UID:
almafu_9958352604002883
Format:
1 online resource (664 p.) :
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307 color plates. 1,808 maps.
Edition:
Revised and Updated
ISBN:
9781400834495
Series Statement:
Princeton Field Guides ; 63
Content:
Birds of Peru is the most complete and authoritative field guide to this diverse, neotropical landscape. It features every one of Peru's 1,817 bird species and shows the distinct plumages of each in 307 superb, high-quality color plates. Concise descriptions and color distribution maps are located opposite the plates, making this book much easier to use in the field than standard neotropical field guides. This fully revised paperback edition includes twenty-five additional species. A comprehensive guide to all 1,817 species found in Peru--one fifth of the world's birds--with subspecies, sexes, age classes, and morphs fully illustrated Designed especially for field use, with vivid descriptive information and helpful identification tips opposite color plates Detailed species accounts, including a full-color distribution map Includes 25 additional species not covered in the first edition Features 3 entirely new plates and more than 25 additional illustrations
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Foreword --
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Preface --
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Acknowledgments --
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Introduction --
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How to Use this Book --
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Topography of Peru --
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Habitats of Peru --
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Glossary of Bird Topography --
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Molts and Plumages --
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Cautionary Note Regarding Seabird Identification --
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Conservation --
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Species Accounts --
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Plate 1-85 --
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Plate 86 - 160 --
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Plate 161 - 235 --
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Plate 236 - 307 --
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Vocal Credits --
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Vocal References --
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Artists’ Credits --
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Index
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781400834495
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400834495
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400834495
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400834495
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400834495
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