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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... Moult Although moult is such an important part of a bird's life cycle, little is known about it in many species of cuckoo. Where it has been reported, often the information is confined to the dating of the process. However, sufficient ...
... Moult Although moult is such an important part of a bird's life cycle, little is known about it in many species of cuckoo. Where it has been reported, often the information is confined to the dating of the process. However, sufficient ...
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... Moult: details of the timing of moult in adult and juvenile birds are given where known. The moult sequence of the primaries and tail feathers is descendent, i.e. numbering from innermost to outermost. Geographical Variation: in ...
... Moult: details of the timing of moult in adult and juvenile birds are given where known. The moult sequence of the primaries and tail feathers is descendent, i.e. numbering from innermost to outermost. Geographical Variation: in ...
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... moult: where moult occurs by jumps back and forth between the primaries or secondaries rather than ascendent (proceeding from outermost to innermost), or descendent (innermost to outermost). trichoptile: form of down which is stiff and ...
... moult: where moult occurs by jumps back and forth between the primaries or secondaries rather than ascendent (proceeding from outermost to innermost), or descendent (innermost to outermost). trichoptile: form of down which is stiff and ...
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... MOULT Body moult Mar, north Argentina. Espirito Santo, Brazil: wing and tail moultJan, Apr, May (n I 7) (Willis & Oniki 2002, Di Giacomo 2005). DISTRIBUTION South America. Resident. Brazil from south—east Amapa and islands in Amazon ...
... MOULT Body moult Mar, north Argentina. Espirito Santo, Brazil: wing and tail moultJan, Apr, May (n I 7) (Willis & Oniki 2002, Di Giacomo 2005). DISTRIBUTION South America. Resident. Brazil from south—east Amapa and islands in Amazon ...
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... MOULT Tail moult continuous (Davis 1941). No further information. DISTRIBUTION Neotropical. East Panama (from west Colon on Caribbean side and Canal area on Pacific side eastwards), and from north—west, north and east Colombia ...
... MOULT Tail moult continuous (Davis 1941). No further information. DISTRIBUTION Neotropical. East Panama (from west Colon on Caribbean side and Canal area on Pacific side eastwards), and from north—west, north and east Colombia ...
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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 |
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