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Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands [electronic resource] Fully Revised and Updated Third Edition
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| 서명/저자사항 | Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands [electronic resource] : Fully Revised and Updated Third Edition. |
| 개인저자 | Raffaele, Herbert A. Petrovic, Clive, López, Sergio A. ón, Yntema, Lisa D, Faria, José A. Salguero, |
| 발행사항 | Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021. |
| 형태사항 | 1 online resource (229 p.). |
| 총서사항 | Princeton Field Guides;v.146 |
| 기타형태 저록 | Print version: Raffaele, Herbert A. Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Princeton : Princeton University Press,c2021 9780691211671 |
| ISBN | 0691219257 9780691219257 |
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Description based upon print version of record.
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| 내용주기 | Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- CONTENTS -- Artist Credits -- Preface to the Third Edition -- Introduction -- Aims -- Species Coverage -- Taxonomy -- Species Accounts -- Size -- Other Common Names -- Behavior -- Description -- Plumages -- Similar Species -- Flight -- Voice -- Uniqueness -- Status and Range -- Other Definitions -- Recent Avifaunal Changes -- Present Avifaunal Composition -- Migration -- Causes of Avifaunal Increase -- Field Hazards -- Geography -- Biogeography -- Barriers to Dispersal -- Diversity versus Uniqueness -- Uniqueness: Its Values -- Conservation The Problem -- Principal Causes of Extinction and Endangerment -- Earliest Human-Caused Extinctions in the Region -- Recent Extinctions and Extirpations -- Endangered and Threatened Species -- Causes of Endangerment -- Habitat Destruction and Disturbance -- Overhunting -- Invasive Pests -- Chemicals -- Climate Change -- Endangered Species List -- Proposed Conservation Measures -- Descriptive Parts of a Bird -- Species Accounts and Color Illustrations -- Ocean Birds -- Coastal Seabirds -- Long-legged Wetland Birds (mostly Waders) -- Medium-legged Wetland Birds (mostly Waders) Other Wetland Birds -- Ducks/Duck-like Waterbirds -- Medium- and Long-legged Upland Birds -- Birds of Prey -- Land Birds -- Vagrants -- Vagrants with Insufficient Records -- Unestablished Introductions -- Hypothetical -- Places to Bird -- Puerto Rico -- U.S. Virgin Islands -- British Virgin Islands -- Index -- Index of Local Names |
| 요약 | An up-to-date field guide to the birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin IslandsThis portable and informative field guide describes the bird species found on Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Fully updated, the guide presents all 347 species, both naturally occurring as well as introduced, and highlights 19 endemic species found nowhere else in the world. Species are sorted by habitat to facilitate identification and extra illustrations are provided for birds similar in appearance. Facing pages conveniently juxtapose species accounts, distribution maps, and illustrations, and a section on birding hotspots pinpoints the best locations for finding specific birds. Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands will be indispensable for birders and nature enthusiasts.The only fully illustrated guide to feature all 347 bird species in Puerto Rico and the Virgin IslandsSpecies sorted by habitat for easier identificationText and illustrations on facing pages for ease of identificationExtensive introduction covering taxonomy, migration, biogeography, and conservationUseful information on birding hotspots throughout the region. |
| 주제명(지명) | Puerto Rico. --fast United States Virgin Islands. --fast |
| 일반주제명 | Birds --Puerto Rico --Identification. Birds --United States Virgin Islands --Identification. NATURE / Birdwatching Guides Birds. |
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