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

• Autore: Henderson Carrol L
• Pubblicazione: Austin, : University of Texas Press, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (405 p.)
• Disciplina: 598.097286
• Soggetto topico: Birds - Costa Rica
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""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 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)""
• Sommario/riassunto: At the biological crossroads of the Americas, Costa Rica hosts an astonishing array of plants and animals—over half a million species! Ecotourists, birders, and biologists come from around the world, drawn by the likelihood of seeing more than three or four hundred species of birds and other animals during even a short stay. To help all of these visitors, as well as local residents, identify and enjoy the wildlife of Costa Rica, Carrol Henderson published Field Guide to the Wildlife of Costa Rica in 2002, and it became the instant and indispensable guide. Now Henderson has created a dedicated field guide to the birds that travelers are most likely to see, as well as to the unique or endemic species that are of high interest to birders. Birds of Costa Rica covers 310 birds—an increase of 124 species from the earlier volume—with fascinating accounts of the birds' natural history, identification, and behavior gleaned from Henderson's forty years of traveling and birding in Costa Rica. All of the accounts include beautiful photographs of the birds, most of which were taken in the wild by Henderson. There are new updated distribution maps and a detailed appendix that identifies many of the country's best bird-watching locations and lodges, including contact information for trip planning purposes.
• Titolo autorizzato: Birds of Costa Rica
• ISBN: 0-292-78493-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791582203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Corrie Herring Hooks series ; ; no. 64.