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 46
... savanna, swamp, forest edges and clearings, sugarcane plantations, palm groves, rank vegetation along canals, edges of reedbeds and papyrus, dense riverine bush, gardens; mostly lowlands. 36—42cm. Medium-sized coucal. Adult ...
... savanna, swamp, forest edges and clearings, sugarcane plantations, palm groves, rank vegetation along canals, edges of reedbeds and papyrus, dense riverine bush, gardens; mostly lowlands. 36—42cm. Medium-sized coucal. Adult ...
Strona 50
... savanna, generally in more open areas of forests than other couas; to 850m. 42cm. Large, long-tailed and long-legged terrestrial coua; outermost rectrices much shorter than others. Adult (ruflceps, west Madagascar) Rufous forehead and ...
... savanna, generally in more open areas of forests than other couas; to 850m. 42cm. Large, long-tailed and long-legged terrestrial coua; outermost rectrices much shorter than others. Adult (ruflceps, west Madagascar) Rufous forehead and ...
Strona 54
... savanna, scrub, gardens; to 1,100m. 60—70cm. Huge cuckoo with hornbill-like bill; in flight long pointed wings and long narrow tail; normally flies high, straight and hawk-like with slow wing beats. Adult Head, neck and underparts pale ...
... savanna, scrub, gardens; to 1,100m. 60—70cm. Huge cuckoo with hornbill-like bill; in flight long pointed wings and long narrow tail; normally flies high, straight and hawk-like with slow wing beats. Adult Head, neck and underparts pale ...
Strona 58
... savanna; palm plantations and other cultivation; to 1,650m. 51—53cm. Rather large malkoha; heavy arched yellow, red and black bill; very long rounded tail lacks white n'pping giving squirrel-like appearance when creeping in thick ...
... savanna; palm plantations and other cultivation; to 1,650m. 51—53cm. Rather large malkoha; heavy arched yellow, red and black bill; very long rounded tail lacks white n'pping giving squirrel-like appearance when creeping in thick ...
Strona 60
... savanna, gallery forest; to 900m. 21—24cm. Small; tail rounded and rather short; bill black. Adult Pale ashy-brown above; throat and breast light grey-brown; whiter belly; eye and eye-ring red; tail with black subterminal areas and ...
... savanna, gallery forest; to 900m. 21—24cm. Small; tail rounded and rather short; bill black. Adult Pale ashy-brown above; throat and breast light grey-brown; whiter belly; eye and eye-ring red; tail with black subterminal areas 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 areas barred black barred dark belly Benson Bill black Bill male BIOMETRICS BirdLife International 2011 birds Black Coucal blackish blackish-brown BMNH Borneo buff buffish caterpillars chestnut Chicks chin common Common Cuckoo Coua crown Cuculus dark brown dark grey east edged eggs eye-ring feathers FIELD IDENTIFICATION fledgling forest globally threatened BirdLife glossed green grey-brown HABITAT Hawk-cuckoo head Hilty host Iris Irwin Juvenile Kenya lowlands Madagascar Malawi Malkoha Map and text mean morph moult MtDNA nape nest Nestling nominate pale paler plumage primaries rectrices remiges rest of underparts rufous rump savanna scrub secondary secondary forest Similar species skin Sorenson & Payne south-east spots STATUS AND CONSERVATION streaked subspecies Sulawesi Sumatra supercilium Tail male Tanzania Tarsus male Thai-Malay Peninsula threatened BirdLife International tipped white Uganda underparts white undertail-coverts underwing-coverts upper breast upperparts and wings Wallacea Warbler white barred whitish wing-coverts yellow Zambia Zimbabwe