British birds : a pocket guide /
"This innovative and carefully designed photographic guide provides a concise introduction to the identification of the 246 birds most likely to be seen in Great Britain and Ireland."
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autores principales: | , , , , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
2019.
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Colección: | WildGuides.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- How to use this book
- Knowing the parts of a bird
- Identifying birds
- GETTING TO THE RIGHT GROUP OF BIRDS
- Birds on water
- Standing birds
- Perched birds
- Small landbirds
- Birds in flight
- Bird habitats
- BRITAIN'S BIRDS
- Wildfowl
- Swans
- Geese & Shelduck
- Ducks
- Waterbirds
- Cormorants
- Divers
- Grebes
- Seabirds
- Auks
- Petrels
- Shearwaters
- Gannet
- Gulls, Skuas & Terns
- Gulls
- Skuas
- Terns
- Waders
- Oystercatcher
- Turnstone
- Avocet
- Plovers
- Snipe & Woodcock
- Stone-curlew
- Small sandpipers
- 'Shanks'
- Godwits
- Curlews
- Phalaropes
- Large waterside birdsBittern
- Heron & Egrets
- Spoonbill
- Crane
- Rails & Crakes
- 'Gamebirds'
- Quail
- Pheasant & Partridges
- Grouse
- Pigeons & Doves
- Birds of Prey
- Eagles
- Buzzards
- Osprey
- Kites
- Harriers
- Hawks
- Falcons
- Nightbirds
- Owls
- Nightjar
- 'Near-passerines' [Kingfishers, Cuckoos, Parakeets & Woodpeckers]
- Aerial Feeders [Swifts, Swallow & Martins]
- Passerines
- Larks
- Pipits
- Wagtails
- Starling, Waxwing & Dipper
- Dunnock & Wren
- Thrushes & Chats
- Crests & Warblers
- Flycatchers
- Nuthatch & Treecreeper
- Tits
- Crows
- Finches, Buntings & Sparrows
- Finches
- Buntings
- Sparrows
- Rare migrants and regular vagrants.
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; How to use this book; Knowing the parts of a bird; Identifying birds; GETTING TO THE RIGHT GROUP OF BIRDS; Birds on water; Standing birds; Perched birds; Small landbirds; Birds in flight; Bird habitats; BRITAIN'S BIRDS; Wildfowl; Swans; Geese & Shelduck; Ducks; Waterbirds; Cormorants; Divers; Grebes; Seabirds; Auks; Petrels; Shearwaters; Gannet; Gulls, Skuas & Terns; Gulls; Skuas; Terns; Waders; Oystercatcher; Turnstone; Avocet; Plovers; Snipe & Woodcock; Stone-curlew; Small sandpipers; 'Shanks'; Godwits; Curlews; Phalaropes
- Large waterside birdsBittern; Heron & Egrets; Spoonbill; Crane; Rails & Crakes; 'Gamebirds'; Quail; Pheasant & Partridges; Grouse; Pigeons & Doves; Birds of Prey; Eagles; Buzzards; Osprey; Kites; Harriers; Hawks; Falcons; Nightbirds; Owls; Nightjar; 'Near-passerines' [Kingfishers, Cuckoos, Parakeets & Woodpeckers]; Aerial Feeders [Swifts, Swallow & Martins]; Passerines; Larks; Pipits; Wagtails; Starling, Waxwing & Dipper; Dunnock & Wren; Thrushes & Chats; Crests & Warblers; Flycatchers; Nuthatch & Treecreeper; Tits; Crows; Finches, Buntings & Sparrows; Finches; Buntings; Sparrows
- Rare migrants and regular vagrantsFurther reading; Acknowledgements and photographic credits; Index