Screen LibraryBirds of Australia : a photographic guide /
Australia is home to a spectacular diversity of birdlife, from parrots and penguins to emus and vibrant passerines. Birds of Australia covers all 714 species of resident birds and regularly occurring migrants and features more than 1,100 stunning color photographs, including many photos of subspecie...
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Princeton University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Princeton, N.J. : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2014] ©2014 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781400865109 http://www.degruyter.com/doc/cover/9781400865109.jpg |
| Summary: |
Australia is home to a spectacular diversity of birdlife, from parrots and penguins to emus and vibrant passerines. Birds of Australia covers all 714 species of resident birds and regularly occurring migrants and features more than 1,100 stunning color photographs, including many photos of subspecies and plumage variations never before seen in a field guide. Detailed facing-page species accounts describe key identification features such as size, plumage, distribution, behavior, and voice. This one-of-a-kind guide also provides extensive habitat descriptions with a large number of accompanying photos. The text relies on the very latest IOC taxonomy and the distribution maps incorporate the most current mapping data, making this the most up-to-date guide to Australian birds.Covers all 714 species of resident birds and regularly occurring migrantsFeatures more than 1,100 stunning color photosIncludes facing-page species accounts, habitat descriptions, and distribution mapsThe ideal photographic guide for beginners and seasoned birders alike. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(392pages) : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781400865109 |
| Index Number: | QL693 |
| CLC: | Q959.7 |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Australian Climate and Rainfall -- Habitats of Australia -- Species Accounts -- Cassowary -- Emu -- Megapodes -- Quail -- Grebes -- Ducks, Geese, and Swans -- Gannet -- Tropicbirds -- Pigeons and Doves -- Frogmouths -- Owlet-nightjar -- Nightjars -- Swifts -- Storm Petrels -- Albatrosses -- Petrels and Shearwaters -- Penguins -- Frigatebirds -- Boobies -- Darter -- Cormorants -- Pelican -- Stork -- Cranes -- Herons and Bitterns -- Ibises and Spoonbills -- Osprey -- Kites, Hawks, and Eagles -- Falcons -- Rails, Crakes, and Coots -- Bustard -- Stone-curlews -- Stilts and Avocets -- Oystercatchers -- Plovers -- Jacana -- Painted-snipe -- Sandpipers and Snipes -- Buttonquail -- Pratincoles -- Plains-wanderer -- Skuas -- Gulls and Terns -- Cockatoos -- Parrots -- Cuckoos -- Owls -- Barn Owls -- Kingfishers -- Dollarbird -- Bee-eater -- Pittas -- Lyrebirds -- Australasian Treecreepers -- Bowerbirds -- Australasian Wrens -- Scrubbirds -- Bristlebirds -- Australasian Warblers -- Pardalotes -- Honeyeaters -- Australasian Babblers -- Logrunners -- Quail-thrushes and Whipbirds -- Cuckooshrikes -- Sittella -- Whistlers and Allies -- Figbird and Orioles -- Woodswallows -- Butcherbirds and Currawongs -- Fantails -- Crows -- Monarchs -- Australian Mudnesters -- Birds-of-paradise -- Drongo -- Australasian Robins -- Larks -- Pipit and Wagtail -- Grassbirds -- Cisticolas -- Reed Warbler -- White-eyes -- Mistletoebird -- Sunbird -- Swallows and Martins -- Thrushes -- Estrildid Finches -- Old World Sparrows -- Finches -- Starlings -- Bulbul -- Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Photo Credits -- Index of Species |