Understanding bird behaviour
Moss, Stephen2015
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The way birds behave is one of the vital keys to accurate identification and this book provides the experienced instruction needed to understand and get the most out of watching birds. The guide covers all the fundamental types of bird behaviour, including movement, feeding, breeding, migration, navigation, distribution, range, life and death, all of which are illustrated with beautiful photographs. There is a whole section dedicated to the behaviour of different species groups, from divers and grebes through to sparrows, buntings and finches.
Main title:
Understanding bird behaviour / by Stephen Moss.
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 2015.©2015.
Collation:
160 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE TYPES OF BIRD BEHAVIOUR -- ch. 1 Movement -- Feathers and flight -- Swimming and diving -- Walking and running -- Flocking -- Roosting and sleeping -- ch. 2 Feeding -- Food types and feeding methods -- Predators -- Specialist feeders -- Drinking -- ch. 3 Breeding -- Timing -- Territory and song -- Courtship, display and mating -- Nest-building -- Egg laying and incubation -- Parental care and fledging -- Hybridisation -- Unusual breeding behaviour -- Polygamy -- ch. 4 Migration and navigation -- Why do birds migrate? -- How do birds navigate? -- Migration strategies -- Unusual migration -- ch. 5 Distribution and range -- Habitats and their influence on behaviour -- Range -- ch. 6 Life and death -- Moult -- Bathing, preening and feather care -- Sight, hearing and smell -- Excretion -- Temperature regulation -- Birds and weather -- Disease and death -- pt. TWO FAMILIES AND SPECIES -- Ducks, Geese and Swans -- Gamebirds --Contents note continued: Divers and Grebes -- Seabirds -- Herons and Egrets -- Raptors -- Rails and Crakes -- Waders -- Gulls and Terns -- Pigeons and Doves -- Owls, Cuckoo and Nightjar -- Parakeet, Kingfisher and Dipper -- Woodpeckers -- Swift, Swallow and Martins -- Larks, Pipits and Wagtails -- Thrushes and Chats -- Robin, Dunnock and Wren -- Warblers -- Flycatchers -- Tits, Nuthatch and Treecreeper -- Shrikes -- Starling -- Crows -- Sparrows and Buntings -- Finches.
ISBN:
9781472912060 (paperback)
Dewey class:
598.15
Language:
English
BRN:
391779
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 598.15 UND | Available |