Descrizione:
This book provides a worldwide review of the ecology, behaviour, morphology, and breeding biology of the Lanner falcon Falco biarmicus. From historical sources to the most recent ornithological literature, a comprehensive approach reveals the uniqueness and adaptability of this falcon that ranges from the Afrotropic to the Palearctic ecozones.
Reviews
"[...] This privately-published book is mainly a compilation of information available in a widely scattered literature, rather than a detailed local study, but the author has done a good job of pulling together this information, devotedly over a period of more than 25 years. The book is nicely produced and the colour photographs are carefully chosen and well reproduced on glossy paper. However, the black-and-white photographs are printed on the ordinary text pages and have reproduced less well. Maps and diagrams are well drawn and clear. Any raptor enthusiast will find something new and interesting in this volume."
– I. Newton, Ibis (158), 2016
"[...] This is a well-researched and authoritative monograph, setting a high standard. My only criticism, and it is a minor one given that the author is not writing in his first language, is that the English used sometimes fails to portray what I think the author intends. Having always seen the Lanner as a poor relation to the more impressive Peregrine and Gyrfalcon, I think that Leonardi has shifted my view. This is an interesting falcon, occupying a not insignificant geographic area and range of habitats."
– Mike Toms, BTO book reviews |
