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UNINA9910458572103321 |
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Autore |
Henderson Carrol L |
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Titolo |
Birds of Costa Rica [[electronic resource] ] : a field guide / / Carrol L. Henderson ; with photographs by the author ; illustrations by Steve Adams ; foreword by Alexander F. Skutch |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Austin, : University of Texas Press, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (405 p.) |
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Collana |
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The Corrie Herring Hooks series ; ; no. 64 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Birds - Costa Rica |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Historical Perspective""; ""Research""; ""Education""; ""Preservation""; ""Conservation""; ""Nature Tourism""; ""Geography""; ""Biogeography""; ""Migratory Birds""; ""Endemic Species""; ""Endemic Wildlife of the Highlands""; ""Endemic Species of the Southern Pacific Lowlands""; ""Endemic Species of Cocos Island""; ""Major Biological Zones""; ""Tropical Dry Forest""; ""Southern Pacific Lowlands""; ""Central Plateau (Central Valley)""; ""Caribbean Lowlands""; ""Highlands"" |
""Coastal Beaches, Islands, and Mangrove Lagoons""""Wildlife Overview and Species Coverage""; ""Species Accounts""; ""Photography""; ""Bibliography""; ""Bird Species Accounts""; ""Tinamou Family (Tinamidae)""; ""Duck Family (Anatidae)""; ""Chachalaca, Guan, and Curassow Family (Cracidae)""; ""Booby Family (Sulidae)""; ""Pelican Family (Pelecanidae)""; ""Cormorant Family (Phalacrocoracidae)""; ""Anhinga Family (Anhingidae)""; ""Frigatebird Family (Fregatidae)""; ""Heron Family (Ardeidae)""; ""Ibis and Spoonbill Family (Threskiornithidae)""; ""Stork Family (Ciconiidae)"" |
""American Vulture Family (Cathartidae)""""Osprey Family (Pandionidae)""; ""Accipiter Family (Accipitridae)""; ""Falcon Family (Falconidae)""; ""Rail Family (Rallidae)""; ""Sungrebe Family (Heliornithidae)""; ""Sunbittern Family (Eurypygidae)""; ""Thick-Knee Family (Burhinidae)""; ""Plover Family (Charadriidae)""; ""Oystercatcher |
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Family (Haematopodidae)""; ""Stilt Family (Recurvirostridae)""; ""Jacana Family (Jacanidae)""; ""Sandpiper Family (Scolopacidae)""; ""Gull and Tern Family (Laridae)""; ""Dove and Pigeon Family (Columbidae)""; ""Parrot Family (Psittacidae)"" |
""Cuckoo Family (Cuculidae)""""Owl Family (Strigidae)""; ""Nighthawk Family (Caprimulgidae)""; ""Potoo Family (Nyctibiidae)""; ""Hummingbird Family (Trochilidae)""; ""Trogon Family (Trogonidae)""; ""Motmot Family (Momotidae)""; ""Kingfisher Family (Alcedinidae)""; ""Puffbird Family (Bucconidae)""; ""Jacamar Family (Galbulidae)""; ""Toucan Family (Ramphastidae)""; ""Woodpecker Family (Picidae)""; ""Spinetail Family (Furnariidae)""; ""Woodcreeper Family (Dendrocolaptidae)""; ""Antbird Family (Thamnophilidae)""; ""Flycatcher Family (Tyrannidae)""; ""Tityra and Becard Family (Tityridae)"" |
""Cotinga Family (Cotingidae)""""Manakin Family (Pipridae)""; ""Vireo Family (Vireonidae)""; ""Jay Family (Corvidae)""; ""Swallow Family (Hirundinidae)""; ""Wren Family (Troglodytidae)""; ""Dipper Family (Cinclidae)""; ""Thrush and Robin Family (Turdidae)""; ""Silky-Flycatcher Family (Ptilogonatidae)""; ""Wood-Warbler Family (Parulidae)""; ""Bananquit Family (Coerebidae)""; ""Tanager Family (Thraupidae)""; ""Seedeater, Finch, and Sparrow Family (Emberizidae)""; ""Saltator and Grosbeak Family (Cardinalidae)""; ""Blackbird, Oriole, and Grackle Family (Icteridae)"" |
""Goldfinch, Euphonia, and Chlorophonia Family (Fringillidae)"" |
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