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 36
... barred and streaked buff and white, up pertail-coverts blackish-brown barred white and black; tail blackish barred and mottled brown, central rectrices tipped white. Adult (phasianmus, non-breeding) Head, neck and underparts bufflsh ...
... barred and streaked buff and white, up pertail-coverts blackish-brown barred white and black; tail blackish barred and mottled brown, central rectrices tipped white. Adult (phasianmus, non-breeding) Head, neck and underparts bufflsh ...
Strona 38
... barred chestnut and white; wing-coverts chestnut-brown, remiges barred dark brown; underparts blackish barred off-white; graduated tail black narrowly barred whitish. Adult (parroii; peninsular India and Sri Lanka) Forehead, face and ...
... barred chestnut and white; wing-coverts chestnut-brown, remiges barred dark brown; underparts blackish barred off-white; graduated tail black narrowly barred whitish. Adult (parroii; peninsular India and Sri Lanka) Forehead, face and ...
Strona 44
... white streaked, spotted and barred cream and brown; undertail-coverts blackish barred buff. Subadult Dark brown crown to mantle, streaked and spotted whitish and buff; back and rump dark brown streaked buff; up pertail-coverts dark ...
... white streaked, spotted and barred cream and brown; undertail-coverts blackish barred buff. Subadult Dark brown crown to mantle, streaked and spotted whitish and buff; back and rump dark brown streaked buff; up pertail-coverts dark ...
Strona 46
... white, supercilium white; rufous-brown back; chestnut wings; creamy-white underparts; black tail tipped white. Juvenile (superciliosus) Blackish crown and ear coverts streaked rufous or tawny-buff; buff-white supercilium; above black barred ...
... white, supercilium white; rufous-brown back; chestnut wings; creamy-white underparts; black tail tipped white. Juvenile (superciliosus) Blackish crown and ear coverts streaked rufous or tawny-buff; buff-white supercilium; above black barred ...
Strona 48
... barred dark green; breast and sides of neck pale grey, rest of underparts off-white barred dusky; tail above glossy purplish-blue. Juvenile From adult by mostly pale brown underparts. Sumatran Ground Cuckoo Cmpococcyx viridis Map and ...
... barred dark green; breast and sides of neck pale grey, rest of underparts off-white barred dusky; tail above glossy purplish-blue. Juvenile From adult by mostly pale brown underparts. Sumatran Ground Cuckoo Cmpococcyx viridis Map and ...
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