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 44
... barred and streaked rufous, tawny, cream and rusty-buff; wings rufous; tail brownish-black; underparts tawny-buff to white streaked, spotted and barred cream and brown; undertail ... Black Coucal adult breeding adult Black-throated. 44.
... barred and streaked rufous, tawny, cream and rusty-buff; wings rufous; tail brownish-black; underparts tawny-buff to white streaked, spotted and barred cream and brown; undertail ... Black Coucal adult breeding adult Black-throated. 44.
Strona 46
... black barred rufous and buff; remiges rufous-chestnut barred dark; greenish-black tail and uppertailcoverts barred buff; underparts buff-white streaked yellow, cream and black; flanks, legs and undertail-coverts buff-grey barred grey ...
... black barred rufous and buff; remiges rufous-chestnut barred dark; greenish-black tail and uppertailcoverts barred buff; underparts buff-white streaked yellow, cream and black; flanks, legs and undertail-coverts buff-grey barred grey ...
Strona 48
... black glossed purple; green-blue naked skin around eyes; mantle, upper back and wings green washed purple; lower back rufous barred dark green; breast and sides of neck pale grey, rest of underparts off-white barred dusky; tail above ...
... black glossed purple; green-blue naked skin around eyes; mantle, upper back and wings green washed purple; lower back rufous barred dark green; breast and sides of neck pale grey, rest of underparts off-white barred dusky; tail above ...
Strona 50
... black, blue and pink; below whitish, tan and rufous; black tail tipped white ... barred. Running Coua Coua cursor Map and text page 223 Southern Madagascar ... black feathers; purplish breast. Juvenile Duller than adult; no black on face ...
... black, blue and pink; below whitish, tan and rufous; black tail tipped white ... barred. Running Coua Coua cursor Map and text page 223 Southern Madagascar ... black feathers; purplish breast. Juvenile Duller than adult; no black on face ...
Strona 54
... Black head; red iris and eye-ring; dark brown upperparts, wings and tail; below greyish and dusky-buff or grey-brown ... barred. Below brownish or greyish and rufous; sometimes faint dusky vermiculations on abdomen and bars on undertail- ...
... Black head; red iris and eye-ring; dark brown upperparts, wings and tail; below greyish and dusky-buff or grey-brown ... barred. Below brownish or greyish and rufous; sometimes faint dusky vermiculations on abdomen and bars on undertail- ...
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