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Author : Evgeniĭ Nikolaevich Panov
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Shrikes
ISBN : 9546425761
Author : Norbert Lefranc
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781408187562
"First published in 1997 by Pica Press."--t.p. verso.
Author : Norbert Lefranc
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 721 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781472933799
'This long-awaited update to the acclaimed first edition is the definitive guide to a complex and intriguing family. The species accounts and taxonomic treatments have been fully revised in line with recent studies, and the all-new plates and photos complete this remarkable work. Highly recommended.' – Dominic Mitchell Beautiful, colourful, often fearless hunters of large insects and small vertebrates, shrikes are among the most admired of all avian groups. The group is widespread (particularly in the Old World) with a large number of species, though many populations have plummeted in recent years, especially in Europe. This is a second edition of Norbert Lefranc's Shrikes, fully updated from its 1997 predecessor. The introductory texts have been significantly expanded and six new sections have been added in the species accounts: vagrancy, foraging behaviour, breeding success, population trends, conservation and taxonomic notes. Special attention has been given to the latest developments in shrike systematics, not forgotten by the DNA revolution. The species accounts give information about the past and current distribution, along with threats and conservation status. Detailed and fully revised maps accompany the authoritative text, along with hundreds of high-quality photos showcasing racial and ageing differences as well as interesting aspects of shrike behaviour. An exceptional new series of plates by Tim Worfolk have been created, with more individual plumages shown than in the previous edition. This beautiful book represents the definitive account of shrikes and their relationships, appearance, conservation and lifestyle; it will be treasured by birdwatchers and professional ornithologists alike.
Author : Tony Harris
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781408135433
The book covers the identification, biology and relationships of all true shrikes, bush-shrikes, helmet-shrikes, the closely related shrike flycatchers, philentomas, batises and wattle-eyes. This book offers information on 114 species in 21 genera within the families Laniidae and Malaconotidae. For each genus, acoustic and visual signals are summarized and used to map similarities. The detailed species account for the bulk of the book, providing knowledge on field identification, plumage descriptions, geographical variation, moult, distribution, movements. general and foraging behaviour, food, sounds and breeding behaviour.
Author : Norbert Lefranc
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781472933782
'This long-awaited update to the acclaimed first edition is the definitive guide to a complex and intriguing family. The species accounts and taxonomic treatments have been fully revised in line with recent studies, and the all-new plates and photos complete this remarkable work. Highly recommended.' – Dominic Mitchell Beautiful, colourful, often fearless hunters of large insects and small vertebrates, shrikes are among the most admired of all avian groups. The group is widespread (particularly in the Old World) with a large number of species, though many populations have plummeted in recent years, especially in Europe. This is a second edition of Norbert Lefranc's Shrikes, fully updated from its 1997 predecessor. The introductory texts have been significantly expanded and six new sections have been added in the species accounts: vagrancy, foraging behaviour, breeding success, population trends, conservation and taxonomic notes. Special attention has been given to the latest developments in shrike systematics, not forgotten by the DNA revolution. The species accounts give information about the past and current distribution, along with threats and conservation status. Detailed and fully revised maps accompany the authoritative text, along with hundreds of high-quality photos showcasing racial and ageing differences as well as interesting aspects of shrike behaviour. An exceptional new series of plates by Tim Worfolk have been created, with more individual plumages shown than in the previous edition. This beautiful book represents the definitive account of shrikes and their relationships, appearance, conservation and lifestyle; it will be treasured by birdwatchers and professional ornithologists alike.
Author : Norbert Lefranc,Tim Worfolk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Shrikes
ISBN : 9074345158
Author : Tony Harris
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-06-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781408134597
The book covers the identification, biology and relationships of all true shrikes, bush-shrikes, helmet-shrikes, the closely related shrike flycatchers, philentomas, batises and wattle-eyes. This book offers information on 114 species in 21 genera within the families Laniidae and Malaconotidae. For each genus, acoustic and visual signals are summarized and used to map similarities. The detailed species account for the bulk of the book, providing knowledge on field identification, plumage descriptions, geographical variation, moult, distribution, movements. general and foraging behaviour, food, sounds and breeding behaviour.
Author : Josep del Hoyo,Andrew Elliott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 904 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Animals
ISBN : PSU:000067590575
All manner of information about birds is presented. Following each lengthy description are full-color plates of typical members of each species with range-pattern maps for each family's genus and species.
Author : David S. Wilcove
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2000-05-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780385498814
With gripping narrative power, The Condor's Shadow traces the ways in which human greed and ignorance have wreaked havoc on our ecological landscape. The heir apparent to Peter Matthiessen's 1959 classic Wildlife in America, The Condor's Shadow is a brilliant and compulsively readable study of the state of North American wildlife and what is being done to reverse the damage humans have caused. With equal respect for the smallest feather-mite and the fiercest grizzly, the frailest flower and the stateliest redwood, David S. Wilcove illustrates--in jargon-free, often witty prose--nature's delicate system of checks and balances, examining the factors that determine a species' vulnerability and the consequences of losing even the tiniest part of any ecosystem. An examination of both the heart-wrenching failures and stunning successes of our conservation efforts, The Condor's Shadow chronicles the destruction and resilience of our American wilderness and offers an insightful, eloquent overview that will appeal to avid conservationists and recreational nature-lovers alike.
Author : Nicolae Sfetcu
Publisher : MultiMedia Publishing
Page : 1478 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-27
Category : Pets
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Birds are among the most extensively studied of all animal groups. Hundreds of academic journals and thousands of scientists are devoted to bird research, while amateur enthusiasts (called birdwatchers or, more commonly, birders) probably number in the millions. Birds are categorised as a biological class, Aves. The earliest known species of this class is Archaeopteryx lithographica, from the Late Jurassic period. According to the most recent consensus, Aves and a sister group, the order Crocodilia, together form a group of unnamed rank, the Archosauria. Phylogenetically, Aves is usually defined as all descendants of the most recent common ancestor of modern birds (or of a specific modern bird species like Passer domesticus), and Archaeopteryx. Modern phylogenies place birds in the dinosaur clade Theropoda. Modern birds are divided into two superorders, the Paleognathae (mostly flightless birds like ostriches), and the wildly diverse Neognathae, containing all other birds.
Author : Alan Feduccia,Professor Alan Feduccia
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0300078617
An exploration of all that is known about the origin of birds and of avian flight. It draws on fossil evidence and studies of the structure and biochemistry of living birds to present knowledge and data on avian evolution and to propose a new model of this evolutionary process.
Author : Matthew Armstrong Etterson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951P00706133H
Author : Burt L. Monroe,Charles G. Sibley
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1997-02-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0300070837
Many field ornithologists record where and when they identify species of birds, especially when they encounter a species out of its normal range or for the first time. Until now, however, a checklist based on the Sibley-Ahlquist-Monroe classification has not been available. In this book, Burt L. Monroe, Jr., and Charles G. Sibley provide a list of 9,702 living avian species based on their 1990 book Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World and its 1993 Supplement.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 762 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Wildlife conservation
ISBN : UFL:31262054336929
Author : Joel Greenberg
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780226306490
"In A Natural History of the Chicago Region, Greenberg takes you on a journey that begins with European explorers and settlers and hasn't ended yet. Along the way he introduces you to the physical forces that have shaped the area from southeastern Wisconsin to northern Indiana and Berrien County in Michigan; the various habitat types present in the region and how European settlement has affected them; and the insects, reptiles, amphibians, birds, fish, and mammals found in presettlement times, then amid the settlers and now amid the skyscrappers. In all, Greenberg chronicles the development of nineteen counties in Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin across centuries of ecological, technological, and social transformations."--BOOK JACKET.