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Birds of the Middle East /
This is a completely revised second edition of the bestselling field guide to the birds of the Middle East, covering Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, the Arabian peninsula and Socotra. For the first time, the text and maps appear opposite the plates, and as a consequence t...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Christopher Helm ; Distributed by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC,
[2010]
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
| Colección: | Helm field guides.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction ; The region and species covered
- Escapes and introduced birds
- Sequence, taxonomy and nomenclature
- Illustrations and identification text
- Bird topography
- Voice
- Habitat
- Maps and status
- Code of conduct
- Species accounts ; Partridges, francolins and quails : Phasianidae
- Buttonquails : Turnicidae
- Guineafowl : Numididae
- Ducks and geese : Anatidae
- Divers : Gaviidae
- Grebes : Podicipedidae
- Petrels and shearwaters : Procellariidae
- Storm-petrels : Hydrobatidae
- Tropicbirds : Phaethontidae
- Frigatebirds : Fregatidae
- Gannets and boobies : Sulidae
- Flamingos : Phoenicopteridae
- Storks : Ciconiidae
- Ibises and spoonbills : Threskiornithidae
- Hamerkop : Scopidae
- Bitterns, herons and egrets : Ardeidae
- Pelicans : Pelecanidae
- Cormorants : Phalacrocoracidae
- Darters : Anhingidae
- Hawks, buzzards and eagles : Accipitridae
- Falcons : Falconidae
- Bustards : Otididae
- Cranes : Gruidae
- Rails, crakes and gallinules : Rallidae
- Thick-knees : Burhinidae
- Coursers : Glareolidae
- Oystercatchers : Haematopodidae
- Crab-plover : Dromadidae
- Stilts and avocets : Recurvirostridae
- Painted-snipe : Rostratulidae
- Jacanas : Jacanidae
- Lapwings and plovers : Charadriidae
- Sandpipers and allies : Scolopacidae
- Pratincoles : Glareolidae
- Gulls : Laridae
- Terns : Sternidae
- Skimmers : Rynchopidae
- Skuas : Stercorariidae
- Sandgrouse : Pteroclidae
- Pigeons and doves : Columbidae
- Parakeets : Psittacidae
- Cuckoos and coucals : Cuculidae
- Typical owls : Strigidae
- Barn owls : Tytonidae
- Nightjars : Caprimulgidae
- Swifts : Apodidae
- Rollers : Coraciidae
- Hoopoes : Upupidae
- Kingfishers : Alcedinidae
- Bee-eaters : Meropidae
- Hornbills : Bucerotidae
- Woodpeckers and wrynecks : Picidae
- Tchagras : Malaconotidae
- Orioles : Oriolidae
- Drongos : Dicruridae
- Shrikes : Laniidae
- Paradise flycatchers : Monarchidae
- Babblers : Timaliidae
- Crows and jays : Corvidae
- Waxwings and hypocolius : Bombycillidae
- Bulbuls : Pycnonotidae
- Treecreepers : Certhiidae
- Tits : Paridae
- Long-tailed tits : Aegithalidae
- Penduline-tits : Remizidae
- Bearded reedling : Panuridae
- Wallcreeper : Tichodromadidae
- Larks : Alaudidae
- Swallows and martins : Hirundinidae
- Cisticolas and allies : Cisticolidae
- Bush warblers : Cettidae
- Grasshopper warblers : Megaluridae
- Reed warblers : Acrocephalidae
- Leaf warblers : Phylloscopidae
- 'Sylvia' warblers : Sylviidae
- White-eyes : Zosteropidae
- Goldcrests : Regulidae
- Nuthatches : Sittidae
- Oxpeckers : Buphagidae
- Starlings : Sturnidae
- Thrushes : Turdidae
- Wrens : Troglodytidae
- Dippers : Cinclidae
- Robins, chats and flycatchers : Muscicapidae
- Sunbirds : Nectariniidae
- Sparrows and petronias : Passeridae
- Weavers : Ploceidae
- Waxbills : Estrildidae
- Accentors : Prunellidae
- Wagtails and pipits : Motacillidae
- Finches : Fringillidae
- Buntings : Emberizidae.