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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... lowlands, in some regions mountains. 28—32cm. Black; dark eyes; smallest ani; similar to Smooth-billed; voice differs. Adult Black; head and nape with glossy bluish scaling; curved grooves on bill sometimes difficult to see. Juvenile ...
... lowlands, in some regions mountains. 28—32cm. Black; dark eyes; smallest ani; similar to Smooth-billed; voice differs. Adult Black; head and nape with glossy bluish scaling; curved grooves on bill sometimes difficult to see. Juvenile ...
Strona 32
... Lowlands and foothills, in some regions to 1,600m. 45—51cm. Six subspecies (aequato'rialis not illustrated; most similar to salvim). Black crest; black pectoral band; rufous belly; orbital skin bare, blue in most subspecies; runs ...
... Lowlands and foothills, in some regions to 1,600m. 45—51cm. Six subspecies (aequato'rialis not illustrated; most similar to salvim). Black crest; black pectoral band; rufous belly; orbital skin bare, blue in most subspecies; runs ...
Strona 44
... lowlands. 46—58cm. Large, but exceedingly difficult to see size. Adult Black head, back and tail; wings chiefly dark chestnut; underparts tawny. Juvenile Dark brown above with pale shaft streaks on head and upper back; wings rufous ...
... lowlands. 46—58cm. Large, but exceedingly difficult to see size. Adult Black head, back and tail; wings chiefly dark chestnut; underparts tawny. Juvenile Dark brown above with pale shaft streaks on head and upper back; wings rufous ...
Strona 46
... lowlands. 36—42cm. Medium-sized coucal. Adult (senegalensis; white-bellied; west and east Africa south to north Angola and south-central DRC) Glossy black crown to nape, back and wings chestnut, underparts white. Adult (senegalensis ...
... lowlands. 36—42cm. Medium-sized coucal. Adult (senegalensis; white-bellied; west and east Africa south to north Angola and south-central DRC) Glossy black crown to nape, back and wings chestnut, underparts white. Adult (senegalensis ...
Strona 48
... lowlands and low hills. 60cm. Large terrestrial forest cuckoo with strong feet, short rounded wings, broad rounded tail and slightly downcurved bill. Adult Head and neck black glossed purple; green-blue naked skin around eyes; mantle ...
... lowlands and low hills. 60cm. Large terrestrial forest cuckoo with strong feet, short rounded wings, broad rounded tail and slightly downcurved bill. Adult Head and neck black glossed purple; green-blue naked skin around eyes; mantle ...
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 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