A Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil

Perlo, Ber Van

Oxford Univ Pr（2009/10発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 465 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780195301540
• DDC分類 598.0981

Full Description

This book is the first comprehensive field guide to the birds of Brazil, featuring 187 beautifully drawn full-color plates with 1796 species accounts, including a distribution map for each species. The volume contains information on bird features, habitat, calls, and species distribution, and pays special attention to the species endemic to Brazil. Species names are given in both English and Portuguese, and frequently used terms are translated in anappendix.

Contents

Lists of Plates ; Preface ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; 1. BrazilThe Area Covered ; 1.1 Country Profile ; 1.2 Biogeography ; 1.2.1 Climate ; 1.2.2 Geomorphology ; 1.2.3 Natural Vegetation ; 2. Brazil: The Birds ; 2.1 Classification and Names ; 2.2 Field Identification ; 2.2.1 Plates ; 2.2.2 Captions ; 2.2.3 Distribution Maps ; 2.3 Short Introduction to Selected Bird Groups and Families of the Neotropics ; 2.3.1 Worldwide Families and Groups ; 2.3.2 Typical American Families and Groups ; Symbols, Abbreviations, and Glossary ; Parts of a Bird ; SPECIES ACCOUNTS, PLATES, AND DISTRIBUTION MAPS BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER REFERENCES ; Appendix 1: The Endemics of Brazil ; Appendix 2: English-Portuguese Dictionary ; Index