Birds, Mammals, and Reptiles of the Galápagos Islands: An Identification GuideYale University Press, 2005 M01 1 - 168 páginas This is the first comprehensive guide to the unique wildlife of the Galápagos, encompassing the birds, mammals, and reptiles a visitor to these extraordinary islands might encounter. The innovative, simple-to-use format of the pocket-sized volume will help beginners and experts alike to identify with confidence the striking and charismatic Galápagos fauna. Highlighting the differences between similar species, the guide focuses on the key identification features of each. Information on the status, habitat preferences, breeding seasons, and significant behavioral characteristics is provided for each species, along with 78 distribution maps for all resident species. Fifty-three remarkable color plates compiled from a composite of 500 photographic images and 20 illustrations depict virtually every bird, mammal, and reptile ever recorded on the Galápagos. |
Contenido
FOREWORD | 11 |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 11 |
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
THE GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE OF GALÁPAGOS | 11 |
THE HABITATS OF GALÁPAGOS | 12 |
THE BIRDS OF GALÁPAGOS | 17 |
Bird topography | 18 |
Moult and plumages | 19 |
Terns breeding and tropicbird | 54 |
Terns nonbreeding | 56 |
Waterbirds Plate 13 Ducks Piedbilled Grebe and American Coot | 58 |
Rails crake and gallinules | 60 |
Herons large and flamingo | 62 |
Plate 16 Egrets | 64 |
Herons small and nightherons | 66 |
Shorebirds Plate 18 Oystercatcher stilt Surfbird and turnstones | 68 |
The types of bird | 20 |
Waterbirds | 24 |
Shorebirds | 25 |
Diurnal raptors | 27 |
Nightbirds | 28 |
Larger landbirds | 29 |
Smaller landbirds | 30 |
The bird plates | 33 |
Penguin cormorant and pelican | 34 |
Albatrosses and giant petrel | 36 |
Shearwaters and black petrel | 38 |
Petrels | 40 |
Stormpetrels breeding | 42 |
Stormpetrels nonbreeding | 44 |
Frigatebirds | 46 |
Boobies | 48 |
Gulls breeding and skuasjaegers | 50 |
Gulls nonbreeding | 52 |
Plovers | 70 |
Godwits dowitcher Whimbrel and Willet | 72 |
Sandpipers larger and yellowlegs | 74 |
Sandpipers larger and tattler | 76 |
Sandpipers smaller | 78 |
Plate 24 Phalaropes | 80 |
Diurnal raptors Plate 25 Hawk Osprey and Peregrine | 82 |
Nightbirds Plate 26 Owls and nighthawk | 84 |
Larger Landbirds Plate 27 Doves pigeon and kingfisher | 86 |
Cuckoos and anis | 88 |
Cactus finches | 104 |
THE REPTILES OF GALÁPAGOS | 110 |
THE MAMMALS OF GALÁPAGOS | 126 |
CHECKLIST OF REGULARLY OCCURRING SPECIES | 150 |
FURTHER READING ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND CONTACT ADDRESSES | 156 |
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Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Birds, Mammals, and Reptiles of the Galápagos Islands: An Identification Guide Andy Swash,Rob Still Vista previa limitada - 2005 |
Birds, Mammals & Reptiles of the Galápagos Islands: An Identification Guide Andy Swash,Rob Still Vista de fragmentos - 2000 |
Birds, Mammals & Reptiles of the Galápagos Islands: An Identification Guide Andy Swash,Rob Still Vista de fragmentos - 2000 |
Términos y frases comunes
ADULT BREEDING ADULT FEMALE Adult male ADULT NON-BREEDING Albatross Andy Swash Arthur Morris Arthur Morris Windrush August beak BEHAVIOUR bill birds Booby breast Breeds throughout buff cetaceans cm Vagrant cm Wingspan Common resident crown dark brown Dark-rumped Petrel diagnostic Dolphin dorsal fin endemic endemic subspecies Española feathers feeding Fernandina First-winter flanks flight shows Floreana Galápagos Hawk Gecko Genovesa Gordon Langsbury Ground Finch Gull head Heron Ian Lewington IDENTIFICATION Iguana IMMATURE Isabela islands JUVENILE Lava Lizard Leaf-toed Gecko Magnificent Frigatebird mainly mantle medium-sized Mockingbird Nazca Booby neck nesting non-breeding adult occur pale grey paler Petrel Phalarope Pinzón Plate Plover plumage recorded in Galápagos Red-necked Phalarope Rice Rat rufous San Cristóbal Sandpiper Santa Cruz Santa Fé seabirds Shearwater shore zone slightly small numbers species recorded Storm-petrel streaked Striated Heron subspecies tail Tree Finch underparts white undertail-coverts underwings Unmistakable upperwing VOICE wader Waved Albatross Whale wingbeats wings yellow