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Birds of the Yukon Territory
The Yukon is a land of remarkable wilderness, diverse ecosystems, and profound beauty. It is also home to a unique assemblage of birds. As of 2002, 288 bird species have been documented in the Yukon, with 223 occurring regularly. They occupy an amazing range of habitats, from the most barren mountai...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Vancouver [B.C.] :
UBC Press,
c2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Yukon Birdlife""; ""The Yukon Environment""; ""The History of Bird Study in the Yukon""; ""Birds in Aboriginal Culture and History""; ""Yukon Birds through the Seasons""; ""Bird Conservation in the Yukon""; ""Birds of the Yukon Database and Methodology""; ""Organization of the Species Accounts""; ""Regular Species""; ""Order Gaviiformes""; ""Family Gaviidae: Loons""; ""Order Podicipediformes""; ""Family Podicipedidae: Grebes""; ""Order Pelecaniformes""; ""Family Phalacrocoracidae: Cormorants""; ""Order Ciconiiformes""
- ""Family Ardeidae: Herons""""Order Anseriformes""; ""Family Anatidae: Geese, Swans, and Ducks""; ""Order Falaconiformes""; ""Family Accipitridae: Hawks, and Eagles""; ""Family Falconidae: Falcons""; ""Order Galliformes""; ""Family Phasianidae: Grouse""; ""Order Gruiformes""; ""Family Rallidae: Rails and Coots""; ""Family Gruidae: Cranes""; ""Order Charadriiformes""; ""Family Charadriidae: Plovers""; ""Family Scolopacidae: Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies""; ""Family Laridae: Skuas, Gulls, and Terns""; ""Family Alcidae: Auks and Murres""; ""Order Coiumbiformes""
- ""Family Columbidae: Pigeons and Doves""""Order strigifermes""; ""Family Strigidae: Typical Owls""; ""Order caprimulgiformes""; ""Family Caprimulgidae: Goatsuckers""; ""Order Apodiformes""; ""Family Trochilidae: Hummingbirds""; ""Order Coraciiformes""; ""Family Alcedinidae: Kingfishers""; ""Order Piciformes""; ""Family Picidae: Woodpeckers""; ""Order Passeriformes""; ""Family Tyrannidae: Tyrant Flycatchers""; ""Family Laniidae: Shrikes""; ""Family Vireonidae: Vireos""; ""Family Corvidae: Crows and Jays""; ""Family Alaudidae: Larks""; ""Family Hirundinidae: Swallows""
- ""Family Paridae: Chickadees""""Family Sittidae: Nuthatches""; ""Family Troglodytidae: Wrens""; ""Family Cinclidae: Dippers""; ""Family Regulidae: Kinglets""; ""Family Turdidae: Thrushes""; ""Family Sturnidae: Starlings""; ""Family Motacillidae: Pipits and Wagtails""; ""Family Bombycillidae: Waxwings""; ""Family Parulidae: Wood-Warblers""; ""Family Thraupidae: Tanagers""; ""Family Emberizidae: Sparrows""; ""Family Cardinalidae: Grosbeaks""; ""Family Icteridae: Blackbirds""; ""Family Fringillidae: Finches""; ""Occasional Species""; ""Casual and Accidental Species""
- ""Hypothetical and Exotic Species""""Appendices""; ""A: List of Yukon Birds""; ""B: Yukon First Nations and Inuvialuit Bird Names""; ""C: Plants and Animals Mentioned in the Text""; ""D: Place Names Mentioned in the Text""; ""E: The North American Breeding Bird Survey in the Yukon""; ""F: The Christmas Bird Count in the Yukon""; ""G: The Cooperative Roadside Waterfowl Breeding Population Survey in Southern Yukon""; ""H: The Alaska-Yukon Waterfowl Breeding Population Survey""; ""I: The Yukon/Northern British Columbia Trumpeter Swan Survey""; ""J: The North American Peregrine Falcon Survey""