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The Golden Oriole.
One of Britain's rarest breeding birds, the Golden Oriole is also one of its most charismatic. Females are a vivid green, while the males of this species are a stunning yellow and black, with an extraordinary and unforgettable song. A long-distance migrant, the orioles return to breed in early...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
A & C Black,
2010.
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| Colección: | Poyser Monographs.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover Page; Copyright Page; Title Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Golden Oriole and the genus Oriolus; 2. The story of Lakenheath and The Golden Oriole Group; 3. Habitat in Britain, Europe and North Africa; 4. Habitat in other parts of the breeding range; 5. The special case of Kazakhstan; 6. Climate and weather; 7. Courtship and nest-building; 8. Egg-laying and incubation; 9. Nestlings and fledglings; 10. Diet; 11. Interspecific relationships; 12. Song and calls; 13. Population: past, present and future; 14. Migration; 15. Wintering; 16. Orioles in captivity.
- Appendices1 Systematic list of Oriolidae; 2 List of species mentioned in the text; 3 Invertebrate prey; 4 Site occupancy 1987-2005; 5 'Oriole' in other languages and places; 6 Analysis of a recording of an oriole song; 7 Details of the 1987 survey; 8 Historical records of Golden Oriole in Britain; Bibliography.