The Handbook of the Birds of the World is a multi-volume series produced by Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions. It is the first handbook to cover every living species of bird. Jump to: navigation, search Orders Many - see section below. ...
So far, 10 volumes have been produced. New volumes appear at roughly annual intervals, and the series is expected to be complete by approximately 2012.
A list of volumes produced to date is as follows (details to be completed)
Volume 1: Ostrich to Ducks
Volume 2: New World Vultures to Guineafowl
Volume 3: Hoatzin to Auks
Volume 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckoos
Volume 5: Barn-owls to Hummingbirds
Volume 6: Mousebirds to Hornbills
Volume 7: Jacamars to Woodpeckers
Volume 8: Broadbills to Tapaculos
Volume 9: Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails
Volume 10: Cuckoo-shrikes to Thrushes
Individual volumes are large and it has been commented in a review that "fork-lift truck book" would be a better title.
This article and the descendent family articles follow the taxonomy of the Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds (HANZAB)for families largely endemic to that region, and otherwise the Handbook of Birds of the World (HBW).
The giant flightless Struthioniformes lack a keeled sternum and are collectively known as ratites.
Accipitridae: hawks, eagles, buzzards and Old World vultures, harriers, kites, and allies
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