Woodpeckers : a guide to the woodpeckers of the world

• Autore: Winkler Hans
• Pubblicazione: [Place of publication not identified], : Houghton Mifflin, 1995
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (417 pages)
• Disciplina: 598/.72
• Soggetto topico: Woodpeckers; Zoology; Health & Biological Sciences; Vertebrates
• Persona (resp. second.): NurneyDavid; ChristieDavid A.
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: COVER -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- STYLE AND LAYOUT OF THE BOOK -- RELATIONSHIPS AND TAXONOMY -- DISTRIBUTION -- MORPHOLOGY AND MECHANICS -- PLUMAGE AND MOULT -- FOOD AND FORAGING -- ECOLOGICAL SEXUAL DIMORPHISM -- HABITAT -- BEHAVIOUR -- REPRODUCTION AND SOCIALITY -- WOODPECKERS AND MAN -- Eurasian Wryneck: Jynx torquilla -- Rufous-necked Wryneck: Jynx ruficollis -- Speckled Piculet: Picumnus innominatus -- Bar-breasted Piculet: Picumnus aurifrons -- Orinoco Piculet: Picumnus pumilus -- Lafresnaye's Piculet: Picumnus lafresnayi -- Golden-spangled Piculet: Picumnus exilis -- Ecuadorian Piculet: Picumnus sclateri -- Scaled Piculet: Picumnus squamulatus -- White-bellied Piculet: Picumnus spilogaster -- Guianan Piculet: Picumnus minutissimus -- Spotted Piculet: Picumnus pygmaeus -- Speckle-chested Piculet: Picumnus steindachneri -- Varzea Piculet: Picumnus varzeae -- White-barred Piculet: Picumnus cirratus -- Ocellated Piculet: Picumnus dorbygnianus -- Ochre-collared Piculet: Picumnus temminckii -- White-wedged Piculet: Picumnus albosquamatus -- Rusty-necked Piculet: Picumnus fuscus -- Rufous-breasted Piculet: Picumnus rufiventris -- Tawny Piculet: Picumnus fulvescens -- Ochraceous Piculet: Picumnus limae -- Mottled Piculet: Picumnus nebulosus -- Plain-breasted Piculet: Picumnus castelnau -- Fine-barred Piculet: Picumnus subtilis -- Olivaceous Piculet: Picumnus olivaceus -- Greyish Piculet: Picumnus granadensis -- Chestnut Piculet: Picumnus cinnamomeus -- African Piculet: Sasia africana -- Rufous Piculet: Sasia abnormis -- White-browed Piculet: Sasia ochracea -- Antillean Piculet: Nesoctites micromegas -- White Woodpecker: Melanerpes candidus -- Lewis's Woodpecker: Melanerpes lewis -- Guadeloupe Woodpecker: Melanerpes herminieri -- Puerto Rican Woodpecker: Melanerpes portoricensis. ; Red-headed Woodpecker: Melanerpes erythrocephalus -- Acorn Woodpecker: Melanerpes formicivorus -- Black-cheeked Woodpecker: Melanerpes pucherani -- Golden-naped Woodpecker: Melanerpes chrysauchen -- Yellow-tufted Woodpecker: Melanerpes cruentatus -- Yellow-fronted Woodpecker: Melanerpes flavifrons -- White-fronted Woodpecker: Melanerpes cactorum -- Hispaniolan Woodpecker: Melanerpes striatus -- Jamaican Woodpecker: Melanerpes radiolatus -- Golden-cheeked Woodpecker: Melanerpes chrysogenys -- Grey-breasted Woodpecker: Melanerpes hypopolius -- Yucatan Woodpecker: Melanerpes pygmaeus -- Red-crowned Woodpecker: Melanerpes rubricapillus -- Gila Woodpecker: Melanerpes uropygialis -- Red-bellied Woodpecker: Melanerpes carolinus -- West Indian Woodpecker: Melanerpes superciliaris -- Golden-fronted Woodpecker: Melanerpes aurifrons -- Hoffmann's Woodpecker: Melanerpes hoffinannii -- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: Sphyrapicus varius -- Red-naped Sapsucker: Sphyrapicus nuchalis -- Red-breasted Sapsucker: Sphyrapicus ruber -- Williamson's Sapsucker: Sphyrapicus thyroideus -- Cuban Green Woodpecker: Xiphidiopicus percussus -- Fine-spotted Woodpecker: Campethera punctuligera -- Nubian Woodpecker: Campethera nubica -- Bennett's Woodpecker: Campethera bennettii -- Reichenow's Woodpecker: Campethera scriptoricauda -- Golden-tailed Woodpecker: Campethera abingoni -- Mombasa Woodpecker: Campethera mombassica -- Knysna Woodpecker: Campethera notata -- Little Green Woodpecker: Campethera maculosa -- Green-backed Woodpecker: Campethera cailliautii -- Tullberg's Woodpecker: Campethera tullbergi -- Buff-spotted Woodpecker: Campethera nivosa -- Brown-eared Woodpecker: Campethera caroli -- Ground Woodpecker: Geocolaptes olivaceus -- Little Grey Woodpecker: Dendropicos elachus -- Speckle-breasted Woodpecker: Dendropicos poecilolaemus -- Abyssinian Woodpecker: Dendropicos abyssinicus. ; Cardinal Woodpecker: Dendropicos fuscescens -- Melancholy Woodpecker: Dendropicos lugubris -- Gaboon Woodpecker: Dendropicos gabonensis -- Stierling's Woodpecker: Dendropicos stierlingi -- Bearded Woodpecker: Dendropicos namaquus -- Fire-bellied Woodpecker: Dendropicos pyrrhogaster -- Golden-crowned Woodpecker: Dendropicos xantholophus -- Elliot's Woodpecker: Dendropicos elliotii -- Grey Woodpecker: Dendropicos goertae -- Grey-headed Woodpecker: Dendropicos spodocephalus -- Olive Woodpecker: Dendropicos griseocephalus -- Brown-backed Woodpecker: Picoides obsoletus -- Sulawesi Woodpecker: Picoides temminckii -- Philippine Woodpecker: Picoides maculatus -- Brown-capped Woodpecker: Picoides moluccensis -- Grey-capped Woodpecker: Picoides canicapillus -- Pygmy Woodpecker: Picoides kizuki -- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker: Picoides minor -- Brown-fronted Woodpecker: Picoides auriceps -- Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker: Picoides macei -- Stripe-breasted Woodpecker: Picoides atratus -- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker: Picoides mahrattensis -- Arabian Woodpecker: Picoides dorae -- Rufous-bellied Woodpecker: Picoides hyperythrus -- Crimson-breasted Woodpecker: Picoides cathpharius -- Darjeeling Woodpecker: Picoides darjellensis -- Middle Spotted Woodpecker: Picoides medius -- White-backed Woodpecker: Picoides leucotos -- Great Spotted Woodpecker: Picoides major -- Syrian Woodpecker: Picoides syriacus -- White-winged Woodpecker: Picoides leucopterus -- Sind Woodpecker: Picoides assimilis -- Himalayan Woodpecker: Picoides himalayensis -- Striped Woodpecker: Picoides lignarius -- Checkered Woodpecker: Picoides mixtus -- Nuttall's Woodpecker: Picoides nuttallii -- Ladder-backed Woodpecker: Picoides scalaris -- Downy Woodpecker: Picoides pubescens -- Red-cockaded Woodpecker: Picoides borealis -- Strickland's Woodpecker: Picoides stricklandi -- Hairy Woodpecker: Picoides villosus. ; White-headed Woodpecker: Picoides albolarvatus -- Three-toed Woodpecker: Picoides tridactylus -- Black-backed Woodpecker: Picoides arcticus -- Scarlet-backed Woodpecker: Veniliornis callonotus -- Yellow-vented Woodpecker: Veniliornis dignus -- Bar-bellied Woodpecker: Veniliornis nigriceps -- Smoky-brown Woodpecker: Veniliornis fumigatus -- Little Woodpecker: Veniliornis passerinus -- Dot-fronted Woodpecker: Veniliornis frontalis -- White-spotted Woodpecker: Veniliornis spilogaster -- Blood-coloured Woodpecker: Veniliornis sanguineus -- Red-rumped Woodpecker: Veniliornis kirkii -- Choco Woodpecker: Veniliornis chocoensis -- Golden-collared Woodpecker: Veniliornis cassini -- Red-stained Woodpecker: Veniliornis affinis -- Yellow-eared Woodpecker: Veniliornis maculifrons -- Rufous-winged Woodpecker: Piculus simplex -- Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker: Piculus cattopterus -- Lita Woodpecker: Piculus litae -- White-throated Woodpecker: Piculus leucolaemus -- Yellow-throated Woodpecker: Piculus flavigula -- Golden-green Woodpecker: Piculus chrysochloros -- Yellow-browed Woodpecker: Piculus aurulentus -- Grey-crowned Woodpecker: Piculus auricularis -- Golden-olive Woodpecker: Piculus rubiginosus -- Crimson-mantled Woodpecker: Piculus rivolii -- Black-necked Woodpecker: Colaptes atricollis -- Spot-breasted Woodpecker: Colaptes punctigula -- Green-barred Woodpecker: Colaptes melanochloros -- Northern Flicker: Colaptes auratus -- Gilded Flicker: Colaptes chrysoides -- Fernandina's Flicker: Colaptes fernandinae -- Chilean Flicker: Colaptes pitius -- Andean Flicker: Colaptes rupicola -- Campo Flicker: Colaptes campestris -- Rufous Woodpecker: Celeus brachyurus -- Cinnamon Woodpecker: Celeus loricatus -- Scaly-breasted Woodpecker: Celeus grammicus -- Waved Woodpecker: Celeus undatus -- Chestnut-coloured Woodpecker: Celeus castaneus -- Chestnut Woodpecker: Celeus elegans. ; Pale-crested Woodpecker: Celeus lugubris -- Blond-crested Woodpecker: Celeus flavescens -- Cream-coloured Woodpecker: Celeus flavus -- Rufous-headed Woodpecker: Celeus spectabilis -- Ringed Woodpecker: Celeus torquatus -- Helmeted Woodpecker: Dryocopus galeatus -- Pileated Woodpecker: Dryocopus pileatus -- Lineated Woodpecker: Dryocopus lineatus -- Black-bodied Woodpecker: Dryocopus schulzi -- White-bellied Woodpecker: Dryocopus javensis -- Andaman Woodpecker: Dryocopus hodgei -- Black Woodpecker: Dryocopus martius -- Powerful Woodpecker: Campephilus pollens -- Crimson-bellied Woodpecker: Campephilus haematogaster -- Red-necked Woodpecker: Campephilus rubricollis -- Robust Woodpecker: Campephilus robustus -- Pale-billed Woodpecker: Campephilus guatemalensis -- Crimson-crested Woodpecker: Campephilus melanoleucos -- Guayaquil Woodpecker: Campephilus gayaquilensis -- Cream-backed Woodpecker: Campephilus leucopogon -- Magellanic Woodpecker: Campephilus magellanicus -- Imperial Woodpecker: Campephilus imperialis -- Ivory-billed Woodpecker: Campephilus principalis -- Banded Woodpecker: Picus miniaceus -- Lesser Yellownape: Picus chlorolophus -- Crimson-winged Woodpecker: Picus puniceus -- Greater Yellownape: Picus flavinucha -- Checker-throated Woodpecker: Picus mentalis -- Streak-breasted Woodpecker: Picus viridanus -- Laced Woodpecker: Picus vittatus -- Streak-throated Woodpecker: Picus xanthopygaeus -- Scaly-bellied Woodpecker: Picus squamatus -- Japanese Woodpecker: Picus awokera -- Eurasian Green Woodpecker: Picus viridis -- Red-collared Woodpecker: Picus rabieri -- Black-headed Woodpecker: Picus erythropygius -- Grey-faced Woodpecker: Picus canus -- Olive-backed Woodpecker: Dinopium rafflesii -- Himalayan Woodpecker: Dinopium shorii -- Common Flameback: Dinopium javanense -- Black-rumped Flameback: Dinopium benghalense. ; Greater Flameback: Chrysocolaptes lucidus.
• Sommario/riassunto: Like the other guides in the acclaimed series of International Bird Identification guides originated by Christopher Helm, Woodpeckers is comprehensive and definitive. It covers all 198 species of woodpeckers found throughout the world. Each is beautifully illustrated in color in its various plumages and described vividly and accurately, with complete information on its identifying characteristics, similar species, distribution, migration, habitat, geographical variations, voice, habits, food, and breeding behavior. References for further research are also included. Woodpeckers is an essential addition to any birder's library.
• Titolo autorizzato: Woodpeckers : a guide to the woodpeckers of the world
• ISBN: 9786612986086; 9781282986084; 1282986082; 9781408135037; 1408135035
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910965282803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II