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National Geographic complete birds of the world / edited by Tim Harris.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2009.Description: 384 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 1426204035 (Trade)
  • 9781426204036 (Trade)
Other title:
  • Complete birds of the world
Subject(s):
Incomplete contents:
Cuckoo-shrikes / Peter Clement -- Sittellas / Peter Clement -- Shrike-tits / Peter Clement -- Whistlers / Peter Clement -- Shrikes / Paul Hess -- Vireos / Gary H. Rosenberg -- Old World orioles / Peter Clement -- Shrike-thrushes / Peter Clement -- Drongos / Peter Clement -- Fantails / Peter Clement -- Monarchs / Peter Clement -- Crows and jays / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Australian mudnesters / Peter Clement -- Birds of Paradise / Steven M. Swaby -- Australasian robins / Peter Clement -- Bald crows / Peter Clement -- Waxwings / Peter Clement -- Palmchat / Peter Clement -- Tits and chickadees / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Penduline tits / Peter Clement -- Swallows and martins / Allen Chartier -- Long-tailed tits / Peter Clement -- Larks / Allen Chartier -- Cisticolas / Peter Clement -- Bulbuls / Peter Clement -- Old World warblers / Peter Clement -- Babblers and parrotbills / Alvaro Jaramillo -- White-eyes / Peter Clement -- Fairy-bluebirds / Peter Clement -- Kinglets / Allen Chartier -- Wrens / Tim Harris -- Gnatcatchers / Gary H. Rosenberg -- Nuthatches and wallcreeper / Peter Clement -- Treecreepers / Peter Clement -- Mockingbirds and thrashers / Peter Clement -- Philippine creepers / Peter Clement -- Starlings / Peter Clement -- Thrushes / Peter Clement -- Chats and Old World flycatchers / Peter Clement -- Dippers / Peter Clement -- Leafbirds / Peter Clement -- Flowerpeckers / Peter Clement -- Sunbirds / Peter Clement -- Sugarbirds / Peter Clement -- Old World sparrows / Peter Clement -- Weavers / Peter Clement -- Waxbills / Peter Clement -- Indigobirds / Peter Clement -- Accentors / Alvaro Jaramillo -- Olive warbler / Allen Chartier -- Wagtails and pipits / Gary H. Rosenberg -- Finches / Gary H. Rosenberg -- Wood-warblers / Allen Chartier -- New World blackbirds / Alvaro Jaramillo -- Bananaquit / Allen Chartier -- Buntings and American sparrows / Alvaro Jaramillo -- Tanagers / Tim Harris -- Grosebeaks and allies / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Additional readings -- Glossary -- Index -- Credits.
Foreword -- How to use this book -- Tinamous / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Ostrich / Peter Clement -- Rheas / Peter Clement -- Cassowaries / Steven M. Swaby -- Emu / Steven M. Swaby -- Kiwis / Steven M. Swaby -- Megapodes / Steven M. Swaby -- Curassows and Guans / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Guineafowl / Peter Clement -- New World quail / Gary H. Rosenberg -- Grouse and pheasants / Peter Clement -- Screamers / Alvaro Jaramillo -- Magpie-goose / Peter Clement -- Ducks, geese, and swans / Keith Vinicombe -- Penguins / Peter Clement -- Loons / Tim Harris -- Albatrosses / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Petrels and shearwaters / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Storm petrels / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Diving petrels / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Grebes / Tim Harris -- Flamingos / Peter Clement -- Storks / Peter Clement -- Ibises and spoonbills / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Herons / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Tropicbirds / Kimball Garrett -- Frigatebirds / Kimball Garrett -- Hammerkop / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Shoebill / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Pelicans / Kimball Garrett -- Gannets and boobies / Kimball Garrett -- Cormorants / Kimball Garrett -- Anhingas / Kimball Garrett -- New World vultures / / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Falcons / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Hawks, kites, and eagles / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Bustards / Peter Clement -- Mesites / Peter Clement -- Seriemas / Alvaro Jaramillo -- Kagu / Peter Clement -- Sunbittern / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Rails and coots / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Finfoots / Allen Chartier -- Trumpeters / Allen Chartier -- Cranes / Peter Clement -- Limpkin / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Buttonquails / Peter Clement -- Thick-knees / Peter Clement -- Sheathbills / Peter Clement -- Oystercatchers / Peter Clement -- Crab plover / Peter Clement -- Ibisbill / Steven M. Swaby -- Stilts and avocets / Peter Clement -- Plovers / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Painted-snipes / Peter Clements -- Jacanas / Peter Clement -- Plains wanderer / Steven M. Swaby -- Seedsnipes / Alvaro Jaramillo -- Sandpipers and snipes / Peter Clement -- Coursers and pratincoles / Peter Clement -- Gulls, terns, and skimmers / Keith Vinicombe -- Jaegers and skuas / Peter Clement -- Auks / Steven M. Swaby -- Sandgrouse / Peter Clement -- Pigeons and doves / Steven M. Swaby -- Parrots and cockatoos / Gary H. Rosenberg -- Hoatzin / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff --
Turacos / Peter Clement -- Cuckoos / Peter Clement -- Barn owls / Peter Clement -- Owls / Steven M. Swaby -- Frogmouths / Peter Clement -- Oilbird / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Potoos / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Nighthawks and nightjars / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Owlet-nightjars / Peter Clement -- Swifts / Kimball Garrett -- Treeswifts / Tim Harris -- Hummingbirds / Allen Chartier -- Mousebirds / Peter Clement -- Trogons / Gary H. Rosenberg -- Rollers / Peter Clement -- Ground rollers / Peter Clement -- Cuckoo-roller / Peter Clement -- Kingfishers / Peter Clement -- Todies / Allen Chartier -- Motmots / Allen Chartier -- Bee-eaters / Peter Clement -- Hoopoe / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Wood hoopoes / Peter Clement -- Hornbills / Peter Clement -- Ground hornbills / Peter Clement -- Barbets and toucans / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Honeyguides / Peter Clement -- Woodpeckers / Kimball Garrett -- Jacamars / Allen Chartier -- Puffbirds / Allen Chartier -- New Zealand wrens / Steven M. Swaby -- Broadbills / Tim Harris -- Asities / Tim Harris -- Sapayoa / Tim Harris -- Pittas / Tim Harris -- Manakins / Tim Harris -- Cotingas / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Tyrant-flycatchers / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Antbirds / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Gnateaters / Tim Harris -- Tapaculos / Alvaro Jaramillo -- Antthrushes and antpittas / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Ovenbirds / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Woodcreepers / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Lyrebirds / Steven M. Swaby -- Scrub-birds / Steven M. Swaby -- Bowerbirds / Steven M. Swaby -- Australasian treecreepers / Steven M. Swaby -- Australasian wrens / Steven M. Swaby -- Honeyeaters / Steven M. Swaby -- Bristlebirds / Steven M. Swaby -- Pardalotes / Steven M. Swaby -- Thornbills / Steven M. Swaby -- Australasian babblers / Steven M. Swaby -- Logrunners / Steven M. Swaby -- Satin birds / Peter Clement -- Berrypeckers / Peter Clement -- Wattled crows / Peter Clement -- Wedgebills and whipbirds / Peter Clement -- Quail-thrushes / Peter Clement -- Wattle-eyes and batises / Peter Clement -- Helmet-shrikes and puffbacks / Peter Clement -- Boatbills / Peter Clement -- Vangas / Peter Clement -- Butcherbirds / Peter Clement -- Woodswallows / Peter Clement -- Ioras / Peter Clement -- Bristlehead / Peter Clement --
Summary: "Covering every bird family on Earth, this definitive, easy-to-use volume is an authoritative yet concise reference for both novice birders and experts. It's a fascinating colorful guide to all the birds on our planet, their identification, structures and plumages, habitats, behaviors, and ranges. Information is organized taxonomically by family based on the latest official guidelines, with detailed descriptions, worldwide distribution maps, and carefully selected profiles of 500 representative species. Throughout, there is spectacular and informative color photography by the world's leading wildlife photographers and superb artwork birders have come to expect from National Geographic. Illustrated sidebars complement the family accounts, exploring everything from the courtship dance of the Birds of Paradise to the Harpy Eagle's predatory tactics. The text is wrapped up by a useful glossary and a detailed index that puts an astonishing range of information at the reader's fingertips." -- from publisher description.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A systematic presentation of information organized taxonomically by family based on the latest official guidelines, with detailed and accurate descriptions for each, worldwide distribution maps for every family, and carefully selected profiles of 500 representative species.

"Featuring every bird family worldwide, with more than 900 illustrations, photographs, and maps"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 364-367) and index.

Cuckoo-shrikes / Peter Clement -- Sittellas / Peter Clement -- Shrike-tits / Peter Clement -- Whistlers / Peter Clement -- Shrikes / Paul Hess -- Vireos / Gary H. Rosenberg -- Old World orioles / Peter Clement -- Shrike-thrushes / Peter Clement -- Drongos / Peter Clement -- Fantails / Peter Clement -- Monarchs / Peter Clement -- Crows and jays / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Australian mudnesters / Peter Clement -- Birds of Paradise / Steven M. Swaby -- Australasian robins / Peter Clement -- Bald crows / Peter Clement -- Waxwings / Peter Clement -- Palmchat / Peter Clement -- Tits and chickadees / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Penduline tits / Peter Clement -- Swallows and martins / Allen Chartier -- Long-tailed tits / Peter Clement -- Larks / Allen Chartier -- Cisticolas / Peter Clement -- Bulbuls / Peter Clement -- Old World warblers / Peter Clement -- Babblers and parrotbills / Alvaro Jaramillo -- White-eyes / Peter Clement -- Fairy-bluebirds / Peter Clement -- Kinglets / Allen Chartier -- Wrens / Tim Harris -- Gnatcatchers / Gary H. Rosenberg -- Nuthatches and wallcreeper / Peter Clement -- Treecreepers / Peter Clement -- Mockingbirds and thrashers / Peter Clement -- Philippine creepers / Peter Clement -- Starlings / Peter Clement -- Thrushes / Peter Clement -- Chats and Old World flycatchers / Peter Clement -- Dippers / Peter Clement -- Leafbirds / Peter Clement -- Flowerpeckers / Peter Clement -- Sunbirds / Peter Clement -- Sugarbirds / Peter Clement -- Old World sparrows / Peter Clement -- Weavers / Peter Clement -- Waxbills / Peter Clement -- Indigobirds / Peter Clement -- Accentors / Alvaro Jaramillo -- Olive warbler / Allen Chartier -- Wagtails and pipits / Gary H. Rosenberg -- Finches / Gary H. Rosenberg -- Wood-warblers / Allen Chartier -- New World blackbirds / Alvaro Jaramillo -- Bananaquit / Allen Chartier -- Buntings and American sparrows / Alvaro Jaramillo -- Tanagers / Tim Harris -- Grosebeaks and allies / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Additional readings -- Glossary -- Index -- Credits.

Foreword -- How to use this book -- Tinamous / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Ostrich / Peter Clement -- Rheas / Peter Clement -- Cassowaries / Steven M. Swaby -- Emu / Steven M. Swaby -- Kiwis / Steven M. Swaby -- Megapodes / Steven M. Swaby -- Curassows and Guans / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Guineafowl / Peter Clement -- New World quail / Gary H. Rosenberg -- Grouse and pheasants / Peter Clement -- Screamers / Alvaro Jaramillo -- Magpie-goose / Peter Clement -- Ducks, geese, and swans / Keith Vinicombe -- Penguins / Peter Clement -- Loons / Tim Harris -- Albatrosses / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Petrels and shearwaters / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Storm petrels / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Diving petrels / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Grebes / Tim Harris -- Flamingos / Peter Clement -- Storks / Peter Clement -- Ibises and spoonbills / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Herons / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Tropicbirds / Kimball Garrett -- Frigatebirds / Kimball Garrett -- Hammerkop / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Shoebill / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Pelicans / Kimball Garrett -- Gannets and boobies / Kimball Garrett -- Cormorants / Kimball Garrett -- Anhingas / Kimball Garrett -- New World vultures / / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Falcons / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Hawks, kites, and eagles / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Bustards / Peter Clement -- Mesites / Peter Clement -- Seriemas / Alvaro Jaramillo -- Kagu / Peter Clement -- Sunbittern / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Rails and coots / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Finfoots / Allen Chartier -- Trumpeters / Allen Chartier -- Cranes / Peter Clement -- Limpkin / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Buttonquails / Peter Clement -- Thick-knees / Peter Clement -- Sheathbills / Peter Clement -- Oystercatchers / Peter Clement -- Crab plover / Peter Clement -- Ibisbill / Steven M. Swaby -- Stilts and avocets / Peter Clement -- Plovers / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Painted-snipes / Peter Clements -- Jacanas / Peter Clement -- Plains wanderer / Steven M. Swaby -- Seedsnipes / Alvaro Jaramillo -- Sandpipers and snipes / Peter Clement -- Coursers and pratincoles / Peter Clement -- Gulls, terns, and skimmers / Keith Vinicombe -- Jaegers and skuas / Peter Clement -- Auks / Steven M. Swaby -- Sandgrouse / Peter Clement -- Pigeons and doves / Steven M. Swaby -- Parrots and cockatoos / Gary H. Rosenberg -- Hoatzin / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff --

Turacos / Peter Clement -- Cuckoos / Peter Clement -- Barn owls / Peter Clement -- Owls / Steven M. Swaby -- Frogmouths / Peter Clement -- Oilbird / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Potoos / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Nighthawks and nightjars / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Owlet-nightjars / Peter Clement -- Swifts / Kimball Garrett -- Treeswifts / Tim Harris -- Hummingbirds / Allen Chartier -- Mousebirds / Peter Clement -- Trogons / Gary H. Rosenberg -- Rollers / Peter Clement -- Ground rollers / Peter Clement -- Cuckoo-roller / Peter Clement -- Kingfishers / Peter Clement -- Todies / Allen Chartier -- Motmots / Allen Chartier -- Bee-eaters / Peter Clement -- Hoopoe / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Wood hoopoes / Peter Clement -- Hornbills / Peter Clement -- Ground hornbills / Peter Clement -- Barbets and toucans / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Honeyguides / Peter Clement -- Woodpeckers / Kimball Garrett -- Jacamars / Allen Chartier -- Puffbirds / Allen Chartier -- New Zealand wrens / Steven M. Swaby -- Broadbills / Tim Harris -- Asities / Tim Harris -- Sapayoa / Tim Harris -- Pittas / Tim Harris -- Manakins / Tim Harris -- Cotingas / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Tyrant-flycatchers / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Antbirds / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Gnateaters / Tim Harris -- Tapaculos / Alvaro Jaramillo -- Antthrushes and antpittas / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Ovenbirds / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Woodcreepers / Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff -- Lyrebirds / Steven M. Swaby -- Scrub-birds / Steven M. Swaby -- Bowerbirds / Steven M. Swaby -- Australasian treecreepers / Steven M. Swaby -- Australasian wrens / Steven M. Swaby -- Honeyeaters / Steven M. Swaby -- Bristlebirds / Steven M. Swaby -- Pardalotes / Steven M. Swaby -- Thornbills / Steven M. Swaby -- Australasian babblers / Steven M. Swaby -- Logrunners / Steven M. Swaby -- Satin birds / Peter Clement -- Berrypeckers / Peter Clement -- Wattled crows / Peter Clement -- Wedgebills and whipbirds / Peter Clement -- Quail-thrushes / Peter Clement -- Wattle-eyes and batises / Peter Clement -- Helmet-shrikes and puffbacks / Peter Clement -- Boatbills / Peter Clement -- Vangas / Peter Clement -- Butcherbirds / Peter Clement -- Woodswallows / Peter Clement -- Ioras / Peter Clement -- Bristlehead / Peter Clement --

"Covering every bird family on Earth, this definitive, easy-to-use volume is an authoritative yet concise reference for both novice birders and experts. It's a fascinating colorful guide to all the birds on our planet, their identification, structures and plumages, habitats, behaviors, and ranges. Information is organized taxonomically by family based on the latest official guidelines, with detailed descriptions, worldwide distribution maps, and carefully selected profiles of 500 representative species. Throughout, there is spectacular and informative color photography by the world's leading wildlife photographers and superb artwork birders have come to expect from National Geographic. Illustrated sidebars complement the family accounts, exploring everything from the courtship dance of the Birds of Paradise to the Harpy Eagle's predatory tactics. The text is wrapped up by a useful glossary and a detailed index that puts an astonishing range of information at the reader's fingertips." -- from publisher description.

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