Birds of British Columbia

by Campbell, R. Wayne; Dawe, Neil K.; McTaggart-Cowan, Ian; Cooper, John M.; Kaiser, Gary W.; McNall, Michael C. E.

• ISBN13: 9780774805728
• ISBN10: 0774805722
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-03-01
• Publisher: Univ of British Columbia Pr

Summary

Eagerly anticipated by bird-watchers and naturalists in the Pacific- Northwest, this volume covers 89 passerines, the largest order of birds, including swallows, corvids, chickadees, wrens, thrushes, starlings, and others. Individual species accounts discuss distribution, seasonality, migratory movements, habitat requirements, reproduction, and status, and include distribution maps, figures, and photographs of the birds and their habitats, nests, eggs, and young. With its clearly presented information, hundreds of full-color photographs, and beautiful drawings it belongs in any serious collection of bird books.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS	5	(4)
INTRODUCTION	9	(10)
General	9	(4)
The Bird Resource: Its National and International Significance	10	(3)
The Environment and Changes to Ecoprovinces of British Columbia	13	(1)
Taxonomy and Nomenclature	13	(1)
Methods, Terms, and Abbreviations	13	(2)
Data Sources and Limitations	14	(1)
Data Management and Summarization	14	(1)
The Raw Data	15	(1)
Form and Content	15	(2)
Checklist of British Columbia Birds Passerines: Flycatchers through Vireos	17	(3)
REGULAR SPECIES	19	(514)
Tyrannidae: Tyrant Flycatchers	20	(92)
Alaudidae: Larks	112	(18)
Hirundinidae: Swallows	130	(58)
Corvidae: Jays, Magpies, and Crows	188	(56)
Paridae: Titmice	244	(22)
Aegithalidae: Bushtits	266	(6)
Sittidae: Nuthatches	272	(20)
Certhiidae: Creepers	292	(6)
Troglodytidae: Wrens	298	(38)
Cinclidae: Dippers	336	(8)
Muscicapidae: Kinglets, Bluebirds, and Thrushes	344	(86)
Mimidae: Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers	430	(22)
Motacillidae: Wagtails and Pipits	452	(10)
Bombycillidae: Waxwings	462	(14)
Laniidae: Shrikes	476	(10)
Sturnidae: Starlings and Allies	486	(20)
Vireonidae: Vireos	506	(27)
CASUAL, ACCIDENTAL, EXTIRPATED, AND EXTINCT SPECIES	533	(12)
APPENDICES	545	(122)
Appendix 1: Migration Chronology	547	(9)
Appendix 2: Summary of Christmas Bird Counts in British Columbia 1957 Through 1993	556	(30)
Appendix 3: Summary of Breeding Bird Surveys in British Columbia 1968 Through 1994	586	(58)
Appendix 4: Contributors	644	(15)
Appendix 5: Structure of Data Base Files Used for Birds of British Columbia, Volume 3	659	(5)
Appendix 6: dBase Programs Used in Preparing Birds of British Columbia, Volume 3	664	(3)
REFERENCES CITED	667	(22)
INDEX	689	(2)
ABOUT THE AUTHORS	691