Cuckoos of the World

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This authoritative handbook, part of the Helm Identification Guides series, looks in detail at the world's cuckoos, couas and coucals - the family Cuculidae. 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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During breeding season groups of 2—18 (typically 6-8) keep close together,
defend a territory and share single nest with communal clutch. Flocks up to 26
outside breeding season; some but not all of group related. Up to seven females
lay in ...
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cup 6—7cm. Up to eightbirds mayparticipate in construction which takes 3-7 days
. Re—nesting within season after failure, not when brood successfully fledged.
Reuse of nest following year (Young 1925, Davis 1941, Wetmore 1968, Willis 8c
 ...
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Group defends territory, not tolerating members of other flocks to come close to
nest; hierarchy within group. Nest shared by 2—5 pairs, sometimes unmated
members included; some pairs have individual nests. All group members
participate ...
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
9
INTRODUCTION
11
LAYOUT OF THE BOOK
22
GLOSSARY
24
ABBREVIATIONS
26
PLATES
28
SPECIES ACCOUNTS
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
Podgląd niedostępny - 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

Informacje o autorze (2012)

Lead author Johannes Erritzoe is a Danish author and naturalist whose previous books include Pittas of the World. Clive Mann is an ornithologist from London, UK. An expert on the birds of southeast Asia, his previous titles include Birds of Borneo and, with Bob Cheke, the Helm Identification Guide Sunbirds of the World. Frederik Brammer is a neotropical bird specialist from Sao Paolo, Brazil, while Richard Fuller is an ornithologist from the University of Durham, UK who is currently resident in Australia.

Lead author Johannes Erritzoe is a Danish author and naturalist whose previous books include Pittas of the World. Clive Mann is an ornithologist from London, UK. An expert on the birds of southeast Asia, his previous titles include Birds of Borneo and, with Bob Cheke, the Helm Identification Guide Sunbirds of the World. Frederik Brammer is a neotropical bird specialist from Sao Paolo, Brazil, while Richard Fuller is an ornithologist from the University of Durham, UK who is currently resident in Australia.

Lead author Johannes Erritzoe is a Danish author and naturalist whose previous books include Pittas of the World. Clive Mann is an ornithologist from London, UK. An expert on the birds of southeast Asia, his previous titles include Birds of Borneo and, with Bob Cheke, the Helm Identification Guide Sunbirds of the World. Frederik Brammer is a neotropical bird specialist from Sao Paolo, Brazil, while Richard Fuller is an ornithologist from the University of Durham, UK who is currently resident in Australia.

Lead author Johannes Erritzoe is a Danish author and naturalist whose previous books include Pittas of the World. Clive Mann is an ornithologist from London, UK. An expert on the birds of southeast Asia, his previous titles include Birds of Borneo and, with Bob Cheke, the Helm Identification Guide Sunbirds of the World. Frederik Brammer is a neotropical bird specialist from Sao Paolo, Brazil, while Richard Fuller is an ornithologist from the University of Durham, UK who is currently resident in Australia.

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TytułCuckoos of the World
Helm Identification Guides
AutorzyJohannes Erritzøe, Clive F. Mann, Frederik Brammer, Richard A. Fuller
WydawcaA&C Black, 2012
ISBN1408142678, 9781408142677
Liczba stron544
  
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