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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... Nestling Grey Warblers may require brooding for less of their nestling period than their brood—parasite Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus because they develop horneothermy earlier (Gill 1983a). Breeding The full gamut of ...
... Nestling Grey Warblers may require brooding for less of their nestling period than their brood—parasite Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus because they develop horneothermy earlier (Gill 1983a). Breeding The full gamut of ...
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... nestlings of cuckoos are incompletely known. Of the 83 nesting cuckoo species, the nest is unknown for 17 (2O %). Eggs are unknown for 78 Cuculidae species (54 %), and the nestling is unknown for 64 cuckoo species (44 %). Eggs of ...
... nestlings of cuckoos are incompletely known. Of the 83 nesting cuckoo species, the nest is unknown for 17 (2O %). Eggs are unknown for 78 Cuculidae species (54 %), and the nestling is unknown for 64 cuckoo species (44 %). Eggs of ...
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... nestling (e.g. in Common Cuckoo), but not in some other species (e.g. in Great Spotted Cuckoo). The nestling American Striped Cuckoo Tapera nae-via kills host young with bites to the head and back using sharp hooks on the bill (Morton ...
... nestling (e.g. in Common Cuckoo), but not in some other species (e.g. in Great Spotted Cuckoo). The nestling American Striped Cuckoo Tapera nae-via kills host young with bites to the head and back using sharp hooks on the bill (Morton ...
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... Nestlings of most brood—parasitic cuckoos are completely unfeathered (some Chrysococcyx, e.g. luciolus, minutillus and russatus, have small amounts feathering) perhaps improving tactile detection of host eggs or nestlings than need to ...
... Nestlings of most brood—parasitic cuckoos are completely unfeathered (some Chrysococcyx, e.g. luciolus, minutillus and russatus, have small amounts feathering) perhaps improving tactile detection of host eggs or nestlings than need to ...
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... nestlings, although effort often differs. Some nestlings in large broods receive more food than others, and 18% of 33 adults (at four ofseven nests studied) fed certain chicks more than others. In nests with two or more breeding pairs ...
... nestlings, although effort often differs. Some nestlings in large broods receive more food than others, and 18% of 33 adults (at four ofseven nests studied) fed certain chicks more than others. In nests with two or more breeding pairs ...
Spis treści
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English and scientific names of birds other than cuckoos mentioned in the text | 482 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 491 |
INDEX | 537 |
Inne wydania - Wyświetl wszystko
Cuckoos of the World Johannes Erritzøe,Clive F. Mann,Frederik Brammer,Richard A. Fuller Ograniczony podgląd - 2012 |
Kluczowe wyrazy i wyrażenia
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