Hilty Birds of Venezuela

Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-3409-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 776 Seiten

Steven L. Hilty, one of the world's leading specialists in neotropical ornithology, has led birding tours to more than twenty countries. He is the author of Birds of Tropical America: A Watcher's Introduction to Behavior, Breeding and Diversity and the coauthor of A Guide to the Birds of Colombia.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hilty, Steven L.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) Vögel (Ornithologie)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures, Photographs, and Table vii

Symbols and Abbreviations xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Plan of the Book 1

Topography 5

Climate 9

Biogeography 11

Vegetation Zones and Habitat Descriptions 13

Conservation and National Parks 31

Migration 37

History of Ornithological Exploration in Venezuela 41

Plates 43

Key to Range Map Symbols 178

Species Accounts 179

Bibliography 835

Index 857

Speed Index to Commoner Groups 877

Über Autor(innen)

Steven L. Hilty, one of the world's leading specialists in neotropical ornithology, has led birding tours to more than twenty countries. He is the author of Birds of Tropical America: A Watcher's Introduction to Behavior, Breeding and Diversity and the coauthor of A Guide to the Birds of Colombia.