An edition of The Sibley guide to bird life & behavior (2001)

The Sibley guide to bird life & behavior

1st Flexibind ed.

by David Sibley

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An edition of The Sibley guide to bird life & behavior (2001)

The Sibley guide to bird life & behavior

1st Flexibind ed.

by David Sibley

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2 Have read

Watching and identifying birds quickly leads to curiosity about how and why birds do the things they do. How does a tiny chickadee survive subzero temperatures? How does an albatross cross miles of ocean without flapping? Why do male wood-warblers have two distinct song types? The answers, or proposed answers, exist in technical papers and in textbooks, but such resources are often inaccessible to birders, and the information of most interest to amateurs is frequently embedded in a wealth of technical detail. Our aim in this book is to provide an introduction to the great variety and complexity of bird life -- a book written by and for birders that will help readers interpret and understand the things they see in the field. - Introduction.

Publish Date

2009

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf, Knopf

Language

English

Pages

588

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World of birds: Flight, form, and function

Implications of flight

Feathers

Molts and plumages

Aerodynamics

Feet, bills, and digestion

Bones and muscle

Respiration and metabolism

Senses and vocal apparatus

Bird intelligence

Origins, evolution, and classification

Origins of birds

How bird species originate

Classification

Behavior

Study of bird behavior

Function of behaviors

Daily and seasonal rhythms

Daily maintenance behaviors

Migration

Dispersal

Communication

Reproductive behavior

Understanding behavior: the outer frontier

Habitats and distributions

Range and habitat

Habitat distribution patterns

Habitat types

Forests and woodlands

Grasslands

Shrublands

Deserts

Tundra

Wetland and aquatic habitats

Ocean habitats

Human-created habitats

Populations and conservation

What determines bird population sizes?

Population regulation

Conservation threats

Tracking bird populations in North America

Protecting North American birds.

Bird families of North America: Loons

Grebes

Albatrosses

Shearwaters and Petrels

Storm-Petrels

Tropicbirds

Boobies and Gannets

Pelicans

Cormorants

Darters (Anhinga)

Frigatebirds

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Ibises and Spoonbills

Storks

New World Vultures

Flamingos

Ducks, Geese, and Swans

Hawks and allies

Falcons and Caracaras

Chachalacas and allies

Grouse, Turkeys, and allies

New World Quail

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Limpkin

Cranes

Thick-knees

Plovers and Lapwings

Oystercathcers

Stilts and Avocets

Jacanas

Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies

Coursers and Pratincoles

Gulls, Terns, and allies

Auks

Pigeons and Doves

Parrots and allies

Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis

Barn owls

Typical owls

Nighthawks and Nightjars

Swifts

Hummingbirds

Trogons

Hoopoe

Kingfishers

Woodpeckers and allies

Tyrant flycatchers

Shrikes

Vireos

Crows and Jays

Larks

Swallows and Martins

Chickadees and Titmice

Penduline Tits (Verdin)

Long-tailed Tits (Bushtit)

Nuthatches

Creepers

Wrens

Dippers

Bulbuls

Kinglets

Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers

Old World Flycatchers

Thrushes

Babblers (Wrentit)

Mockingbirds and Thrashers

Starlings and Mynas

Accentors

Wagtails and Pipits

Waxwings

Silky-fly catchers

Olive Warbler

Wood-Warblers

Bananaquit

Tanagers

New World Sparrows

Cardinals and allies

Blackbirds, Orioles, and allies

Finches and allies

Old World Sparrows.

Edition Notes

At head of title: National Audubon Society.

Map on back lining papers.

Published in: New York
Other Titles: Sibley guide to bird life and behavior

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class: 598.097
Library of Congress: QL681 .S495 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination: 588, [10] p. :
Number of pages: 588

ID Numbers

Open Library: OL24045044M
Internet Archive: sibleyguidetobir0000sibl_j9x6
ISBN 10: 1400043867
ISBN 13: 9781400043866
LCCN: 2009280011

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The Sibley guide to bird life & behavior

by David Sibley