 1 This same distinction was also awarded to Volume 8 a year later in 2003 2 Individual volumes are large measuring 32 by 25 centimetres 12 6 by 9 8 in and weighing between 4 and 4 6 kilograms 8 8 and 10 1 lb it has been commented in a review that fork lift truck book would be a more appropriate title As a complement to the Handbook of the Birds of the World and with the ultimate goal of disseminating knowledge about the world s avifauna in 2002 Lynx Edicions started the Internet Bird Collection IBC It is a free access but not free licensed on line audiovisual library 3 of the world s birds with the aim of posting videos photos and sound recordings showing a variety of biological aspects e g subspecies plumages feeding breeding etc for every species It is a non profit endeavour fuelled by material from more than one hundred contributors from around the world In early 2013 Lynx Edicions launched the online database HBW Alive which includes the volume and family introductions and updated species accounts from all 17 published HBW volumes Since its launch the taxonomy has been thoroughly revised and updated twice once for non passerines and once for passerines following the publication of the two volumes of the HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World The Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive site also provides a free access Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology 4 Contents 1 Published volumes 1 1 Volume 1 Ostrich to Ducks 1 2 Volume 2 New World Vultures to Guineafowl 1 3 Volume 3 Hoatzin to Auks 1 4 Volume 4 Sandgrouse to Cuckoos 1 5 Volume 5 Barn Owls to Hummingbirds 1 6 Volume 6 Mousebirds to Hornbills 1 7 Volume 7 Jacamars to Woodpeckers 1 8 Volume 8 Broadbills to Tapaculos 1 9 Volume 9 Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails 1 10 Volume 10 Cuckoo shrikes to Thrushes 1 11 Volume 11 Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers 1 12 Volume 12 Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees 1 13 Volume 13 Penduline tits to Shrikes 1 14 Volume 14 Bush shrikes to Old World Sparrows 1 15 Volume 15 Weavers to New World Warblers 1 16 Volume 16 Cardinals to New World Blackbirds 1 17 Special Volume New Species and Global Index 1 18 HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World Volume 1 Non passerines 1 19 HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World Volume 2 Passerines 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksPublished volumes EditA list of volumes of the Handbook of the Birds of the World produced to date is as follows Volume 1 Ostrich to Ducks Edit This volume was published in 1992 Unlike subsequent volumes it does not have an introductory essay instead it has a 38 page overview by Eduardo de Juana of the biology of birds and a foreword welcoming the HBW project by Christoph Imboden Groups covered in this volume are as follows Struthionidae ostrich Rheidae rheas Casuariidae cassowaries Dromaiidae emu Apterygidae kiwis Tinamidae tinamous Spheniscidae penguins Gaviidae loons Podicipedidae grebes Diomedeidae albatrosses Procellariidae petrels and shearwaters Hydrobatidae storm petrels Pelecanoididae diving petrels Phaethontidae tropicbirds Pelecanidae pelicans Sulidae gannets and boobies Phalacrocoracidae cormorants Anhingidae darters Fregatidae frigatebirds Ardeidae herons Scopidae hamerkop Ciconiidae storks Balaenicipitidae shoebill Threskiornithidae ibises and spoonbills Phoenicopteridae flamingos Anhimidae screamers Anatidae ducks geese and swans Volume 2 New World Vultures to Guineafowl Edit This volume was published in 1994 It has a foreword by Walter J Bock on the organization of information in HBW Groups covered in this volume are as follows Cathartidae New World vultures Pandionidae osprey Accipitridae hawks and eagles Sagittariidae secretarybird Falconidae falcons and caracaras Megapodiidae megapodes Cracidae chachalacas guans and curassows Meleagrididae turkeys Tetraonidae grouse Odontophoridae New World quails Phasianidae pheasants and partridges Numididae guineafowl Volume 3 Hoatzin to Auks Edit This volume was published in 1996 It has an foreword by Robert Bateman on art and nature Groups covered in this volume are as follows Opisthocomidae hoatzin Mesitornithidae mesites Turnicidae buttonquails Gruidae cranes Aramidae limpkin Psophiidae trumpeters Rallidae rails gallinules and coots Heliornithidae finfoots Rhynochetidae kagu Eurypygidae sunbittern Cariamidae seriemas Otididae bustards Jacanidae jacanas Rostratulidae painted snipes Dromadidae crab plover Haematopodidae oystercatchers Ibidorhynchidae ibisbill Recurvirostridae avocets stilts Burhinidae thick knees Glareolidae pratincoles coursers Charadriidae plovers Scolopacidae sandpipers and allies Pedionomidae plains wanderer Thinocoridae seedsnipes Chionididae sheathbills Stercorariidae skuas Laridae gulls Sternidae terns Rynchopidae skimmers Alcidae auks Volume 4 Sandgrouse to Cuckoos Edit This volume was published in 1997 It has an introductory essay Species Concepts and Species Limits in Ornithology by Jurgen Haffer Groups covered in this volume are as follows Pteroclidae sandgrouse Columbidae pigeons and doves Cacatuidae cockatoos Psittacidae parrots Musophagidae turacos Cuculidae cuckoos Volume 5 Barn Owls to Hummingbirds Edit This volume was published in 1999 It has an introductory essay Risk Indicators and Status Assessment in Birds by Nigel J Collar Groups covered in this volume are as follows Tytonidae barn owls Strigidae typical owls Steatornithidae oilbird Aegothelidae owlet nightjars Podargidae frogmouths Nyctibiidae potoos Caprimulgidae nightjars Apodidae swifts Hemiprocnidae tree swifts Trochilidae hummingbirds Volume 6 Mousebirds to Hornbills Edit This volume was published in 2001 It has an introductory essay Avian Bioacoustics by Luis Baptista and Don Kroodsma Groups covered in this volume are as follows Coliidae mousebirds Trogonidae trogons Alcedinidae kingfishers Todidae todies Momotidae motmots Meropidae bee eaters Coraciidae rollers Brachypteraciidae ground rollers Leptosomidae cuckoo rollers Upupidae hoopoes Phoeniculidae wood hoopoes Bucerotidae hornbills Volume 7 Jacamars to Woodpeckers Edit This volume was published in 2002 It has an introductory essay Extinct Birds by Errol Fuller Groups covered in this volume are as follows Galbulidae jacamars Bucconidae puffbirds Capitonidae barbets Ramphastidae toucans Indicatoridae honeyguides Picidae woodpeckers Volume 8 Broadbills to Tapaculos Edit This volume was published in 2003 It has an introductory essay A Brief History of Classifying Birds by Murray Bruce Groups covered in this volume are as follows Eurylaimidae broadbills Philepittidae asities Pittidae pittas Furnariidae ovenbirds Dendrocolaptidae woodcreepers Thamnophilidae typical antbirds Formicariidae ground antbirds Conopophagidae gnateaters Rhinocryptidae tapaculos Volume 9 Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails Edit This volume was published in 2004 It has an introductory essay Ornithological Nomenclature by Richard Banks Groups covered in this volume are as follows Cotingidae cotingas Pipridae manakins Tyrannidae tyrant flycatchers Acanthisittidae New Zealand wrens Atrichornithidae scrub birds Menuridae lyrebirds Alaudidae larks Hirundinidae swallows and martins Motacillidae pipits and wagtails Volume 10 Cuckoo shrikes to Thrushes Edit This volume was published in 2005 It has an introductory essay The Ecology and Impact of Non Indigenous Birds by Daniel Sol Tim Blackburn Phillip Cassey Richard Duncan and Jordi Clavell Groups covered in this volume are as follows Campephagidae cuckoo shrikes Pycnonotidae bulbuls Chloropseidae leafbirds Irenidae fairy bluebirds Aegithinidae ioras Ptilogonatidae silky flycatchers Bombycillidae waxwings Hypocoliidae hypocolius Dulidae palmchat Cinclidae dippers Troglodytidae wrens Mimidae mockingbirds and thrashers Prunellidae accentors Turdidae thrushes including chats which are now part of the family Muscicapidae HBW 11 Volume 11 Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers Edit This volume was published in September 2006 It has an introductory essay Ecological Significance of Bird Populations by Cagan Sekercioglu with a preface by Paul R Ehrlich Groups covered in this volume are as follows Muscicapidae Old World flycatchers Platysteiridae batises and wattle eyes Rhipiduridae fantails Monarchidae monarch flycatchers Regulidae kinglets and firecrests Polioptilidae gnatcatchers Cisticolidae cisticolas and allies Sylviidae Old World warblers Volume 12 Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees Edit This volume was published in October 2007 It includes an introduction to the fossil birds by Kevin J Kayleigh This volume covers the following groups Picathartidae picathartes Timaliidae babblers Paradoxornithidae parrotbills Pomatostomidae Australasian babblers Orthonychidae logrunners Eupetidae jewel babblers and allies Pachycephalidae whistlers Petroicidae Australasian robins Maluridae fairy wrens Dasyornithidae bristlebirds Acanthizidae Australasian warblers and thornbills Epthianuridae Australian chats Neosittidae sittellas Climacteridae Australasian treecreepers Paridae chickadees Volume 13 Penduline tits to Shrikes Edit This volume was published in October 2008 It includes an introductory essay on bird migration by Ian Newton Groups covered in this volume are as follows Remizidae penduline tits Aegithalidae long tailed tits Sittidae nuthatches Tichodromadidae wallcreeper Certhiidae treecreepers Rhabdornithidae Rabdornis Nectariniidae sunbirds Melanocharitidae berrypeckers and longbills Paramythiidae painted berrypeckers Dicaeidae flowerpeckers Pardalotidae pardalotes Zosteropidae white eyes Promeropidae sugarbirds Meliphagidae honeyeaters Oriolidae orioles Laniidae shrikes Volume 14 Bush shrikes to Old World Sparrows Edit This volume was published in October 2009 It includes the foreword Birding Past Present and Future a Global View by Stephen Moss Groups covered in this volume are as follows Malaconotidae bush shrikes Prionopidae helmet shrikes Vangidae vangas Dicruridae drongos Callaeidae New Zealand wattlebirds Notiomystidae stitchbird Grallinidae magpie larks Corcoracidae white winged chough and apostlebird Artamidae woodswallows Pityriaseidae Bornean bristlehead Cracticidae butcherbirds Paradisaeidae birds of paradise Ptilonorhynchidae bowerbirds Corvidae crows Buphagidae oxpeckers Sturnidae starlings Passeridae Old World sparrows Volume 15 Weavers to New World Warblers Edit This volume was published in October 2010 It includes a foreword on bird conservation by Stuart Butchart Nigel Collar Alison Stattersfield and Leon Bennun Groups covered in this volume are as follows Ploceidae weavers Estrildidae waxbills Viduidae indigobirds Vireonidae vireos Fringillidae finches Drepanididae i e subfamily Drepanidinae in recent taxonomies Hawaiian honeycreepers Peucedramidae Olive warbler Parulidae New World warblers Volume 16 Cardinals to New World Blackbirds Edit This volume was published in December 2011 It includes a foreword on climate change and birds by Anders Pape Moller Groups covered in this volume are as follows Thraupidae tanagers Cardinalidae cardinals Emberizidae buntings and New World sparrows Icteridae New World blackbirds Special Volume New Species and Global Index Edit This volume was published in July 2013 It includes a comprehensive introduction by Jon Fjeldsa on changes in bird macrosystematics and a foreword on the history of BirdLife International It covers 84 new species published more recently than their corresponding HBW volumes including 15 scientific descriptions of newly discovered Amazonian birds HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World Volume 1 Non passerines Edit This volume was published in July 2014 It depicts all non passerines with drawings and maps including all extinct species since the year 1500 HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World Volume 2 Passerines Edit This volume was published in December 2016 It depicts all passerines with drawings and maps including all extinct species since the year 1500 See also EditHandbook of the Mammals of the World a similar project by the same authorsReferences Edit 2002 Book Awards Birds and Birding Worldtwitch 2003 06 05 Retrieved 2012 04 18 2003 Book Awards Birds and Birding Worldtwitch Retrieved 2012 04 18 the Internet Bird Collection Ibc lynxeds com 2012 02 20 Retrieved 2012 04 18 cockerell Jobling J A 2018 Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology In del Hoyo J Elliott A Sargatal J Christie D A amp de Juana E eds 2018 Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive Lynx Edicions Barcelona retrieved from www hbw com on 17 July 2018 ISBN 8487334091 vol 1 ISBN 8487334156 vol 2 ISBN 8487334202 vol 3 ISBN 8487334229 vol 4 ISBN 8487334253 vol 5 ISBN 848733430X vol 6 ISBN 8487334377 vol 7 ISBN 8487334504 vol 8 ISBN 8487334695 vol 9 ISBN 8487334725 vol 10 ISBN 849655306X vol 11 ISBN 9788496553422 vol 12 ISBN 9788496553453 vol 13 ISBN 9788496553507 vol 14 ISBN 9788496553682 vol 15 ISBN 9788496553781 vol 16 ISBN 9788496553880 special volume ISBN 9788496553941 HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Check list of the Birds of the World vol 1 External links Edit Wikidata has the property Internet Bird Collection species ID P3099 see uses More information on the Handbook of the Birds of the World HBW Alive online database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Handbook of the Birds of the World amp oldid 1147982803, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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