Basic Texas Birds: A Field Guide

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University of Texas Press, 01.07.2007 - 403 Seiten

Finding all the birds in Texas can be a lifetime pursuit. Basic Texas Birds, an easy-to-use field guide, will help you identify over 180 species of birds that are found across the state, including a selection of the rarer "Texas specialties" that draw birders to Texas from around the world. These are the birds that form the basis of a birder's life list for Texas.

Basic Texas Birds is organized by bird families to aid in identifying any bird you see in the wild. It is loaded with resources, including:

200 full-color, close-up photos of the birds State-of-the-art range maps—the most accurate of any currently available—that show each species' distribution within the state Up-to-date species accounts that provide a wealth of current and historical information, including each bird's appearance, habitat, status, and distribution, and that also identify similar species A glossary of terms used in bird identification A list of selected readings for learning more about birds found in Texas The Texas Ornithological Society's list of birds documented in Texas

Much more convenient for identifying common birds than a comprehensive state or national field guide, Basic Texas Birds is a must-have resource for both beginning and experienced birders.

 

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SPECIES ACCOUNTS
3
Lesser Scaup
38
Lesser PrairieChicken
44
Gambels Quail
50
Common Loon
56
American White Pelican
62
Anhinga
68
Great Blue Heron
74
Buffbellied Hummingbird
192
Belted Kingfisher
198
Yellowbellied Sapsucker
204
Redcockaded Woodpecker
210
Vermilion Flycatcher
216
Eastern Kingbird
222
Whiteeyed Vireo
228
Blue Jay
234

Little Blue Heron
80
Green Heron
86
Roseate Spoonbill
92
Osprey
98
Northern Harrier
104
Redshouldered Hawk
110
Swainsons Hawk
112
Redtailed Hawk
118
Aplomado Falcon
124
Sandhill Crane
130
American Avocet
136
Least Sandpiper
142
Ringbilled Gull
148
Black Skimmer
154
Inca Dove
160
Yellowbilled Cuckoo
166
Western ScreechOwl and Eastern ScreechOwl
173
Barred Owl
180
Common Poorwill
186
Mexican Jay
240
Purple Martin
246
Carolina Chickadee
252
Cactus Wren
258
Marsh Wren
264
Eastern Bluebird
270
Claycolored Robin
276
Northern Mockingbird
282
Cedar Waxwing
288
Nashville Warbler
294
Yellow Warbler
300
Blackandwhite Warbler
306
Summer Tanager
312
Chipping Sparrow
318
Savannah Sparrow
324
Darkeyed Junco
330
APPENDIX
373
GLOSSARY
389
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Autoren-Profil (2007)

MARK LOCKWOOD, of Alpine, Texas, is a conservation biologist in the State Parks Division of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. One of the state’s leading ornithologists, he is also the secretary of the Texas Birds Records Committee of the Texas Ornithological Society and a member of the American Birding Association’s checklist committee.

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