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By David Sibley
"The Sibley guide to bird life & behavior" was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 2009 - New York, it has 588 pages and the language of the book is English.
“The Sibley guide to bird life & behavior” Metadata:
- Title: ➤ The Sibley guide to bird life & behavior
- Author: David Sibley
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 588
- Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
- Publish Date: 2009
- Publish Location: New York
“The Sibley guide to bird life & behavior” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Birds - Behavior - Birds, behavior - Birds, north america - Nature/Ecology - Bird Behavior - Nature - North America - Birds & Birdwatching - General - Nature / Birds & Birdwatching
- Places: North America
Edition Specifications:
- Pagination: 588, [10] p. :
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL24045044M - OL3527164W
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2009280011
- ISBN-13: 9781400043866
- ISBN-10: 1400043867
- All ISBNs: 1400043867 - 9781400043866
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"The Sibley guide to bird life & behavior" Table Of Contents:
- 1- World of birds: Flight, form, and function
- 2- Implications of flight
- 3- Feathers
- 4- Molts and plumages
- 5- Aerodynamics
- 6- Feet, bills, and digestion
- 7- Bones and muscle
- 8- Respiration and metabolism
- 9- Senses and vocal apparatus
- 10- Bird intelligence
- 11- Origins, evolution, and classification
- 12- Origins of birds
- 13- How bird species originate
- 14- Classification
- 15- Behavior
- 16- Study of bird behavior
- 17- Function of behaviors
- 18- Daily and seasonal rhythms
- 19- Daily maintenance behaviors
- 20- Migration
- 21- Dispersal
- 22- Communication
- 23- Reproductive behavior
- 24- Understanding behavior: the outer frontier
- 25- Habitats and distributions
- 26- Range and habitat
- 27- Habitat distribution patterns
- 28- Habitat types
- 29- Forests and woodlands
- 30- Grasslands
- 31- Shrublands
- 32- Deserts
- 33- Tundra
- 34- Wetland and aquatic habitats
- 35- Ocean habitats
- 36- Human-created habitats
- 37- Populations and conservation
- 38- What determines bird population sizes?
- 39- Population regulation
- 40- Conservation threats
- 41- Tracking bird populations in North America
- 42- Protecting North American birds.
- 43- Bird families of North America: Loons
- 44- Grebes
- 45- Albatrosses
- 46- Shearwaters and Petrels
- 47- Storm-Petrels
- 48- Tropicbirds
- 49- Boobies and Gannets
- 50- Pelicans
- 51- Cormorants
- 52- Darters (Anhinga)
- 53- Frigatebirds
- 54- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- 55- Ibises and Spoonbills
- 56- Storks
- 57- New World Vultures
- 58- Flamingos
- 59- Ducks, Geese, and Swans
- 60- Hawks and allies
- 61- Falcons and Caracaras
- 62- Chachalacas and allies
- 63- Grouse, Turkeys, and allies
- 64- New World Quail
- 65- Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- 66- Limpkin
- 67- Cranes
- 68- Thick-knees
- 69- Plovers and Lapwings
- 70- Oystercathcers
- 71- Stilts and Avocets
- 72- Jacanas
- 73- Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies
- 74- Coursers and Pratincoles
- 75- Gulls, Terns, and allies
- 76- Auks
- 77- Pigeons and Doves
- 78- Parrots and allies
- 79- Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis
- 80- Barn owls
- 81- Typical owls
- 82- Nighthawks and Nightjars
- 83- Swifts
- 84- Hummingbirds
- 85- Trogons
- 86- Hoopoe
- 87- Kingfishers
- 88- Woodpeckers and allies
- 89- Tyrant flycatchers
- 90- Shrikes
- 91- Vireos
- 92- Crows and Jays
- 93- Larks
- 94- Swallows and Martins
- 95- Chickadees and Titmice
- 96- Penduline Tits (Verdin)
- 97- Long-tailed Tits (Bushtit)
- 98- Nuthatches
- 99- Creepers
- 100- Wrens
- 101- Dippers
- 102- Bulbuls
- 103- Kinglets
- 104- Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- 105- Old World Flycatchers
- 106- Thrushes
- 107- Babblers (Wrentit)
- 108- Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- 109- Starlings and Mynas
- 110- Accentors
- 111- Wagtails and Pipits
- 112- Waxwings
- 113- Silky-fly catchers
- 114- Olive Warbler
- 115- Wood-Warblers
- 116- Bananaquit
- 117- Tanagers
- 118- New World Sparrows
- 119- Cardinals and allies
- 120- Blackbirds, Orioles, and allies
- 121- Finches and allies
- 122- Old World Sparrows.
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