Nonpasserines - Diurnal Birds of Prey through Woodpeckers
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These books will tell amateurs the secrets that until now only scientists have known. (It) will become, without question, the most authoritative, comprehensive book ever written about the birds of BC. It is more like a bible than a book. -- Mark Hume * The Vancouver Sun *
R. Wayne Campbell Senior Research Scientist (Retired) British Columbia Wildlife Branch Director, WBT Wildlife Data Centre Wild Bird Trust of British Columbia Neil K. Dawe Senior Wildlife Technician Canadian Wildlife Service Ian McTaggart-Cowan Dean Emeritus (Graduate Studies) University of British Columbia John M. Cooper Wildlife Biologist Manning, Cooper and Associates Gary W. Kaiser Marine Bird Ecologist (Retired) Canadian Wildlife Service Andrew C. Stewart Wildlife Habitat Specialist British Columbia Resources Inventory Branch Michael C.E. McNall Ornithology Collections Manager Royal British Columbia Museum
Introduction Species Accounts Checklist of B.C. Birds Regular Species Falconiformes Cathartidae: American Vultures Accipitridae: Osprey, Eagles, Hawks, and Allies Falconidae: Falcons Galliformes Phasianidae: Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Quail Gruiformes Rallidae: Rails and Coots Gruidae: Cranes Charadriiformes Charadriidae: Plovers Haematopodidae: Oystercatchers Recurvirostridae: Stilts and Avocets Scolopacidae: Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies Laridae: Jaegers, Skuas, Gulls and Terns Alcidae: Auks, Murres, and Puffins Columbiformes Columbidae: Pigeons and Doves Cuculiformes Cuclidae: Cuckoos Strigiformes Tytonidae: Barn Owls Strigidae: Typical Owls Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgidae: Goatsuckers Apodiformes Apodidae: Swifts Trochilidae: Hummingbirds Coraciiformes Alcedinidae: Kingfishers Piciformes Picidae: Woodpeckers Casual, Accidental, Extirpated, and Extinct Species Hypothetical Species Appendices References Cited Addenda Index About the Authors