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Author : Martín Rodolfo de la Peña,Maurice Rumboll
Publisher : HarperCollins (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Birds
ISBN : 0002200775
Covers more than a thousand species. Accompanying text is full of facts.
Author : Ricardo Rozzi
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Birdsongs
ISBN : 9781574412826
Presents a cultural ethnography and a guide to the forest birds of southern Chile and Argentina. This title includes entries on fifty bird species, such as the Magellanic Woodpecker, Rufous-Legged Owl, Ringed Kingfisher, Buff-Necked Ibis, Giant Hummingbird, and Andean Condor.
Author : Robert S. Ridgely,Guy Tudor,William L. Brown,World Wildlife Fund
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 956 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0292770634
A land of incredible natural resources, the South American continent is rich in plant and animal species. Among birds alone, over 3,100 species are either resident or migrant. Birds are some of South America's treasures and also one of its most endangered resources. Hence the need for a descriptive record of South American birds that will serve both professional and amateur bird students and encourage conservation of these magnificent species. Although South American birds elicit much popular and scientific interest, they have never been completely or satisfactorily described and cataloged in a single, published source. The Birds of South America, projected to be a four-volume work, thus fills a critical void. Starting from a museum approach, the authors have examined specimens of each subspecies, comparing them visually and trying to discern the patterns in their plumage variation, both intra- and inter-specifically. They take a new look at bird systematics, reassessing relationships in light of new information. Perhaps most important, they combine this review and analysis with extensive field observations to give an accurate, incisive portrait of the birds in nature. At a time when rapid development is devastating millions of acres of tropical habitat in South America, this record of an endangered resource becomes crucial. If the birds and other plants and animals of South America are to be saved, they must first be known and appreciated. The Birds of South America is a major step in that direction. Volume II includes the Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers, Antbirds, Gnatcatchers, and Tapaculos; Tyrant Flycatchers; and Manakins and Cotingas. The remaining volumes of The Birds of South America will be: Volume III: The Nonpasserines (Landbirds) Volume IV: The Nonpasserines (Waterbirds) No release date has been set for the remaining volumes.
Author : Jorge Rodríguez Mata,Francisco Erize,Maurice Rumboll
Publisher : Princeton Illustrated Checklis
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0691126887
"Birds of South America Non-Passerines: Rheas to Woodpeckers features: first guide to nearly 1,300 species of non-passerines in South America; easy-to-use format; complements volumes on passerine birds; contains key identification features; more than 150 color illustrations; and 1,270+ maps."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Robert S. Ridgely,Guy Tudor
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 761 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780292717480
With the publication of the landmark volumes The Birds of South America: The Oscine Passerines and The Birds of South America: The Suboscine Passerines, Robert S. Ridgely and Guy Tudor established themselves as the leading authorities on the songbirds of South America. Reviewers hailed the volumes as the essential reference works for professional ornithologists and avocational birders alike, and they remain the only volumes that provide full scientific coverage of the continent's passerines. Recognizing the need for a more compact guide that birders can take into the field, Ridgely and Tudor have now extracted and updated the essential identification information from The Birds of South America to create the Field Guide to the Songbirds of South America. This definitive guide is filled with indispensable features: 121 color plates that present Guy Tudor's magnificently detailed paintings of more than 1,500 species of songbirds, including more than 400 that were not illustrated in BOSA 160 additional color illustrations of subspecies and females Extensively updated color range maps for all of the species in the field guide, prepared by Robert S. Ridgely with technical assistance from Maria Allen and Terry Clarke, appear opposite the plates for each bird family Robert S. Ridgely's authoritative accounts of nearly 2,000 species that cover each bird's abundance, habitat, and range; elevational preference; taxonomic or nomenclatural changes; plumage description; general behavior and voice; and range beyond South America, if applicable
Author : Robert Cushman Murphy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 724 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1936
Category : Antarctica
ISBN : UTEXAS:059172148394645
Author : Robert Cushman 1887-1973 Murphy,Francis Lee 1887-1969 Jaques
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1022891340
This beautifully illustrated guide to the birds of South America's coast and seas is an indispensable resource for bird watchers, researchers, and anyone interested in the natural world. Based on the extensive collections at the American Museum of Natural History, it provides detailed descriptions and stunning images of hundreds of species. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Daniel E. Martínez Piña,Gonzalo E. González Cifuentes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 623 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781472969996
The definitive guide to the birds of Chile. With its diverse range of habitats, Chile is one of the top birding destinations in South America and supports an interesting range of breeding and visiting birds, including the Chilean Tinamou, Juan Fernandez Firecrown and a number of other endemic species. This comprehensive field guide covers all of the species recorded in Chile, including vagrants; all are illustrated in superb detail, and feature every major plumage variation. Concise species accounts describe key identification features, status, range, habitat and voice, and accurate distribution maps are also provided for every species. Together, these elements make this the essential field guide to the birds of this fascinating and beautiful region.
Author : Tito Narosky,Darío Yzurieta
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Birds
ISBN : CORNELL:31924059248397
Author : Jorge Rodríguez Mata,Francisco Erize,Maurice Rumboll
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Birds
ISBN : 0007150849
The only field guide to illustrate and describe every non-passerine species of bird in South America.
Author : Mark Pearman,Juan Ignacio Areta
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 1429 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781472973108
The ultimate field guide to the birds of Argentina, an indispensable companion for any traveller to the region. This spectacular new field guide is the ultimate reference to the birds of Argentina and the islands of the South-west Atlantic, essential for researchers, birders and conservationists alike. It covers Argentina and all Fuegian and Hornean islands south to the Diego Ramírez Islands and east to the Falklands. More than 2,300 images illustrate 1,075 species, including all residents, migrants and most vagrants. This authoritative book includes 199 stunning colour plates, depicting every species and many distinct plumages and subspecies, including 28 endemics and 17 near-endemics. Concise text describes key identification features, status, range, habitats and voice, with up-to-date colour distribution maps for each species.
Author : Carlos Kovacs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Birds
ISBN : 9872248419
Author : Sharon Chester
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781400831500
This is the first comprehensive English-language field guide to the wildlife of Chile and its territories--Chilean Antarctica, Easter Island, Juan Fernández, and San Félix y San Ambrosio. From bats to butterflies, lizards to llamas, and ferns to flamingos, A Wildlife Guide to Chile covers the country's common plants and animals. The color plates depict species in their natural environments with unmatched vividness and realism. The combination of detailed illustrations and engaging, succinct, and authoritative text make field identification quick, easy, and accurate. Maps, charts, and diagrams provide information about landforms, submarine topography, marine environment, climate, vegetation zones, and the best places to view wildlife. This is an essential guide to Chile's remarkable biodiversity. The only comprehensive English-language guide to Chile's common flora and fauna The first guide to cover Chile and its territories--Chilean Antarctica, Easter Island, Juan Fernández, and San Félix y San Ambrosio 120 full-color plates allow quick identification of more than 800 species Accompanying text describes species size, shape, color, habitat, and range Descriptions list size, distribution, and English, Spanish, and scientific names Information on the best spots to view wildlife, including major national parks Compact and lightweight--a perfect field guide
Author : George E. Watson,J. Phillip Angle,Peter C. Harper
Publisher : American Geophysical Union
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822012217501
Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Antarctic Research Series, Volume 24. The Antarctic Research Series is a medium for authoritative reports on the extensive scientific research being done in Antarctica. The series has elicited contributions from leading scientists; it seeks to maintain high scientific and publication standards. The scientific editor for each volume is chosen from among recognized authorities in the discipline or theme that it represents, as are the reviewers on whom the editor relies for advice. Research results appearing in this series are original contributions too long or otherwise inappropriate for publication in standard journals. The material is directed to specialists actively engaged in the work, to graduate students, to scientists in closely related fields, and to laymen versed in the environmental sciences. Some volumes comprise a single monograph. Others are collections of papers with a common theme.
Author : Claudia P. Tambussi,Federico Degrange
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400754676
Modern birds (Neornithes) are represented by two big lineages, the Palaeognathae (Tinamiformes + Ratitae) and the Neognathae [Galloanserae + Neoaves (Metaves + Coronoaves)]. Both clades sum approximately 10,000 species of which 60% are Passeriformes (the most diverse clade of terrestrial vertebrates). A comparison between the past and the present reveals a complex and hallmarked evolutionary and biogeographic history which would have begun over 65 million years ago. For South America (SA) this includes: (1) the presence of taxa with uncertain affinities and the absence of Passeriformes during the Paleogene; (2) a progressive and accelerated increase of the species starting at the Neogene (Miocene); (3) important extinct lineages (e.g. Phorusrhacidae, Teratornithidae) that migrate to North America after the rising of the Panamá isthmus; (4) groups with major diversification in the Neogene that survives nowadays represented by scarce species endemic of SA (Cariamidae) or that inhabits mainly in the southern hemisphere (Anhingidae); (5) very diverse living groups with scarce (e.g., Passeriformes) or none (e.g., Apodiformes) fossil record in SA, which stem-groups are registered in Europe. Apparently, the changes in diversity of the south American Neornithes have been the result of successive radiation, biogeographic connections with North America and in a minor scale, some extinctions. The opening of the Drake ́s passage and the occurrence of the circumpolar Antarctic flow are not sufficient causes to explain the highly disparity between the weddelians penguins (Sphenisciformes) of Antartica and those of the patagonian Atlantic Ocean.