Birds of the Indian Subcontinent : India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives.
This new field guide covers all the bird species found in India, Pakistian, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2012.
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Colección: | Helm field guides.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Map of the Region; Introduction; Acknowledgements; How to use this Book; Species included; Taxonomy and nomenclature; Species accounts; Plumage Terminology; Glossary; The Indian Subcontinent; Climate; Main habitats and bird species; Importance for birds; Conservation; Religious attitudes and traditional protection; Current threats; Family Summaries; Species Accounts and Plates; PLATE 1: MEGAPODE, SNOWCOCKS AND PARTRIDGES; PLATE 2: FRANCOLINS; PLATE 3: QUAILS AND BAMBOO PARTRIDGE; PLATE 4: BUSH QUAILS AND HIMALAYAN QUAIL.
- PLATE 5: PARTRIDGES AND SPURFOWLPLATE 6: PHEASANTS; PLATE 7: PHEASANTS; PLATE 8: PHEASANTS; PLATE 9: WHISTLING-DUCKS AND GEESE; PLATE 10: SHELDUCKS, PYGMY-GOOSE AND ALLIES; PLATE 11: DABBLING DUCKS; PLATE 12: DABBLING DUCKS; PLATE 13: DIVING DUCKS; PLATE 14: SAWBILLS, STIFFTAILS AND PINK-HEADED DUCK; PLATE 15: SHEARWATERS; PLATE 16: PETRELS AND STORM-PETRELS; PLATE 17: GREBES; PLATE 18: STORKS; PLATE 19: STORKS II; PLATE 20: FLAMINGOS, IBISES AND SPOONBILL; PLATE 21: BITTERNS; PLATE 22: SMALL HERONS; PLATE 23: LARGE HERONS; PLATE 24: EGRETS; PLATE 25: FRIGATEBIRDS; PLATE 26: PELICANS.
- PLATE 27: TROPICBIRDS AND BOOBIESPLATE 28: DARTER AND CORMORANTS; PLATE 29: FALCONETS AND KESTRELS; PLATE 30: SMALL FALCONS; PLATE 31: LARGE FALCONS; PLATE 32: BAZAS AND KITES; PLATE 33: OSPREY AND SEA EAGLES; PLATE 34: FISH EAGLES, BLACK EAGLE AND HONEY-BUZZARD; PLATE 35: VULTURES; PLATE 36: VULTURES; PLATE 37: SNAKE AND SERPENT EAGLES; PLATE 38: HARRIERS; PLATE 39: HARRIERS; PLATE 40: ACCIPITERS; PLATE 41: ACCIPITERS; PLATE 42: BUZZARDS; PLATE 43: EAGLES I; PLATE 44: EAGLES II; PLATE 45: EAGLES III; PLATE 46: HAWK EAGLES; PLATE 47: BUSTARDS AND FLORICANS; PLATE 48: CRAKES AND RAILS.
- PLATE 49: CRAKESPLATE 50: RAILS AND BUTTONQUAILS; PLATE 51: GALLINULES, COOT AND FINFOOT; PLATE 52: CRANES; PLATE 53: THICK-KNEES AND JACANAS; PLATE 54: MISCELLANEOUS PIED WADERS; PLATE 55: LAPWINGS; PLATE 56: LAPWINGS AND PLOVERS; PLATE 57: SMALLER PLOVERS; PLATE 58: MISCELLANEOUS WADERS; PLATE 59: SNIPES; PLATE 60: GODWITS AND CURLEWS; PLATE 61: TRINGA SANDPIPERS; PLATE 62: SANDPIPERS, TURNSTONE AND KNOTS; PLATE 63: STINTS; PLATE 64: SMALL SANDPIPERS; PLATE 65: COURSERS AND PRATINCOLES; PLATE 66: LARGE GULLS; PLATE 67: SMALLER GULLS; PLATE 68: LARGE TERNS; PLATE 69: MEDIUM-SIZED TERNS.
- PLATE 70: SMALL TERNSPLATE 71: PELAGIC TERNS, NODDIES AND SKIMMER; PLATE 72: SKUAS; PLATE 73: SANDGROUSE I; PLATE 74: SANDGROUSE II; PLATE 75: PIGEONS I; PLATE 76: PIGEONS II; PLATE 77: IMPERIAL PIGEONS AND CUCKOO DOVES; PLATE 78: DOVES; PLATE 79: GREEN PIGEONS I; PLATE 80: GREEN PIGEONS II; PLATE 81: HANGING PARROTS AND PARAKEETS; PLATE 82: PARAKEETS; PLATE 83: CUCKOOS I; PLATE 84: CUCKOOS II; PLATE 85: CUCKOOS III; PLATE 86: DRONGO CUCKOO, ASIAN KOEL AND MALKOHAS; PLATE 87: COUCALS; PLATE 88: OWLS; PLATE 89: SCOPS OWLS; PLATE 90: SCOPS OWLS AND OWLETS; PLATE 91: OWLETS AND TENGMALM'S OWL.