Britain's Birds : An Identification Guide to the Birds of Great Britain and Ireland Second Edition, fully revised and updated /

"A bestselling guide since it was first published, Britain's Birds has quickly established itself as the go-to photographic identification guide to the birds of Great Britain and Ireland--the most comprehensive, up-to-date, practical and user-friendly book of its kind. Acclaimed by birdwat...

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Main Authors: Hume, Rob (Author), Tipling, David (Author), Harrop, Hugh (Author), Swash, Andy (Author), Still, Rob (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2020.
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Vögel.
Birds > Geographical distribution.
Birds.
NATURE > Animals > Birds.
Oiseaux > Irlande > Ouvrages illustres.
Oiseaux > Grande-Bretagne > Ouvrages illustres.
Oiseaux > Irlande > Identification.
Oiseaux > Grande-Bretagne > Identification.
Birds > Ireland > Geographical distribution > Maps.
Birds > Great Britain > Geographical distribution > Maps.
Birds > Ireland > Pictorial works.
Birds > Great Britain > Pictorial works.
Birds > Ireland > Identification.
Birds > Great Britain > Identification.
Grossbritannien.
Ireland.
Great Britain.
Field guides.
Pictorial works.
Maps.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • The parts of a bird
  • How to use this book
  • The species accounts
  • The types of bird
  • Wildfowl (swans, geese, ducks)
  • Waterbirds (cormorants, divers, grebes and pelicans)
  • Seabirds (Gannet, Fulmar, shearwaters, petrels)
  • Auks (puffins, guillemots, Razorbill, murrelets)
  • Gulls and terns
  • Skuas
  • Waders (plovers, sandpipers, curlews, godwits, snipe and related species)
  • Crakes and rails (includes Moorhen, coots, gallinules)
  • Large waterside birds (herons, bitterns, egrets, Spoonbill, cranes, storks, ibis)
  • 'Gamebirds' (partridges, grouse, pheasants and Quail)
  • Bustards
  • Pigeons and doves
  • Sandgrouse
  • Owls and nightjars
  • Birds of prey (eagles, kites, Osprey, buzzards, harriers, hawks, falcons and related species)
  • Kingfishers, cuckoos, Hoopoe, bee-eaters, Roller and parrots
  • Woodpeckers
  • Aerial feeders (swifts, swallows, martins)
  • Larks, pipits and wagtails
  • Dipper, Wren, accentors, oriole, starlings and waxwings
  • Thrushes, chats and wheatears
  • Flycatchers
  • Warblers, cisticola and crests
  • Shrikes
  • Tits, nuthatches and 'creepers'
  • Corvids (crows, Jay, Magpie, Nutcracker)
  • Sparrows and finches
  • Buntings
  • Vagrant landbirds from North America
  • Birds of uncertain origin and escapes/introductions
  • British & Irish Lists, status and legislation
  • Acknowledgements and photo credits
  • Identification and beyond
  • Index

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