Bird Families of the World – serie
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The Grebes
Podicipedidae
Av Jon Fjeldså
Inbunden, 2004
3307 kr
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Those who are unfamiliar with grebes tend to think of them as odd ducks, but their strange behaviours reveal them to be fascinating and intriguing birds. Grebes are unusual and unique in many ways: their habit of feather-eating; their method of sunbathing; their special method of underwater …
The Cuckoos
Inbunden, 2005
1754 kr
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The cuckoos are the most variable birds in social behavior and parental care: a few cuckoos are among the most social of all birds and rear their young in a common nest; most cuckoos are caring parents that rear their own young with some females laying a few eggs in the nests of others; while many …
The Hawaiian Honeycreepers
Drepanidinae
Inbunden, 2005
2467 kr
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The Hawaiian Honeycreepers are typified by nectar feeding, their bright colouration, and canary-like songs. They are considered one of the finest examples of adaptive radiation, even more diverse than Darwin's Galapagos finches, as a wide array of different species has evolved in all the different …
Toucans, Barbets, and Honeyguides
Ramphastidae, Capitonidae and Indicatoridae
Av Lester Short, Jennifer Horne
Inbunden, 2001
3910 kr
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This book covers in unmatched detail the life history, relationships, biology, and conservation of all the world's toucans, barbets, and honeyguides. These number 133 species, found in tropical regions around the world. The toucans are especially well-known because of their dramatic bills and their …
The Bowerbirds
Ptilonorhynchidae
Inbunden, 2004
3727 kr
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The bowerbirds are confined to the great island of New Guinea and the island continent of Australia, and their immediately adjacent islands. They are medium-sized birds, omnivorous and largely solitary. They are unique in the avian world in that the males build elaborate 'bowers': structures of …
Birds of Paradise
Paradisaeidae
Av Clifford B. Frith, Bruce M. Beehler
Inbunden, 1998
3727 kr
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Birds of paradise have long played a central role in the mythologies, ceremonies, dress and dance of the peoples of New Guinea and its neighbouring islands. For the few centuries that these magnificent birds have been known outside of Australasia, their striking nuptial plumages and elaborate …
Herons
Av James A. Kushlan, James A. Hancock
Inbunden, 2005
2467 kr
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Herons and their close relatives, the egrets and bitterns, comprise sixty species in total and are found all over the world except in polar regions, and are a strikingly beautiful part of the wetlands they inhabit. They are particularly abundant and popular in South West USA, especially Florida. …
Nightjars and their Allies
The Caprimulgiformes
Av D.T. Holyoak
Inbunden, 2001
3307 kr
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Nightjars and their allies are a curious, fascinating, and remarkably varied group of birds that are found throughout the world. This largely nocturnal group has many specific adaptations for night time activity and some species alter their behaviour according to lunar cycles. Until now, the …
Ratites and Tinamous
Tinamidae, Rheidae, Dromaiidae, Casuariidae, Apterygidae, Struthionidae
Av Stephen Davies, Michael. J Bamford m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
3727 kr
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The book covers the evolution, biology and natural history of the group of flightless birds that includes ostriches, emus, cassowaries and kiwis - the Ratites and their relatives, the Tinamous. It reviews the scientific studies that have been made of their ecology, behaviour, physiology, …
Pelicans, Cormorants, and their Relatives
Pelecanidae, Sulidae, Phalacrocoracidae, Anhingidae, Fregatidae, Phaethontidae
Inbunden, 2006
1754 kr
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The pelecaniformes are a large and important group of seabirds, containing many spectacular species. This book addresses the breeding biology of the six pelecaniform families, which comprise the closely-related core groups (pelicans, cormorants/shags, darters, gannets/boobies) and their more …
