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
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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)""
• Titolo autorizzato: Birds of Costa Rica
• ISBN: 0-292-78493-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458572103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Corrie Herring Hooks series ; ; no. 64.