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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.

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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.

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Alfred A. Knopf, Knopf
Language
English
Pages
588

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Subjects

Birds, Behavior, Birds, behavior, Birds, north america, Nature/Ecology, Bird Behavior, Nature, North America, Birds & Birdwatching - General, Nature / Birds & Birdwatching

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North America
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Cover of: The Sibley guide to bird life & behavior
The Sibley guide to bird life & behavior
2009, Alfred A. Knopf
in English - 1st Flexibind ed.
Cover of: The Sibley guide to bird life & behavior
The Sibley guide to bird life & behavior
2009, Alfred A. Knopf, Knopf
in English - 1st Flexibind ed.
Cover of: The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior
The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior
October 2, 2001, Alfred A. Knopf
Hardcover in English - 1 edition
Cover of: Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behaviour (Ornithology)
Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behaviour (Ornithology)
November 30, 2001, Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd
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Cover of: The Sibley guide to bird life & behavior
The Sibley guide to bird life & behavior
2001, Alfred A. Knopf
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Table of Contents

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.

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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

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OL24045044M
Internet Archive
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ISBN 10
1400043867
ISBN 13
9781400043866
LCCN
2009280011

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