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Author Chandler, Richard J.

Title Shorebirds of the northern hemisphere / Richard Chandler
Published London : Christopher Helm, 2009

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 W'BOOL  598.33091813 Cha/Sot  AVAILABLE
Description 448 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm
Contents Contents note continued: Phalaropes
Machine generated contents note: Introduction -- Geographical area -- Sequence of species -- Races -- Species pairs -- Plumages and Moults -- Plumage terminology -- Plumage marks -- Feather patterns and wear -- Bare parts -- Seasonal plumage changes -- The plumage cycle -- The 'wrong' plumage -- The Charadrius plovers -- Primary moult -- Hybrid shorebirds -- Aberrant plumages -- Shorebird Behaviour -- Feeding behaviour -- Feeding techniques -- Other specialist feeders -- Crabs as shorebird prey -- Other aspects of feeding in shorebirds -- Resting -- Plumage care -- Introduction to the Species Accounts -- Jacanas -- Painted-snipe and Crab Plover -- Oystercatchers -- Ibisbill, Stilts and Avocets -- Thick-knees -- Egyptian Plover and Coursers -- Pratincoles -- Ringed plovers -- Other small plovers -- Pluvialis plovers -- Lapwings -- Calidris and related sandpipers -- Snipes -- Dowitchers -- Woodcocks -- Godwits -- Curlews -- Tringa and related sandpipers -- Turnstones --
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Shore birds -- Northern Hemisphere -- Identification.
Shore birds -- Northern Hemisphere -- Geographical distribution.
Shore birds -- Northern Hemisphere.
ISBN 1408107902 (paperback)
9781408107904 (paperback)