Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior

Name: Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior
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ISBN: 9780679451235

ISBN-10: 0679451234

ISBN-13: 9780679451235

Edition: 2001

Authors: David Allen Sibley, Chris Elphick, John B. Dunning, National Audubon Society Staff, National Audubon Society Staff

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“Once in a great while, a natural history book changes the way people look at the world. In 1838, John ames Audubon’s Birds of America was one...In 1934, Roger Tory Peterson produced Field Guide to the Birds...Now comes The Sibley Guide to Birds.” Thus did The New York Times, in 1999, greet David Allen Sibley’s monumental book, which has quickly been established nationwide as the peerless, standard bird identification guide. The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior is the new landmark book from David Allen Sibley. Designed to enhance the birding experience and to enrich the popular study of North American birds, the book combines more than 795 of his full-color illustrations with…

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List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/2/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 608
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 3.432
Language: English

David Allen Sibley, son of the well-known ornithologist Fred Sibley, began seriously watching and drawing birds in 1969, at age seven. Since 1980, he has traveled throughout the North American continent studying the natural world, both on his own and as a leader of bird-watching tours. He is the author of several guides to bird identification including The Sibley Guide to Birds, The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior, Sibley's Birding Basics, The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America, and The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America.

Introduction	p. 8
How the Book Is Organized	p. 8
Bird Names and Classification	p. 9
Sources of Information	p. 9
Worldwide Family Features	p. 10
Conservation	p. 11
Acknowledgments	p. 12
The World of Birds
Flight, Form, and Function	p. 15
The Implications of Flight	p. 15
Flight Anatomy and Weight Limitations	p. 15
Coordination, Balance, and Orientation	p. 15
Life Without Forelegs	p. 16
Feathers	p. 16
Feather Types	p. 17
Molts and Plumages	p. 18
Basic and Alternate Plumages	p. 19
Partial and Complete Molts, and Feather Wear	p. 19
Plumage and Age	p. 19
Molt Terminology	p. 20
Unusual Molt Patterns	p. 21
Aerodynamics	p. 21
Lift and Drag	p. 21
Forms of Flight	p. 22
Wing Shape, Wing-loading, and Aspect Ratio	p. 23
Feet, Bills, and Digestion	p. 24
Feet	p. 24
Bills	p. 25
Digestion	p. 26
Bones and Muscle	p. 27
Respiration and Metabolism	p. 30
Respiration	p. 30
Circulation	p. 30
Metabolism	p. 31
Heat Management	p. 31
Cold Management	p. 32
Excretion	p. 32
Senses and Vocal Apparatus	p. 33
Vision	p. 33
Hearing	p. 34
Sound Production	p. 35
Taste, Smell, and Other Senses	p. 36
Bird Intelligence	p. 36
Bird Brains	p. 37
Problem-solving Ability	p. 37
Origins, Evolution, and Classification	p. 39
The Origin of Birds	p. 39
Birds Are Reptiles	p. 39
Origins of Flight, Feathers, and Warm Body Temperatures	p. 40
How Bird Species Originate	p. 42
Species Diversification	p. 43
Classification	p. 44
Classification Schemes	p. 44
Methods of Classification	p. 45
What Information Is Used to Build Classifications?	p. 46
DNA--DNA Hybridization	p. 47
Species Concepts	p. 49
Behavior	p. 51
The Study of Bird Behavior	p. 51
The Function of Behaviors	p. 52
Daily and Seasonal Rhythms	p. 52
Daily Activity Patterns	p. 53
Seasonal Activity Patterns	p. 53
Control and Coordination of Seasonal Activity	p. 54
Daily Maintenance Behaviors	p. 55
Feeding	p. 55
Feather Care	p. 57
Locomotion	p. 58
Concealment	p. 59
Migration	p. 59
Why Do Birds Migrate?	p. 60
Modes of Migration	p. 60
Migratory Behavior	p. 61
The Role of Fat	p. 62
Flight During Migration	p. 62
Orientation and Navigation	p. 63
Dispersal	p. 65
Communication	p. 66
Passive Communication: Plumage Patterns	p. 67
Displays Using Physical Movements and Posture	p. 67
Displays Using Sound	p. 68
Reproductive Behavior	p. 71
Monogamy	p. 71
Territorial Breeding	p. 73
Colonial Breeding	p. 73
Cooperative Breeding	p. 74
Polygyny	p. 75
Polyandry	p. 76
Polygynandry	p. 76
Brood Parasitism	p. 77
Parental Care	p. 77
Other Breeding Behaviors	p. 79
Understanding Behavior: The Outer Frontier	p. 79
Habitats and Distributions	p. 80
Range and Habitat	p. 80
Variation in Habitat Use	p. 80
Habitat Selection	p. 82
Changing Distributions	p. 82
Habitat Distribution Patterns	p. 83
Geography	p. 83
Climate	p. 84
Habitat Boundaries	p. 84
Succession	p. 85
Habitat Types	p. 86
Forests and Woodlands	p. 86
Boreal Forests	p. 87
Riparian Woodlands	p. 88
Western Forests	p. 88
Eastern Forests	p. 90
Savannas	p. 91
Subtropical Forests	p. 91
Grasslands	p. 92
Prairie Grasslands	p. 92
Desert Grasslands	p. 94
Shrublands	p. 94
Chaparral	p. 95
Other Shrublands	p. 95
Deserts	p. 95
Great Basin Desert	p. 96
Mojave Desert	p. 97
Sonoran Desert	p. 97
Chihuahuan Desert	p. 98
Tundra	p. 98
Arctic Tundra	p. 98
Alpine Tundra	p. 99
Wetland and Aquatic Habitats	p. 100
Freshwater Marshes	p. 100
Saltmarshes and Tidal Flats	p. 101
Lakes and Ponds	p. 101
Rivers and Streams	p. 102
Ocean Habitats	p. 102
Water Masses and Currents	p. 102
Upwelling	p. 103
Fronts	p. 104
Predatory Fish and Marine Mammals	p. 105
Human-created Habitats	p. 105
Agricultural Lands	p. 105
Suburbs	p. 106
Cities	p. 106
Populations and Conservation	p. 107
What Determines Bird Population Sizes?	p. 107
Habitat Quantity and Quality	p. 108
Competition	p. 109
Predation	p. 110
Disease	p. 110
Abiotic Factors	p. 111
Population Regulation	p. 112
Understanding Population Trends	p. 112
Conservation Threats	p. 113
Habitat Loss	p. 113
Habitat Fragmentation	p. 114
Brood Parasites, Predators, and Exotic Species	p. 115
Pollution	p. 116
Persecution	p. 117
Climate Change	p. 118
Tracking Bird Populations in North America	p. 119
Protecting North American Birds	p. 120
Bird Families of North America
Loons	p. 123
Grebes	p. 127
Albatrosses	p. 132
Shearwaters and Petrels	p. 136
Storm-Petrels	p. 146
Tropicbirds	p. 151
Boobies and Gannets	p. 154
Pelicans	p. 157
Cormorants	p. 160
Darters (Anhinga)	p. 165
Frigatebirds	p. 167
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns	p. 170
Ibises and Spoonbills	p. 177
Storks	p. 180
New World Vultures	p. 183
Flamingos	p. 187
Ducks, Geese, and Swans	p. 190
Hawks and Allies	p. 212
Falcons and Caracaras	p. 225
Chachalacas and Allies	p. 230
Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies	p. 233
New World Quail	p. 242
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots	p. 246
Limpkin	p. 251
Cranes	p. 253
Thick-knees	p. 256
Plovers and Lapwings	p. 257
Oystercatchers	p. 265
Stilts and Avocets	p. 268
Jacanas	p. 271
Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies	p. 273
Coursers and Pratincoles	p. 288
Gulls, Terns, and Allies	p. 289
Auks	p. 309
Pigeons and Doves	p. 319
Parrots and Allies	p. 326
Cuckoos, Roadrunners, and Anis	p. 332
Barn Owls	p. 336
Typical Owls	p. 339
Nighthawks and Nightjars	p. 348
Swifts	p. 353
Hummingbirds	p. 357
Trogons	p. 366
Hoopoe	p. 369
Kingfishers	p. 370
Woodpeckers and Allies	p. 373
Tyrant Flycatchers	p. 384
Shrikes	p. 399
Vireos	p. 402
Crows and Jays	p. 408
Larks	p. 416
Swallows and Martins	p. 419
Chickadees and Titmice	p. 425
Penduline Tits (Verdin)	p. 430
Long-tailed Tits (Bushtit)	p. 432
Nuthatches	p. 434
Creepers	p. 438
Wrens	p. 440
Dippers	p. 445
Bulbuls	p. 448
Kinglets	p. 450
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers	p. 453
Old World Flycatchers	p. 457
Thrushes	p. 458
Babblers (Wrentit)	p. 466
Mockingbirds and Thrashers	p. 468
Starlings and Mynas	p. 475
Accentors	p. 478
Wagtails and Pipits	p. 479
Waxwings	p. 485
Silky-flycatchers	p. 488
Olive Warbler	p. 490
Wood-Warblers	p. 492
Bananaquit	p. 510
Tanagers	p. 512
New World Sparrows	p. 516
Cardinals and Allies	p. 536
Blackbirds, Orioles, and Allies	p. 542
Finches and Allies	p. 552
Old World Sparrows	p. 562
Appendices
Glossary	p. 565
Author Biographies	p. 576
Species Checklist	p. 581
Index	p. 588
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