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This book should be of value to anyone interested in bird evolution and taxonomy, biogeography, distributional history, dispersal and migration patterns. It provides an up-to-date synthesis of current knowledge on species formation, and the factors influencing current distribution patterns. It draws heavily on new information on Earth history, including past glacial and other climatic changes, on new developments in molecular biology and palaeontology, and on recent studies of bird distribution and migration patterns, to produce a coherent account of the factors that have influenced bird speci

Birds --- Aves --- Avian fauna --- Avifauna --- Wild birds --- Amniotes --- Vertebrates --- Ornithology --- Speciation. --- Geographical distribution.

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The Salton Sea, California's largest inland lake, supports a spectacular bird population that is among the most concentrated and most diverse in the world. Sadly, this crucial stopover along the Pacific Flyway for migratory and wintering shorebirds, landbirds, and waterfowl is dangerously close to collapse from several environmental threats. This book is the first thoroughly detailed book to describe the birds of Salton Sea, more than 450 species and subspecies in all. A major contribution to our knowledge about the birds of western North America, it will also be an important tool in the struggle to save this highly endangered area. Synthesizing data from many sources, including observations from their long-term work in the area, the authors' species accounts discuss each bird's abundance, seasonal status, movement patterns, biogeographic affinities, habitat associations, and more. This valuable reference also includes general information on the region's fascinating history and biogeography, making it an unparalleled resource for the birding community, for wildlife managers, and for conservation biologists concerned with one of the most threatened ecosystems in western North America.

Birds --- Aves --- Avian fauna --- Avifauna --- Wild birds --- Amniotes --- Vertebrates --- Ornithology --- biodiversity. --- biogeography. --- biology. --- birding community. --- birds. --- conservation. --- conservationists. --- ecology. --- ecosystem. --- endangered animals. --- environment. --- environmental threats. --- environmentalism. --- freshwater. --- habitat. --- inland lake. --- lake birds. --- lake. --- landbirds. --- life sciences. --- migrating birds. --- migration. --- natural sciences. --- nature. --- nonfiction. --- ornithology. --- pacific flyway. --- salton sea. --- science. --- shorebirds. --- waterfowl. --- wild animals. --- wildlife managers. --- wildlife. --- wintering birds. --- zoology.