Handbook Birds of the World volume 6

This is the 6th of the multi-volume series Handbook of the Birds of the World designed to provide the first comprehensive account of all the species of birds in the world. This volume covers from Mousebirds to Hornbills.

Each chapter, headed by a summary box, deals with a different family, and it is subdivided into sections: systematics; morphological aspects; habitat; general habits; voice; food and feeding; breeding; movements; relationship with man; status and conservation; a general bibliography and detailed species accounts. The species accounts include names in French, German and Spanish, in addition to scientific and English names. Each species features taxonomic notes; subspecies and distribution; habitat; food and feeding; breeding; movements; status and conservation and a selected bibliography.