| Description |
224 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: How To Use This Book -- Taxonomy and nomenclature -- Species accounts -- Plumage Terminology -- Glossary -- Geographical Setting -- Climate -- Distribution And Habitats -- Forests -- Scrub -- Grasslands -- Wetlands -- Seas -- Agricultural lands -- Bird Diversity -- Migration -- Important Birds -- Endemic species and subspecies -- Threatened species -- Restricted range species -- Conservation -- Threats -- Birdwatching Areas -- Family Summaries -- Species Accounts And Plates -- Francolins, quails and pheasants Phasianidae -- Buttonquails Turnicidae -- Whistling-ducks and ducks Anatidae -- Shearwaters and petrels Procellariidae -- Storm-petrels Hydrobatidae -- Flamingos Phoenicopteridae -- Storks Ciconiidae -- Ibises and spoonbills Threskionithidae -- Bitterns and herons Ardeidae -- Tropicbirds Phaethontidae -- Frigatebirds Fregatidae -- Pelicans Pelicanidae -- Boobies Sulidae -- Grebes Podicipedidae -- Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae -- |
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Contents note continued: Anhingas Anhingidae -- Falcons Falconidae -- Osprey, hawks, eagles and harriers etc. Accipitiridae -- Rails, crakes, gallinules and coots Rallidae -- Jacanas Jacanidae -- Thick-knees Burhinidae -- Oystercatchers Haematopodidae -- Crab-plover Dromadidae -- Stilts and avocets Recurvirostridae -- Plovers, lapwings and dotterels Charadriidae -- Painted-snlpes Rostratulidae -- Shorebirds Scolopacidae -- Pratincoles and coursers Glareolidae -- Gulls and terns Laridae -- Skuas Stercorariidae -- Pigeons and doves Columbidae -- Parrots and hanging parrots Psittacidae -- Cuckoos, malkohas and coucals Cuculidae -- Frogmouths Podargidae -- Nightjars Caprimulgidae -- Typical owls Strigidae -- Barn owls Tytonidae -- Swifts Apodidae -- Treeswifts Hemiprocnidae -- Rollers Coraciidae -- Bee-eaters Meropidae -- Kingfishers Alcedinidae -- Trogons Trogonidae -- Hoopoes Upupidae -- Barbets Ramphastidae -- Hornbills Bucerotidae -- Woodpeckers Picidae -- Pittas Pittidae -- |
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Contents note continued: Woodshrikes Uncertain Family -- Cuckooshrikes, minivets and flycatcher-shrikes Campephagidae -- Shrikes Laniidae -- Loras Aegithinidae -- Leafbirds Chloropseidae -- Orioles Oriolidae -- Magpies and crows Corvidae -- Martins and swallows Hirundinidae -- Woodswallows Artamidae -- Drongos Dicruridae -- Wagtails and pipits Motacillidae -- Larks Alaudidae -- Bulbuls Pycnonotidae -- Cisticolas, prinias and allies Cisticolidae -- Warblers Sylviidae -- Fantails Rhipiduridae -- Monarchs Monarchidae -- Babblers Timaliidae -- Starlings and mynas Sturnidae -- Thrushes Turdidae -- Chats and old world flycatchers Muscicapidae -- Flowerpeckers Dicaeidae -- Sunbirds Nectariniidae -- White-eyes Zosteropidae -- Nuthatches Sittidae -- Tits Paridae -- Weavers Ploceidae -- Sparrows Passeridae -- Munias Estrildidae -- Appendix - Vagrants to Sri Lanka -- Doubtful and exotic species |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Birds -- Sri Lanka
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Birds -- Sri Lanka -- Identification
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Birds -- Sri Lanka -- Geographical distribution
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| Author |
Warakagoda, Deepal
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Allen, Richard, 1964-
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| ISBN |
9780713688535 (pbk.) : |
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071368853X (pbk.) : |
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