A fully comprehensive, modern field guide to all of the bird species in Sri Lanka. Featuring numerous colour illustrations and detailed descriptions of thekey identification features, the book will be equally valuable for ornithologists and birdwatchers. INDICE: BACKGROUND; Introduction to the Country; Notes on the Guide; Glossary; Topography of a Bird; FAMILY AND SPECIES DESCRIPTIONS; Grebes; Petrelsand Shearwaters; Storm-Petrels; Tropicbirds; Pelicans; Boobies; Cormorants; Darters; Frigatebirds; Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns; Storks; Ibises and Spoonbills; Flamingos; Ducks and Geese; Osprey; Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Vulture, and Harriers; Falcons; Partridges, Quails, Spurfowl, Junglefowl, and Peafowl; Buttonquails; Rails, Crakes, and Coots; Jacana; Painted-snipe; Crab-plover; Oystercatcher; Avocet and Stilt; Thick-knees; Courser and Pratincoles; Plovers; Curlews, Sandpipers, and Snipe; Skuas; Gulls and Terns; Pigeons and Doves; Parakeetsand Lorikeet; Cuckoos, Koels, Malkohas, and Coucals; Barn Owls; Owls; Frogmouth; Nightjars; Swifts; Treeswift; Trogon; Kingfishers; Bee-eaters; Rollers; Hoopoe; Hornbills; Barbets; Woodpeckers; Pitta; Larks; Swallows and Martins; Wagtails and Pipits; Cuckooshrikes and Minivets; Bulbuls; Leafbirds and Ioras; Shrikes; Thrushes and Chats; Babblers; Old World Warblers; Old World Flycatchers; Monarchs and Fantail; Tit; Nuthatch; Flowerpeckers; Sunbirds; White-eyes; Buntings; Finch; Munias and allies; Sparrows and Weavers; Starlings and Mynas; Orioles; Drongos; Woodswallow; Magpie and Crows; APPENDIX: List of other reported but unconfirmed vagrants; Bibliography; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-958566-3
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha Publicación: 27/01/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés