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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Strona 28
... scrub, thickets, clearings, mangroves, etc.; mostly lowlands to c. 1,500m, sometimes higher. 27—30cm. Streaked above; ragged crest; pale eyebrow; often shy but vocal; large black alulae sometimes shown; tail narrow. Adult Crest rufous ...
... scrub, thickets, clearings, mangroves, etc.; mostly lowlands to c. 1,500m, sometimes higher. 27—30cm. Streaked above; ragged crest; pale eyebrow; often shy but vocal; large black alulae sometimes shown; tail narrow. Adult Crest rufous ...
Strona 30
... scrub; edge of tropical deciduous forest and mangroves; to 1,500m. 25—28cm. Mostly terrestrial; difficult to see; often heard. Brown above, cinnamon to rufous below. Adult Bare colourful skin around eye, surrounded by black; rufous ...
... scrub; edge of tropical deciduous forest and mangroves; to 1,500m. 25—28cm. Mostly terrestrial; difficult to see; often heard. Brown above, cinnamon to rufous below. Adult Bare colourful skin around eye, surrounded by black; rufous ...
Strona 34
... scrub, agricultural land; to 800m. 64—70cm. Largest cuckoo; long-tailed. Adult (black morph; whole range) Black with conspicuous white patch in wings and stout black bill; some have few white patches on underparts. Adult (whitish morph ...
... scrub, agricultural land; to 800m. 64—70cm. Largest cuckoo; long-tailed. Adult (black morph; whole range) Black with conspicuous white patch in wings and stout black bill; some have few white patches on underparts. Adult (whitish morph ...
Strona 38
... Scrub, forest edge, long grass, gardens, plantations, paddifields, marshes; to 2,000m. 31—35cm. Small coucal with short, stout, decurved bill. Sexes similar, but female larger. Adult (breeding) Glossy blue-black with pale shaft streaks ...
... Scrub, forest edge, long grass, gardens, plantations, paddifields, marshes; to 2,000m. 31—35cm. Small coucal with short, stout, decurved bill. Sexes similar, but female larger. Adult (breeding) Glossy blue-black with pale shaft streaks ...
Strona 40
... scrub, more rarely in mangroves; to 1,100m. 42—51cm. Medium-large coucal. Adult (celebensiy, north Sulawesi and Togian Is.) Rufous and pale grey. Juvenile (celebmsis) Paler than adult, especially on throat and breast. Adult (rufescms ...
... scrub, more rarely in mangroves; to 1,100m. 42—51cm. Medium-large coucal. Adult (celebensiy, north Sulawesi and Togian Is.) Rufous and pale grey. Juvenile (celebmsis) Paler than adult, especially on throat and breast. Adult (rufescms ...
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