Shorebirds Of North America

by Paulson, Dennis

• ISBN13: 9780691121079
• ISBN10: 0691121079
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-24
• Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr

Summary

Identifying shorebirds can be a challenge--and having a field guide specifically devoted to the species gives any birder an edge. Yet until now, no guide has illustrated or described the complete range of North and Central American shorebirds. Dennis Paulson's book more than corrects that deficiency. This beautifully illustrated volume represents the first complete guide to North and Central American shorebirds ever published. Unlike other guide books, which have traditionally relied on paintings to represent shorebirds, this one contains an extensive series of striking photographs--most never published before. More than 530 photos illustrate all shorebird species in their varied plumage, and are accompanied by text that points out the variation within common species. The book also includes identification tips and ways for distinguishing shorebirds from all similar species, at rest and in flight. Brief descriptions of voice, behavior, habitat, and range are given for each species. First complete guide to North American and Central American shorebirds More than 530 striking photos Identification tips Descriptions of voice, behavior, habitat, and range

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	1	(1)
Anatomy	2	(1)
Plumage Variation	3	(9)
Molt	12	(1)
Identification	13	(1)
Behavior	14	(1)
Vocalizations	15	(1)
Distribution	16	(1)
Conservation	16	(2)
Species Accounts	18	(1)
Photos and Captions	19	(2)
Thick-knees	21	(2)
Double-striped Thick-knee	21	(2)
Plovers	23	(1)
Lapwings	23	(5)
Northern Lapwing	23	(3)
Southern Lapwing	26	(2)
Tundra Plovers	28	(16)
Black-bellied Plover	28	(5)
European Golden-Plover	33	(3)
American Golden-Plover	36	(4)
Pacific Golden-Plover	40	(4)
Ringed Plovers	44	(38)
Greater Sand-Plover	44	(4)
Lesser Sand-Plover	48	(3)
Collared Plover	51	(2)
Snowy Plover	53	(4)
Wilson's Plover	57	(3)
Common Ringed Plover	60	(4)
Semipalmated Plover	64	(3)
Piping Plover	67	(3)
Little Ringed Plover	70	(3)
Killdeer	73	(3)
Mountain Plover	76	(3)
Eurasian Dotterel	79	(3)
Oystercatchers	82	(7)
Eurasian Oystercatcher	82	(2)
American Oystercatcher	84	(3)
Black Oystercatcher	87	(2)
Stilts and Avocets	89	(8)
Black-winged Stilt	89	(2)
Black-necked Stilt	91	(3)
American Avocet	94	(3)
Jacanas	97	(4)
Northern Jacana	97	(2)
Wattled Jacana	99	(2)
Sandpipers	101	(1)
Tringine Sandpipers	101	(48)
Common Greenshank	101	(4)
Greater Yellowlegs	105	(3)
Lesser Yellowlegs	108	(3)
Marsh Sandpiper	111	(3)
Common Redshank	114	(3)
Spotted Redshank	117	(3)
Wood Sandpiper	120	(3)
Green Sandpiper	123	(3)
Solitary Sandpiper	126	(4)
Willet	130	(4)
Wandering Tattler	134	(3)
Gray-tailed Tattler	137	(3)
Common Sandpiper	140	(3)
Spotted Sandpiper	143	(3)
Terek Sandpiper	146	(3)
Curlews	149	(27)
Upland Sandpiper	149	(3)
Little Curlew	152	(3)
Eskimo Curlew	155	(2)
Whimbrel	157	(5)
Bristle-thighed Curlew	162	(3)
Far Eastern Curlew	165	(3)
Slender-billed Curlew	168	(2)
Eurasian Curlew	170	(3)
Long-billed Curlew	173	(3)
Godwits	176	(17)
Black-tailed Godwit	176	(4)
Hudsonian Godwit	180	(4)
Bar-tailed Godwit	184	(6)
Marbled Godwit	190	(3)
Turnstones	193	(8)
Ruddy Turnstone	193	(5)
Black Turnstone	198	(3)
Calidridine Sandpipers	201	(16)
Surfbird	201	(4)
Great Knot	205	(3)
Red Knot	208	(5)
Sanderling	213	(4)
Stints	217	(34)
Semipalmated Sandpiper	218	(6)
Western Sandpiper	224	(4)
Red-necked Stint	228	(5)
Little Stint	233	(5)
Temminck's Stint	238	(4)
Long-toed Stint	242	(4)
Least Sandpiper	246	(5)
More Calidridines	251	(57)
White-rumped Sandpiper	251	(4)
Baird's Sandpiper	255	(4)
Pectoral Sandpiper	259	(5)
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	264	(5)
Purple Sandpiper	269	(3)
Rock Sandpiper	272	(7)
Dunlin	279	(6)
Curlew Sandpiper	285	(4)
Stilt Sandpiper	289	(4)
Spoon-billed Sandpiper	293	(3)
Broad-billed Sandpiper	296	(4)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	300	(2)
Ruff	302	(6)
Dowitchers	308	(13)
Short-billed Dowitcher	308	(8)
Long-billed Dowitcher	316	(5)
Snipes	321	(10)
Jack Snipe	321	(2)
Wilson's Snipe	323	(3)
Common Snipe	326	(3)
Pin-tailed Sniple	329	(2)
Woodcocks	331	(4)
Eurasian Woodcock	331	(2)
American Woodcock	333	(2)
Phalaropes	335	(14)
Wilson's Phalarope	335	(5)
Red-necked Phalarope	340	(4)
Red Phalarope	344	(5)
Pratincoles and Coursers	349	(6)
Collared Partincole	349	(2)
Oriental Pratincole	351	(4)
References	355	(4)
Index	359