Shorebirds of the northern hemisphere

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Shorebirds of the northern hemisphere
Richard J. Chandler
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Christopher Helm
Language
English
Pages
448

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Shorebirds of the northern hemisphere
2009, Christopher Helm
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Table of Contents

Introduction
Geographical area
Sequence of species
Races
Species pairs
Plumages and moults
Plumage terminology
Plumage marks
Feather patterns and wear
Bare parts
Seasonal plumage changes
The plumage cycle
The 'wrong' plumage
The Charadrius plovers
Primary moult
Hybrid shorebirds
Aberrant plumages
Shorebird behaviour
Feeding behaviour
Feeding techniques
Other specialist feeders
Crabs as shorebird prey
Other aspects of feeding in shorebirds
Resting
Plumage care
Introduction to the species accounts
Jacanas
Painted-snipe and Crab Plover
Oystercatchers
Ibisbill, Stilts and Avocets
Thick-knees
Egyptian Plover and Coursers
Pratincoles
Ringed plovers
Other small plovers
Pluvialis plovers
Lapwings
Calidris and related sandpipers
Snipes
Dowitchers
Woodcocks
Godwits
Curlews
Tringa and related sandpipers
Turnstones
Phalaropes.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
London

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
598.33091813
Library of Congress
QL696.C4 C43 2009

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Pagination
448 p.
Number of pages
448

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL45343304M
ISBN 10
1408107902
ISBN 13
9781408107904
OCLC/WorldCat
280410266

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