Birds of Northern India / / Richard Grimmett & Tim Inskipp

• Autore: Grimmett Richard <1960->
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Christopher Helm, , 2018; ©2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (306 pages) : illustrations, map
• Disciplina: 598.0954
• Soggetto topico: Birds - India
• Persona (resp. second.): InskippTim
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- How to Use this Book -- Descriptive Parts of a Bird -- Geographical Setting -- Main Habitats -- Important Bird Species -- Migration -- Birdwatching Areas -- National Organisations -- International Organisations -- References -- Glossary -- Selected Bibliography -- Family Summaries -- Colour Plates and Species Accounts -- SNOWCOCKS, PARTRIDGES AND FRANCOLINS -- QUAILS AND BUTTONQUAILS -- PARTRIDGES, SPURFOWL AND HIMALAYAN QUAIL -- PHEASANTS -- DUCKS -- GEESE AND DUCKS -- DUCKS -- DIVING DUCKS -- YELLOW-RUMPED HONEYGUIDE AND WOODPECKERS -- WOODPECKERS -- BARBETS -- HORNBILLS -- COMMON HOOPOE, TROGONS AND ROLLERS -- KINGFISHERS -- BEE-EATERS -- CUCKOOS -- CUCKOOS AND MALKOHAS -- COUCALS AND PARAKEETS -- SWIFTS -- MEDIUM-SIZED AND SMALL OWLS -- LARGE OWLS -- SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED OWLS -- NIGHTJARS -- PIGEONS -- DOVES -- GREEN PIGEONS -- BUSTARDS AND FLORICANS -- CRANES -- RAILS AND CRAKES -- SANDGROUSE -- WOODCOCK, SNIPES AND PAINTED-SNIPE -- GODWITS, CURLEWS AND TRINGA SANDPIPERS -- MISCELLANEOUS WADERS -- MISCELLANOUS WADERS AND JACANAS -- PLOVERS -- LAPWINGS -- COURSERS, PRATINCOLES AND INDIAN SKIMMER -- GULLS -- LARGE TERNS -- MEDIUM-SIZED AND SMALL TERNS -- OSPREY, BAZA AND KITES -- SEA EAGLES AND FISH EAGLES -- VULTURES -- VARIOUS RAPTORS -- HARRIERS -- ACCIPITERS -- ORIENTAL HONEY-BUZZARD AND BUZZARDS -- AQUILA EAGLES, -- EAGLES AND HAWK EAGLES -- FALCONETS AND FALCONS -- FALCONS -- GREBES, DARTER AND CORMORANTS -- EGRETS AND HERONS -- SMALL HERONS AND BITTERNS -- FLAMINGOS, IBISES AND EURASIAN SPOONBILL -- PELICANS -- STORKS -- PITTAS, LONG-TAILED BROADBILL AND LEAFBIRDS -- SHRIKES -- JAYS, MAGPIES AND TREEPIES -- CROWS -- WOODSWALLOW, ORIOLES AND CUCKOOSHRIKES -- MINIVETS, FLYCATCHER-SHRIKE AND FANTAILS -- DRONGOS -- BLACK-NAPED MONARCH TO DIPPERS -- THRUSHES. ; THRUSHES AND SHORTWINGS -- FLYCATCHERS -- FLYCATCHERS AND NILTAVAS -- RUBYTHROATS AND ROBINS -- ROBINS AND REDSTARTS -- REDSTARTS AND FORKTAILS -- COCHOAS AND BUSHCHATS -- WHEATEARS -- STARLINGS AND MYNAS -- NUTHATCHES AND TREECREEPERS -- TITS -- TITS AND WINTER WREN -- MARTINS AND BARN SWALLOW -- SWALLOWS AND HOUSE MARTINS -- BULBULS -- PRINIAS -- MISCELLANEOUS WARBLERS -- BUSH WARBLERS -- LOCUSTELLA AND SYLVIA WARBLERS -- ACROCEPHALUS WARBLERS AND GRASSBIRDS -- HIPPOLAIS AND PHYLLOSCOPUS WARBLERS -- PHYLLOSCOPUS WARBLERS, -- WARBLERS -- LAUGHINGTHRUSHES -- BABBLERS, INCLUDING SCIMITAR AND WREN BABBLERS -- BABBLERS -- BABBLERS, MINLAS AND FULVETTAS -- RUFOUS SIBIA, YUHINAS AND PARROTBILLS -- LARKS -- LARKS -- FLOWERPECKERS AND SUNBIRDS -- SUNBIRDS -- SPARROWS AND SNOWFINCHES -- WAGTAILS -- LARGE PIPITS -- PIPITS -- ACCENTORS AND MOUNTAIN FINCHES -- WEAVERS AND AVADAVATS -- FINCHES -- FINCHES, INCLUDING ROSEFINCHES -- ROSEFINCHES -- BULLFINCHES AND GROSBEAKS -- BUNTINGS -- Appendix -- Acknowledgements -- eCopyright.
• Sommario/riassunto: An exploration of the birdlife of northern India and Pakistan. The plates are accompanied by text that highlights the identification, voice, habitat, altitudinal range, distribution and status of the birds. The text is on pages facing the plates, and there are distribution maps for every species.
• Titolo autorizzato: Birds of Northern India
• ISBN: 1-4081-8874-0; 1-4081-8875-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815390303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Helm field guides.