Cuckoos of the WorldA&C Black, 29 mar 2012 - 544 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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Adult (Helms, east of River Niger) Usually appears blackish, although slaty-blue
with bluish sheen above; paler below. Juvenile (aereus) Duller than adult; sooty
above; brownish buff throat; breast dark grey; bill brown; eye pale horn.
Adult (Helms, east of River Niger) Usually appears blackish, although slaty-blue
with bluish sheen above; paler below. Juvenile (aereus) Duller than adult; sooty
above; brownish buff throat; breast dark grey; bill brown; eye pale horn.
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Juvenile (leschmaultii) As adult but edged pale rufous above; head duller with
blackish-centred feathers, and chin, throat, breast, flanks and upper belly boldly
streaked black; tail tipped buffish-white. Adult (sirkee, Pakistan and north-west ...
Juvenile (leschmaultii) As adult but edged pale rufous above; head duller with
blackish-centred feathers, and chin, throat, breast, flanks and upper belly boldly
streaked black; tail tipped buffish-white. Adult (sirkee, Pakistan and north-west ...
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Adult Throat and breast grey; lower underparts tawny-ochraceous; upperparts
brown; red eye-ring. Juvenile Above with rufous edges; belly and tail paler than
adult; yellow eye-ring. Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo Saumthera longimstris Map
and ...
Adult Throat and breast grey; lower underparts tawny-ochraceous; upperparts
brown; red eye-ring. Juvenile Above with rufous edges; belly and tail paler than
adult; yellow eye-ring. Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo Saumthera longimstris Map
and ...
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Adult (pale morph; Burma and Thailand; rare) Pale grey above with paler grey
and rufous edging; upper breast barred ... Adult Face dark; upperparts blackish
grey; wings brown; chin and throat grey; breast orange-rufous; rest of underparts
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Adult (pale morph; Burma and Thailand; rare) Pale grey above with paler grey
and rufous edging; upper breast barred ... Adult Face dark; upperparts blackish
grey; wings brown; chin and throat grey; breast orange-rufous; rest of underparts
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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 Podgląd niedostępny - 2012 |
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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