Atles dels Ocells Nidificants de Catalunya
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The Atles dels Ocells Nidificants de Catalunya (Catalan Breeding Bird Atlas) is a critically acclaimed Catalan
ornithological
atlas
, published in 2004 by the Catalan Ornithological Institute
(ICO) and Lynx Edicions
, and edited by Joan Estrada, Vittorio Pedrocchi, Lluis Brotons and Sergi Herrando. The book presents the results of three years of fieldwork surveying Catalonia
's breeding bird
s between 1999 and 2002 and consists of 638 pages with maps, graphs, population estimates and trends, with illustrations by Toni Llobet
. Each species has a full account in Catalan with a summary in English.
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
ornithological
Ornithology
Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the study of birds. Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and the aesthetic appeal of birds...
atlas
Atlas
An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a map of Earth or a region of Earth, but there are atlases of the other planets in the Solar System. Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats...
, published in 2004 by the Catalan Ornithological Institute
Catalan Ornithological Institute
The Catalan Ornithological Institute is a not for profit association, established in 1975 for aid the study of birds in Catalonia, with the name of Grup Català d'Anellament...
(ICO) and Lynx Edicions
Lynx Edicions
Lynx Edicions is a Spanish ornithological publishing company.It became internationally known when it started publishing the Handbook of the Birds of the World, a 16 volume series which, when it is completed in 2011, will document for the first time in a single work an entire animal class,...
, and edited by Joan Estrada, Vittorio Pedrocchi, Lluis Brotons and Sergi Herrando. The book presents the results of three years of fieldwork surveying Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
's breeding bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s between 1999 and 2002 and consists of 638 pages with maps, graphs, population estimates and trends, with illustrations by Toni Llobet
Toni Llobet
Toni Llobet is a Catalan artist and illustrator of several bird and wildlife books, including the New Catalan Breeding Bird Atlas, Handbook of the Birds of the World and the Handbook of the Mammals of the World.-References:...
. Each species has a full account in Catalan with a summary in English.