Cuckoos of the WorldA&C Black, 29 mar 2012 - 544 WINNER OF THE BIRDWATCH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2012 This authoritative handbook, part of the Helm Identification Guides series, looks in detail at the world's cuckoos, couas and anis - it is the ultimate reference to the cuckoos of the world. Famed as brood-parasites of other birds, the cuckoos include a diverse range of species, from the roadrunners of North America to the spectacular malkohas of southern Asia. This book discusses the biology and identification of these birds on a species-by-species basis, bringing together the very latest research with accurate range maps, more than 600 stunning colour photographs that illuminate age and racial plumage differences, and 36 superb plates by a team of internationally renowned artists. |
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... map, and avariable number of illustrations to show different plumages, including markedly different subspecies ... text is also given. The Bibliography contains full references for all text citations. In the species accounts section ...
... map, and avariable number of illustrations to show different plumages, including markedly different subspecies ... text is also given. The Bibliography contains full references for all text citations. In the species accounts section ...
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... map. Habitat: details of preferred habitat and altitudinal range are given. For migrants on passage, the habitats ... text. In 'Status and Conservation', the references follow each geographical area where appropriate. GLOSSARY allopreening: ...
... map. Habitat: details of preferred habitat and altitudinal range are given. For migrants on passage, the habitats ... text. In 'Status and Conservation', the references follow each geographical area where appropriate. GLOSSARY allopreening: ...
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... Map and text page 105 Panama and South America. Wetlands, swamps, reed beds, mangroves, gallery forest, flooded forest, margins of oxbow lakes; to 800m, locally to 2,600m. 42—48cm. Larger than other anis, long-tailed, all black. Adult ...
... Map and text page 105 Panama and South America. Wetlands, swamps, reed beds, mangroves, gallery forest, flooded forest, margins of oxbow lakes; to 800m, locally to 2,600m. 42—48cm. Larger than other anis, long-tailed, all black. Adult ...
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... Map and text page 121 South America east of Andes, southward to north-east Argentina. Forest, sometimes with Amucaria or bamboo, often in dense understorey or vines; to 1,600m, but usually below 900m. 27—30.5cm. Crested; dark above ...
... Map and text page 121 South America east of Andes, southward to north-east Argentina. Forest, sometimes with Amucaria or bamboo, often in dense understorey or vines; to 1,600m, but usually below 900m. 27—30.5cm. Crested; dark above ...
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... Map and text page 138 Patchily from Nicaragua to Bolivia and south-east Brazil. Forest. Lowlands and foothills, in some regions to 1,600m. 45—51cm. Six subspecies (aequato'rialis not illustrated; most similar to salvim). Black crest ...
... Map and text page 138 Patchily from Nicaragua to Bolivia and south-east Brazil. Forest. Lowlands and foothills, in some regions to 1,600m. 45—51cm. Six subspecies (aequato'rialis not illustrated; most similar to salvim). Black crest ...
Spis treści
101 | |
English and scientific names of birds other than cuckoos mentioned in the text | 482 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 491 |
INDEX | 537 |
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Cuckoos of the World Johannes Erritzøe,Clive F. Mann,Frederik Brammer,Richard A. Fuller Ograniczony podgląd - 2012 |
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Adult female Adult male Africa barred black barred dark belly Benson Bill black Bill male BIOMETRICS BirdLife International 2011 birds Black Coucal blackish BMNH Borneo buff buffish caterpillars chestnut Chicks chin common Common Cuckoo Coua Coucal crown Cuculus dark brown dark grey east Ecuador edged eggs feathers FIELD IDENTIFICATION first flanks fledgling flight forest globally threatened BirdLife glossed green grey-brown HABITAT head Hilty host Iris Irwin juvenile Kenya lowlands Madagascar Malawi Malkoha Map and text mean Monotypic morph moult MtDNA nape nest Nestling nominate pale paler Payne plumage primaries rectrices remiges rest of underparts rufous rump savanna scrub secondary secondary forest Similar species skin south-east spots STATUS AND CONSERVATION streaked subspecies Sulawesi Sumatra supercilium Tail male Tanzania Tarsus male Thai—Malay Peninsula threatened BirdLife International throat and breast tipped white Uganda underparts white undertail-coverts upper breast upperparts Warbler white barred whitish Wing male wing—coverts yellow Zambia Zimbabwe