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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... dark brown; throat and breast dull; no white tail tips. Pheasant-cuckoo Dromococcyx phasianellus Map and text page 118 South Mexico to north-east Argentina. A variety of habitats such as thickets, second growth forest, gallery forest ...
... dark brown; throat and breast dull; no white tail tips. Pheasant-cuckoo Dromococcyx phasianellus Map and text page 118 South Mexico to north-east Argentina. A variety of habitats such as thickets, second growth forest, gallery forest ...
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... dark brown barred whitish below; tail black barred white. Biak Coucal Centropus chalybeus Map and text page 149 Biak ... dark. Juvenile (sinensis) Dark brown head and upperparts spotted and barred chestnut and white; wing-coverts ...
... dark brown barred whitish below; tail black barred white. Biak Coucal Centropus chalybeus Map and text page 149 Biak ... dark. Juvenile (sinensis) Dark brown head and upperparts spotted and barred chestnut and white; wing-coverts ...
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... dark brown; tail blackish-green. Juvenile Brown; chin and throat brownish-grey; tail dull black. Philippine Coucal Centmpus viridis Map and text page 192 Philippines. Grassland, forest, bamboo groves, secondary growth, scrub ...
... dark brown; tail blackish-green. Juvenile Brown; chin and throat brownish-grey; tail dull black. Philippine Coucal Centmpus viridis Map and text page 192 Philippines. Grassland, forest, bamboo groves, secondary growth, scrub ...
Strona 44
... dark brown streaked buff; up pertail-coverts dark brown barred bufflsh. Wings chestnut, inner secondaries buff barred brown. Mostly buff below, more cinnamon on breast, which is streaked blackish. Tail dark brown barred buff. Juvenile ...
... dark brown streaked buff; up pertail-coverts dark brown barred bufflsh. Wings chestnut, inner secondaries buff barred brown. Mostly buff below, more cinnamon on breast, which is streaked blackish. Tail dark brown barred buff. Juvenile ...
Strona 48
... dark green; breast and sides of neck pale grey, rest of underparts off-white barred dusky; tail above glossy purplish-blue. Juvenile From adult by mostly pale brown underparts. Sumatran Ground Cuckoo Cmpococcyx viridis Map and text page ...
... dark green; breast and sides of neck pale grey, rest of underparts off-white barred dusky; tail above glossy purplish-blue. Juvenile From adult by mostly pale brown underparts. Sumatran Ground Cuckoo Cmpococcyx viridis Map and text page ...
Spis treści
101 | |
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 areas barred black barred dark belly Benson Bill black Bill male BIOMETRICS BirdLife International 2011 birds Black Coucal blackish blackish-brown BMNH Borneo buff buffish caterpillars chestnut Chicks chin common Common Cuckoo Coua crown Cuculus dark brown dark grey east edged eggs eye-ring feathers FIELD IDENTIFICATION fledgling forest globally threatened BirdLife glossed green grey-brown HABITAT Hawk-cuckoo head Hilty host Iris Irwin Juvenile Kenya lowlands Madagascar Malawi Malkoha Map and text mean morph moult MtDNA nape nest Nestling nominate pale paler plumage primaries rectrices remiges rest of underparts rufous rump savanna scrub secondary secondary forest Similar species skin Sorenson & Payne south-east spots STATUS AND CONSERVATION streaked subspecies Sulawesi Sumatra supercilium Tail male Tanzania Tarsus male Thai-Malay Peninsula threatened BirdLife International tipped white Uganda underparts white undertail-coverts underwing-coverts upper breast upperparts and wings Wallacea Warbler white barred whitish wing-coverts yellow Zambia Zimbabwe