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 6
... Madagascar Coucal Centrojms toulou African Black Coucal Centrojms grillii Philippine Coucal Centrojms viridis Lesser Coucal Centrojms bengalensis Violaceous Coucal Centrojms violaeeus Lesser Black Coucal Centropus bernsteini Pheasant ...
... Madagascar Coucal Centrojms toulou African Black Coucal Centrojms grillii Philippine Coucal Centrojms viridis Lesser Coucal Centrojms bengalensis Violaceous Coucal Centrojms violaeeus Lesser Black Coucal Centropus bernsteini Pheasant ...
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... Madagascar Cuckoo Cuculus Tochii African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus satm'atus Sunda Cuckoo Cuculus lejn'dus Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus APPENDIX — English and scientific names of birds other than cuckoos mentioned ...
... Madagascar Cuckoo Cuculus Tochii African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus satm'atus Sunda Cuckoo Cuculus lejn'dus Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus APPENDIX — English and scientific names of birds other than cuckoos mentioned ...
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... Madagascar. Earlier fossils have been claimed as cuculid, but supporting evidence is lacking. Molecular studies, in some cases contradictory, have contributed to our understanding of relationships within the family (Sibley 8: Ahlquist ...
... Madagascar. Earlier fossils have been claimed as cuculid, but supporting evidence is lacking. Molecular studies, in some cases contradictory, have contributed to our understanding of relationships within the family (Sibley 8: Ahlquist ...
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... Madagascar; all non brood—parasitic. subfamily Cuculinae Tribe Rhinorthini Raffles's Malkoha Rhinortha (1); aberrant, south—east Asian 'malkoha'; non brood— parasitic. Tribe Phaenicophaeini Yellowbills Ceuthmochares (2), Afrotropical ...
... Madagascar; all non brood—parasitic. subfamily Cuculinae Tribe Rhinorthini Raffles's Malkoha Rhinortha (1); aberrant, south—east Asian 'malkoha'; non brood— parasitic. Tribe Phaenicophaeini Yellowbills Ceuthmochares (2), Afrotropical ...
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... Madagascar. Early reports that it also occurred on the mainland of Madagascar may be erroneous, and given the total clearance of forest on Ile de Sainte—Marie and no definite records since 1834, the species is now considered extinct ...
... Madagascar. Early reports that it also occurred on the mainland of Madagascar may be erroneous, and given the total clearance of forest on Ile de Sainte—Marie and no definite records since 1834, the species is now considered extinct ...
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