Birds

by Chandler, David; Couzens, Dominic; Dunn, Euan; Elphick, Jonathan; Hume, Rob

• ISBN13: 9781933834009
• ISBN10: 1933834005
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Black Rabbit Books

Summary

A reference book for All things animal, each volume gives an almanac of information for over 100 species, from taxonomic classification, scientific name and habitat and lifestyle.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 4
Groundbirds
Ostrich Emu	p. 6
Common Rhea Brown Kiwi	p. 7
Northern Bobwhite Indian Peafowl	p. 8
Common Pheasant Sage Grouse	p. 9
Common Turkey Mallee Fowl	p. 10
Seabirds and Shorebirds
Emperor Penguin Rockhopper Penguin	p. 11
Wandering Albatross Northern Fulmar	p. 12
Brown Pelican Northern Gannet	p. 13
White-Tailed Tropicbird Herring Gull	p. 14
Arctic Tern Great Skua	p. 15
Black Skimmer Atlantic Puffin	p. 16
Black Guillemot Ringed Plover	p. 17
Lapwing Spoon-Billed Sandpiper	p. 18
Snipe Knot	p. 19
Pied Avocet Eurasian Oystercatcher	p. 20
Waterbirds
Common Loon Great Crested Grebe	p. 21
Gray Heron American Bittern	p. 22
Wood Stork Greater Flamingo	p. 23
Mute Swan Canada Goose	p. 24
Mallard Mandarin Duck	p. 25
King Eider Whooping Crane	p. 26
Common Moorhen Great Bustard	p. 27
Birds of Prey
Osprey Peregrine Falcon	p. 28
Everglade Kite Bald Eagle	p. 29
Northern Goshawk Golden Eagle	p. 30
Lammergeier Turkey Vulture	p. 31
California Condor Secretary Bird	p. 32
Snowy Owl Barn Owl	p. 33
Parrots
Budgerigar Scarlet Macaw	p. 34
Kea Cockatiel	p. 35
Woodpeckers and Toucans
Pileated Woodpecker Green Woodpecker	p. 36
Keel-Billed Toucan Toucan Barbet	p. 37
Miscellaneous Groups
Rock Dove Common Cuckoo	p. 38
Hoatzin Resplendent Quetzal	p. 39
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Eurasian Swift	p. 40
Whippoorwill European Bee-Eater	p. 41
Hoopoe Great Indian Hornbill	p. 42
Belted Kingfisher European Roller	p. 43
Songbirds
Indian Pitta Vermilion Flycatcher	p. 44
Guianan Cock-of-the-Rock Superb Lyrebird	p. 45
Satin Bowerbird Superb Fairy-Wren	p. 46
Red-Eyed Vireo Blue Jay	p. 47
Common Raven Eurasian Magpie	p. 48
Eurasian Jay Raggiana Bird of Paradise	p. 49
Australian Magpie Bohemian Waxwing	p. 50
American Dipper European Robin	p. 51
American Robin Eastern Bluebird	p. 52
European Starling Hill Myna	p. 53
Northern Mockingbird Common Treecreeper	p. 54
Winter Wren Black-Capped Chickadee	p. 55
Long-Tailed Tit Barn Swallow	p. 56
Skylark Horned Lark	p. 57
Gouldian Finch Java Sparrow	p. 58
House Sparrow Chaffinch	p. 50
American Goldfinch Snow Bunting	p. 60
American Redstart Baltimore Oriole	p. 61
Glossary	p. 62
Further Reading/Web Sites	p. 63
Index	p. 64
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