Wildfowl : An Identification Guide to the Ducks, Geese and Swans of the World

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910953751303321
• Autore: Madge Steve
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : A&C Black, 2010
• ISBN: 9786612986055; 9781282986053; 1282986058; 9781408138953; 1408138956; 9781408134986; 1408134985
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (980 p.)
• Collana: Helm Identification Guides
• Disciplina: 598.4/1
• Soggetti: Anatidae; Birds; Water birds
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword Roger Tory Peterson; Introduction; How to use this book; Field observation; Acknowledgements; Systematic section; 1 Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata; 2 Spotted Whistling Duck Dendrocygna guttata; 3 Plumed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna eytoni; 4 Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor; 5 Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata; 6 Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica; 7 White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata; 8 Black-billed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea; 9 Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis; 10 White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus11 Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae; 12 Swan Goose Anser cygnoides; 13 Bean Goose Anser fabalis; 14 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus; 15 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons; 16 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus; 17 Greylag Goose Anser anser; 18 Bar-headed Goose ; Anser indicus; 19 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens; 20 Ross's Goose Anser rossii; 21 Emperor Goose Anser canagicus; 22 Hawaiian Goose Branta sandvicensis; 23 Canada Goose Branta canadensis; 24 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis; 25 Brent Goose Branta bernicla; 26 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis27 Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba; 28 Trumpeter Swan Olor buccinator; 29 Whooper Swan Olor cygnus; 30 Whistling Swan Olor columbianus; 31 Bewick's Swan Olor columbianus bewickii; 32 Mute Swan Cygnus olor; 33 Black Swan Cygnus atratus; 34 Black-necked Swan Cygnus melanocoryphus; 35 Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa; 36 Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis; 37 Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos; 38 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea; 39 Cape Shelduck Tadorna cana; 40 Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides; 41 Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata; 42 Crested Shelduck Tadorna cristata43 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna; 44 Radjah Shelduck Tadorna radjah; 45 Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus; 46 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus; 47 Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata; 48 Andean Goose Chloephaga melanoptera; 49 Magellan Goose Chloephaga picta; 50 Kelp Goose Chloephaga hybrida; 51 Ashy-headed Goose Chloephaga poliocephala; 52 Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps; 53 Blue-winged Goose Cyanochen cyanopterus; 54 Blue Duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos; 55 Torrent Duck Merganetta armata; 56 Flying Steamer Duck Tachyeres patachonicus; 57 Magellanic Flightless Steamer Duck Tachyeres pteneres58 White-headed Flightless Steamer Duck Tachyeres leucocephalus; 59 Falkland Flightless Steamer Duck Tachyeres brachypterus; 60 Hartlaub's Duck Pteronetta hartlaubi; 61 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata; 62 White-winged Wood Duck Cairina scutulata; 63 Wood Duck Aix sponsa; 64 Mandarin Aix galericulata; 65 Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides; 66 Green Pygmy Goose Nettapus pulchellus; 67 Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus; 68 African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus; 69 Salvadori's Duck Salvadorina waigiuensis; 70 African Black Duck Anas sparsa
• Sommario/riassunto: A summary of information on 154 species of duck, geese and swans of the world intended as an identification manual for the wildfowl enthusiast that goes beyond a regional basis and is light enough to be used as a handy reference book in the field. The text not only clarifies identification techniques but fully discusses problematic plumages in detail as well as providing a summary on world distribution and status complemented by clear distribution maps.