{"title":"Series: Helm Identification Guides","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eHelm Identification Guides\u003c\/strong\u003e series offers a curated selection of insightful works spanning diverse fields such as philosophy, finance, history, and technology. Each title serves as a thoughtful companion for readers eager to deepen their understanding in areas ranging from business strategies and psychological theories to computing expertise and adventurous travel narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEngaging and well-researched, these guides bridge complex concepts with accessible explanations, making them ideal for both curious minds and specialised readers. 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Spiderhunters, as their name suggests, feed extensively on spiders, while sunbirds' other close relatives, the flowerpeckers, have a particular fondness for mistletoe berries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is the definitive guide on sunbird identification, ecology, and behaviour. Now in its second edition, it has been fully revised and updated to reflect the many developments in sunbird taxonomy, as well as the new research that has been published on their biology. It covers all 218 currently recognised species, providing details of key identification features, voice, habitat, distribution, conservation status, movements, food, and behaviour. New colour art by award-winning artist Richard Allen has been added, and hundreds of high-quality colour photographs beautifully capture every species. 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Pittas are medium-sized, insectivorous terrestrial birds that are rather thrushlike in their behaviour. Most are brilliantly coloured, generally solitary, and have a well-deserved reputation for secretive, skulking habits, adding to the challenge of seeing them in their often dark environment. The 52 species of pitta largely occur from Asia through Wallacea to New Guinea and Australia, with two (perhaps three) species in Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBroadbills are very different to pittas, being typically chunky birds with large heads, broad flattened beaks, and short legs. The majority are colourful and sociable, but none are terrestrial. Three are highly frugivorous, but the others are largely insectivorous. They form a diverse group of 18 species in nine genera, of which four species are confined to Africa, with the rest in Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe four species of asities form an endemic Madagascan family. 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