Antbirds & ovenbirds : their lives and homes /

Antbirds and ovenbirds, two of the five largest families of birds found only in the Western Hemisphere, have been among Alexander Skutch's favorites for more than six decades. In this book, he draws on years of observations to describe the life cycle of these fascinating birds, which inhabit La...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Skutch, Alexander F. (Alexander Frank), 1904-2004
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 1996.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Corrie Herring Hooks series ; no. 31.
Temas:
Formicariidae.
Furnariidae.
Formicariidés.
Furnariidés.
NATURE > Animals > Birds.
NATURE > Birdwatching Guides.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Ornithology.
NATURE / Animals / Birds
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / David Snow
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • pt. 1. The antbirds
  • 1. The antbird family
  • 2. Food and foraging
  • 3. Daily life
  • 4. Voice, displays, and courtship
  • 5. Nests
  • 6. Eggs and incubation
  • 7. The young and their care
  • 8. The black-faced antthrush
  • 9. Parental devotion
  • 10. Nest success, breeding seasons, and survival
  • 11. Antbirds and humans
  • pt. 2. The ovenbirds
  • 12. The ovenbird family
  • 13. Food and foraging
  • 14. Daily life
  • 15. r Voice, displays, and courtship
  • 16. Nests
  • 17. Eggs and incubation
  • 18. The young and their care
  • 19. The rufous-fronted thornbird
  • 20. Enemies, nest success, and survival
  • 21. Ovenbirds and humans
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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