Shorebirds of the northern hemisphere
By: Richard Chandler
Publisher: Christopher Helm
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9781408107904
Subjects: Shore birds; Identification; Geographical distribution
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Geographical area; title: Sequence of species; title: Races; title: Species pairs; title: Plumages and moults; title: Plumage terminology; title: Plumage marks; title: Feather patterns and wear; title: Bare parts; title: Seasonal plumage changes; title: The plumage cycle; title: The 'wrong' plumage; title: The Charadrius plovers; title: Primary moult; title: Hybrid shorebirds; title: Aberrant plumages; title: Shorebird behaviour; title: Feeding behaviour; title: Feeding techniques; title: Other specialist feeders; title: Crabs as shorebird prey; title: Other aspects of feeding in shorebirds; title: Resting; title: Plumage care; title: Introduction to the species accounts; title: Jacanas; title: Painted-snipe and Crab Plover; title: Oystercatchers; title: Ibisbill, Stilts and Avocets; title: Thick-knees; title: Egyptian Plover and Coursers; title: Pratincoles; title: Ringed plovers; title: Other small plovers; title: Pluvialis plovers; title: Lapwings; title: Calidris and related sandpipers; title: Snipes; title: Dowitchers; title: Woodcocks; title: Godwits; title: Curlews; title: Tringa and related sandpipers; title: Turnstones; title: Phalaropes.