The Birds of the Iberian Peninsula

This authoritative title is the definitive avifauna covering the Iberian Peninsula.
The Iberian Peninsula is one of Europe's most ornithologically varied regions offering a host of regional specialities. It includes famous birding hotspots such as the Coto Donaña wetlands, mountainous areas such as the Picos de Europa and the Pyrenees, the Mediterranean cork and holm oak forests of the southwest, the migration crossroads of the Strait of Gibraltar and the steppe-like plains of Extremadura and Alentejo. Large numbers of birders from around Europe visit the region to see this wealth of winged wildlife, but to date there has been no comprehensive regional avifauna in English.
Birds of the Iberian Peninsula is a national avifauna that fills this gap in the ornithological literature. Full-colour throughout, the book begins with authoritative introductory chapters covering subjects such as geography, climate, habitats, the history of Iberian ornithology and the composition of the avifauna. The species accounts then cover every species recorded in mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra, including the many vagrants.
For each species there is detailed treatment of distribution - with maps of breeding and wintering ranges - habitat selection, population trends, historical and current status, migration and conservation.

Ernest Garcia is an author and editor from Gibraltar. Co-founder of the Gibraltar Natural History Society and current editor of the Gibraltar Bird Report, his previous books for Helm include the two Where to Watch guides to Spain. Ernest has been a member of the Sociedad Española de Ornitología since the early 1970s, and he is a former member of the Iberian Peninsula rarities committee.
Eduardo de Juana is one of Spain's best-known ornithologists. He is currently President of the SEO.

1 Preface
2 Acknowledgements
3 A brief history of Iberian avifaunal studies
4 Iberia: Geography and climate
The Iberian Peninsula and its Islands:
- The geography of mainland Iberia
- The Balearic Islands
- Other peninsular archipelagos
Climate:
- The Bioclimatic Zones: Temperature and Precipitation
- Climate change
5 Habitats
Mediterranean evergreen plant communities
Eurosiberian plant communities
Other natural habitats
Man-man habitats
6 The Iberian avifauna
Breeding species
Breeding birds of the Iberian climatic regions
Recent changes in the Iberian breeding avifauna
Winter species
Migrants and migration
- Migrant species
- Migration
- Seabird movements
- Trans-Pyrenean movements
- Landbird migration at the Strait of Gibraltar
7 Introduction to the species accounts
8 The Systematic List
9 Category D Species
Appendices
1 Category E1 species
2 Breeding species of conservation concern
3 Scientific names of animals and plants mentioned in the text
4 List of Spanish regional bird reports
5 List of Spanish and Portuguese rarity reports
References
List of illustrations