Harteman Wildfowl Aviaries
Books & Literature
Gallery of books and literature
These are title from our personal collection, mostly monographs. A monograph is a comprehensive and detailed scholarly work focusing on a single species or a specific taxonomic group, such as the order of waterfowl (Anseriformes) or family of ducks, geese and swans (Anatidae). These specialized works offer an in-depth synthesis of available information, including classification, morphology, geographical distribution, evolutionary history, and ecological relationships, serving as definitive, authoritative references for researchers and specialists. Often these books include information on ex-situ management (aviculture), husbandry and breeding.
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Watervogels houden... 't is een hobby! (second edition)
Published in 2012 by Aviornis International.
Watervogels houden... 't is een hobby!
"Watervogels houden...'t is een hobby!" (Keeping Waterfowl... It's a hobby!) is a comprehensive guide for both beginners and advanced hobbyists interested in keeping ducks, geese and swans. The book covers everything related to waterbird keeping and includes an alphabetical listing of all waterfowl species (ducks, geese, swans and screamers), complete with information on their behavior, winter hardiness, preferred nesting locations, clutch size, incubation time, raising of the chicks, and appropriate ring size. It is a large volume, consisting of over 900 pages and 1,500 color photos and drawings. It was written by Liliane De Boeck-Pauchet and published by Aviornis International.
Did you know... This books includes many of our photos too?!
Blue-billed teal (p444, 786), American eider (p501, p737), blue-winged goose (p580, 581), giant Canada goose (p587), cackling goose (p591), kelp goose (p606, 608), spur-winged goose (p631), cotton pygmy goose (p730), spotted whistling duck (p763), green pygmy goose (p769), Madagascar teal (p821), Meller's duck (p834), New Zealand scaup (p842), common pochard (p885), Pacific black duck (p892, 893).
