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 40
... Madagascar. Forests (including mangroves), secondary growth and dense clove plantafions; to 1,800m. 48—50cm. Large blue coua; mostly arboreal. Adult Blue with short crest; naked blue skin around eye. Juvenile Mostly dark brown, black ...
... Madagascar. Forests (including mangroves), secondary growth and dense clove plantafions; to 1,800m. 48—50cm. Large blue coua; mostly arboreal. Adult Blue with short crest; naked blue skin around eye. Juvenile Mostly dark brown, black ...
Strona 42
... Madagascar Coucal Centropus toulou Map and text page 186 Madagascar; Aldabra and formerly Assumption I.; Cosmoledo Atoll. Dense vegetation in forest, at edge, Eucalyptus woodlands, secondary growth, palm groves, mangroves, marshes ...
... Madagascar Coucal Centropus toulou Map and text page 186 Madagascar; Aldabra and formerly Assumption I.; Cosmoledo Atoll. Dense vegetation in forest, at edge, Eucalyptus woodlands, secondary growth, palm groves, mangroves, marshes ...
Strona 48
... Madagascar. Forest (prefers degraded), savanna, brush, palm groves, mangroves, sub-arid thorn scrub; to 900m. 40—44cm. Large, arboreal crested coua. Adult (mistata; north and east Madagascar) Grey-green; long purple-blue tail tipped ...
... Madagascar. Forest (prefers degraded), savanna, brush, palm groves, mangroves, sub-arid thorn scrub; to 900m. 40—44cm. Large, arboreal crested coua. Adult (mistata; north and east Madagascar) Grey-green; long purple-blue tail tipped ...
Strona 50
... Madagascar. Coastal lowlands, forest (not normally degraded or secondary), sub-arid thorn scrub, sub-desert; to 800m. 58—62cm. Largest coua; long-tailed, terrestrial. Adult Above olive-grey to bronze-green; face black, blue and pink ...
... Madagascar. Coastal lowlands, forest (not normally degraded or secondary), sub-arid thorn scrub, sub-desert; to 800m. 58—62cm. Largest coua; long-tailed, terrestrial. Adult Above olive-grey to bronze-green; face black, blue and pink ...
Strona 52
... Madagascar. Primary rainforest at sea level. Believed exfinct. 56—57cm. Juvenile unknown. Adult Black above with violet sheen, long violet-blue tail with white tips; chin to breast white, belly rufous. See also Little Cuckoo, Plate 21 ...
... Madagascar. Primary rainforest at sea level. Believed exfinct. 56—57cm. Juvenile unknown. Adult Black above with violet sheen, long violet-blue tail with white tips; chin to breast white, belly rufous. See also Little Cuckoo, Plate 21 ...
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