Birds of the Middle East.
Porter, Richard.
Birds of the Middle East. - 2nd ed. - 1 online resource (388 pages) - Helm Field Guides . - Helm Field Guides .
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The Region and Species Covered -- Escapes and Introduced Birds -- Sequence, Taxonomy and Nomenclature -- Illustrations and Identification Text -- Bird Topography -- Voice -- Habitat -- Maps and Status -- Code of Conduct -- Species Accounts -- PLATE 1: GROUSE, SNOWCOCK & -- PARTRIDGES -- PLATE 2: PARTRIDGES & -- FRANCOLINS -- PLATE 3: GAMEBIRDS AND BUTTONQUAIL -- PLATE 4: GEESE -- PLATE 5: WHISTLING DUCKS, GEESE & -- KNOB-BILLED DUCK -- PLATE 6: SWANS & -- SHELDUCKS -- PLATE 7: PYGMY GOOSE & -- DABBLING DUCKS -- PLATE 8: DABBLING DUCKS -- PLATE 9: DABBLING & -- DIVING DUCKS -- PLATE 10: DIVING DUCKS -- PLATE 11: SCOTERS & -- SAWBILLS -- PLATE 12: DIVERS -- PLATE 13: GREBES -- PLATE 14: ALBATROSS & -- PETRELS -- PLATE 15: LARGE SHEARWATERS -- PLATE 16: SMALLER SHEARWATERS -- PLATE 17: LARGE SHEARWATERS & -- JOUANIN'S PETREL -- PLATE 18: STORM PETRELS -- PLATE 19: TROPICBIRD & -- FRIGATEBIRDS -- PLATE 20: GANNETS & -- BOO BIES -- PLATE 21: FLAMINGOS & -- STORKS -- PLATE 22: STORKS -- PLATE 23: IBISES & -- SPOON BILLS -- PLATE 24: BITTERNS , NIG HT HERON & -- HAMERKOP -- PLATE 25: SMALLER HERONS & -- EGRETS -- PLATE 26: LARGE HERONS -- PLATE 27: EGRETS & -- HERONS -- PLATE 28: PELICANS -- PLATE 29: CORMORANTS, SHAG & -- DARTER -- PLATE 30: OSPREY & -- HONEY BUZZARDS -- PLATE 31: SMALL KITES & -- BATELEUR -- PLATE 32: KITES -- PLATE 33: FISH-EATING EAGLES & -- CINEREOUS VULTURE -- PLATE 34: VULTURES -- PLATE 35: VULTURES & -- SNAKE EAGLE -- PLATE 36: HARRIERS -- PLATE 37: CHANTING GOSHAWKS & -- WHITE-EYED BUZZARD -- PLATE 38: SHIKRA, GOSHAWK & -- SPARROWHAWKS -- PLATE 39: BUZZARDS -- PLATE 40: LARGE BROWN EAGLES I -- PLATE 41: LARGE BROWN EAGLES II -- PLATE 42: KITE, BUZZARD & -- EAGLES. PLATE 43: SMALLER FALCONS I -- PLATE 44: SMALLER FALCONS II -- PLATE 45: LARGE FALCONS -- PLATE 46: BUSTARDS & -- CRANES -- PLATE 47: WATER RAIL & -- CRAKES -- PLATE 48: CORNCRAKE, WATERHEN, WATERCOCK & -- MOORHENS -- PLATE 49: SWAMPHEN & -- COOTS -- PLATE 50: THICK-KNEES & -- COURSER -- PLATE 51: BLACK & -- WHITE SHOREBIRDS, PAINTED SNIPE & -- JACANA -- PLATE 52: LAPWINGS -- PLATE 53: MIGRANT PLOVERS & -- DOTTEREL -- PLATE 54: SMALL PLOVERS -- PLATE 55: SAND PLOVERS & -- CASPIAN PLOVER -- PLATE 56: SNIPES -- PLATE 57: WOODCOCK, DOWITCHERS & -- GODWITS -- PLATE 58: CURLEWS & -- WHIMBREL -- PLATE 59: SANDPIPERS I -- PLATE 60: SANDPIPERS II -- PLATE 61: SANDPIPERS III -- PLATE 62: SANDPIPERS IV -- PLATE 63: SANDPIPERS V -- PLATE 64: RUFF, PHALAROPES & -- TURNSTONE -- PLATE 65: PRATINCOLES & -- EGYPTIAN PLOVER -- PLATE 66: DARK-HOODED GULLS -- PLATE 67: SMALLER GULLS I -- PLATE 68: SMALLER GULLS II -- PLATE 69: LARGE GULLS -- PLATE 70: LARGE WHITE-HEADED GULLS I -- PLATE 71: LARGE WHITE-HEADED GULLS II -- PLATE 72: LARGE WHITE-HEADED GULLS - COMPARISON PLATE -- PLATE 73: LARGER TERNS I -- PLATE 74: LARGER TERNS II -- PLATE 75: SMALLER TERNS -- PLATE 76: LITTLE TERNS AND MARSH TERNS -- PLATE 77: NODDIES AND SKIMMERS -- PLATE 78: LARGE SKUAS -- PLATE 79: SMALLER SKUAS -- PLATE 80: SANDGROUSE I -- PLATE 81: SANDGROUSE II -- PLATE 82: PIGEONS & -- DOVES I -- PLATE 83: PIGEONS & -- DOVES II -- PLATE 84: RING-NECKED DOVES & -- LAUGHING DOVE -- PLATE 85: SMALL DOVES & -- PARAKEETS -- PLATE 86: COUCAL, CUCKOOS & -- KOEL -- PLATE 87: CUCKOOS -- PLATE 88: SCOPS OWL -- PLATE 89: LARGE OWLS -- PLATE 90: MEDIUM-SIZED OWLS -- PLATE 91: BARN OWL & -- SMALL OWLS -- PLATE 92: NIGHTJARS I -- PLATE 93: NIGHTJARS II -- PLATE 94: SWIFTS I -- PLATE 95: SWIFTS II -- PLATE 96: ROLLRS & -- HOOPOE. PLATE 97: KINGFISHERS -- PLATE 98: BEE-EATERS -- PLATE 99: HORN BILL, WRYNECK & -- GREEN WOODPECKERS -- PLATE 100: PIED & -- BLACK WOODPECKERS -- PLATE 101: PIED WOODPECKERS -- PLATE 102: TCHAGRA, ORIOLE, DRONGOS & -- SHRIKES -- PLATE 103: SHRIKES -- PLATE 104: GREY SHRIKES -- PLATE 105: PARADISE FLYCATCHER & -- BABBLERS -- PLATE 106: JAY, MAGPIE, GROUND JAY & -- NUTCRACKER -- PLATE 107: CHOUGHS, JACKDAW & -- HOUSE CROW -- PLATE 108: ROOK & -- CROWS -- PLATE 109: CROWS & -- RAVENS -- PLATE 110: WAXWING, HYPOCOLIUS & -- BULBULS -- PLATE 111: TITS & -- TREECREEPERS -- PLATE 112: TITS & -- LONG -TAILED TIT -- PLATE 113: PENDULINE TITS, REEDLING & -- WALLCREEPER -- PLATE 114: LARKS I -- PLATE 115: LARKS II -- PLATE 116: LARKS III -- PLATE 117: SHORT-TOED LARKS -- PLATE 118: DESERT & -- HORNED LARKS -- PLATE 119: MARTINS & -- CRAG MARTINS -- PLATE 120: MARTINS & -- SWALLOWS -- PLATE 121: SWALLOWS -- PLATE 122: CISTICOLAS, PRINIA & -- ALLIES -- PLATE 123: CETTI'S & -- LOCUSTELLA WARBLERS -- PLATE 124: UNSTREAKED ACROCEPHALUS WARBLERS I -- PLATE 125: UNSTREAKED ACROCEPHALUS WARBLERS II -- PLATE 126: STREAKED & -- UNSTREAKED ACROCEPHALUS WARBLERS -- PLATE 127: HIPPOLAIS WARBLERS & -- ALLIES -- PLATE 128: HIPPOLAIS & -- PHYLLOSCOPUS WARBLERS I -- PLATE 129: PHYLLOSCOPUS WARBLERS II -- PLATE 130: PHYLLOSCOPUS WARBLERS III -- PLATE 131: PHYLLOSCOPUS WARBLERS IV -- PLATE 132: SYLVIA WARBLERS I -- PLATE 133: SYLVIA WARBLERS II -- PLATE 134: SYLVIA WARBLERS III -- PLATE 135: SYLVIA WARBLERS IV -- PLATE 136: YEMEN WARBLER, WHITE-EYES & -- CRESTS -- PLATE 137: NUTHATCHES -- PLATE 138: MYNAS, STARLINGS & -- OXPECKERS -- PLATE 139: STARLINGS & -- RED-WINGED STARLINGS -- PLATE 140: THRUSHES I -- PLATE 141: THRUSHES II -- PLATE 142: WREN, DIPPER & -- THRUSHES -- PLATE 143: ROBIN, BLUETHROAT &. SCRUB ROBINS -- PLATE 144: RUBYTHROAT, NIGHTINGALES & -- ALLIES -- PLATE 145: REDSTARTS & -- PIED STONECHAT -- PLATE 146: WHINCHAT & -- STONECHATS -- PLATE 147: WHEATEARS I & -- CHATS -- PLATE 148: WHEATEARS II -- PLATE 149: WHEATEARS III -- PLATE 150: WHEATEARS IV -- PLATE 151: WHEATEARS V -- PLATE 152: ROCK THRUSHES & -- VAGRANT FLYCATCHERS -- PLATE 153: BROWN FLYCATCHERS -- PLATE 154: ULTRAMARINE & -- PIED FLYCATCHERS -- PLATE 155: SUNBIRDS -- PLATE 156: SPARROWS I -- PLATE 157: SPARROWS II -- PLATE 158: ROCKFINCH, ROCK SPARROW & -- ALLIES -- PLATE 159: SNOWFINCH, WEAVER, WAXBILLS & -- SILVERBILLS -- PLATE 160: NON-NATIVE WEAVERS, BISHOPS & -- ALLIES -- PLATE 161: ACCENTORS -- PLATE 162: WAGTAILS & -- GOLDEN PIPIT -- PLATE 163: YELLOW WAGTAILS -- PLATE 164: LARGER PIPITS -- PLATE 165: SMALLER PIPITS -- PLATE 166: FINCHES -- PLATE 167: SERINS -- PLATE 168: GROSBEAKS, LINNETS & -- TWITE -- PLATE 169: SISKIN, REDPOLL, CROSSBILL & -- BULLFINCH -- PLATE 170: CRIMSON-WINGED FINCH & -- ALLIES -- PLATE 171: ROSEFINCHES, HAWFINCH & -- GROSBEAK -- PLATE 172: BUNTINGS I -- PLATE 173: BUNTINGS II -- PLATE 174: BUNTINGS III -- PLATE 175: BUNTINGS IV -- PLATE 176: BUNTINGS V -- References and Further Reading -- Checklist of the Birds of the Middle East -- Index -- The BirdLife Network in the Middle East.
A comprehensive and fully revised second edition of the bestsellingfield guide to the birds of the Middle East. More than 100 new speciesare included.
9781472946003
Birds--Middle East--Identification.
Electronic books.
QL691.M628.P678 2010
598.0956
Birds of the Middle East. - 2nd ed. - 1 online resource (388 pages) - Helm Field Guides . - Helm Field Guides .
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The Region and Species Covered -- Escapes and Introduced Birds -- Sequence, Taxonomy and Nomenclature -- Illustrations and Identification Text -- Bird Topography -- Voice -- Habitat -- Maps and Status -- Code of Conduct -- Species Accounts -- PLATE 1: GROUSE, SNOWCOCK & -- PARTRIDGES -- PLATE 2: PARTRIDGES & -- FRANCOLINS -- PLATE 3: GAMEBIRDS AND BUTTONQUAIL -- PLATE 4: GEESE -- PLATE 5: WHISTLING DUCKS, GEESE & -- KNOB-BILLED DUCK -- PLATE 6: SWANS & -- SHELDUCKS -- PLATE 7: PYGMY GOOSE & -- DABBLING DUCKS -- PLATE 8: DABBLING DUCKS -- PLATE 9: DABBLING & -- DIVING DUCKS -- PLATE 10: DIVING DUCKS -- PLATE 11: SCOTERS & -- SAWBILLS -- PLATE 12: DIVERS -- PLATE 13: GREBES -- PLATE 14: ALBATROSS & -- PETRELS -- PLATE 15: LARGE SHEARWATERS -- PLATE 16: SMALLER SHEARWATERS -- PLATE 17: LARGE SHEARWATERS & -- JOUANIN'S PETREL -- PLATE 18: STORM PETRELS -- PLATE 19: TROPICBIRD & -- FRIGATEBIRDS -- PLATE 20: GANNETS & -- BOO BIES -- PLATE 21: FLAMINGOS & -- STORKS -- PLATE 22: STORKS -- PLATE 23: IBISES & -- SPOON BILLS -- PLATE 24: BITTERNS , NIG HT HERON & -- HAMERKOP -- PLATE 25: SMALLER HERONS & -- EGRETS -- PLATE 26: LARGE HERONS -- PLATE 27: EGRETS & -- HERONS -- PLATE 28: PELICANS -- PLATE 29: CORMORANTS, SHAG & -- DARTER -- PLATE 30: OSPREY & -- HONEY BUZZARDS -- PLATE 31: SMALL KITES & -- BATELEUR -- PLATE 32: KITES -- PLATE 33: FISH-EATING EAGLES & -- CINEREOUS VULTURE -- PLATE 34: VULTURES -- PLATE 35: VULTURES & -- SNAKE EAGLE -- PLATE 36: HARRIERS -- PLATE 37: CHANTING GOSHAWKS & -- WHITE-EYED BUZZARD -- PLATE 38: SHIKRA, GOSHAWK & -- SPARROWHAWKS -- PLATE 39: BUZZARDS -- PLATE 40: LARGE BROWN EAGLES I -- PLATE 41: LARGE BROWN EAGLES II -- PLATE 42: KITE, BUZZARD & -- EAGLES. PLATE 43: SMALLER FALCONS I -- PLATE 44: SMALLER FALCONS II -- PLATE 45: LARGE FALCONS -- PLATE 46: BUSTARDS & -- CRANES -- PLATE 47: WATER RAIL & -- CRAKES -- PLATE 48: CORNCRAKE, WATERHEN, WATERCOCK & -- MOORHENS -- PLATE 49: SWAMPHEN & -- COOTS -- PLATE 50: THICK-KNEES & -- COURSER -- PLATE 51: BLACK & -- WHITE SHOREBIRDS, PAINTED SNIPE & -- JACANA -- PLATE 52: LAPWINGS -- PLATE 53: MIGRANT PLOVERS & -- DOTTEREL -- PLATE 54: SMALL PLOVERS -- PLATE 55: SAND PLOVERS & -- CASPIAN PLOVER -- PLATE 56: SNIPES -- PLATE 57: WOODCOCK, DOWITCHERS & -- GODWITS -- PLATE 58: CURLEWS & -- WHIMBREL -- PLATE 59: SANDPIPERS I -- PLATE 60: SANDPIPERS II -- PLATE 61: SANDPIPERS III -- PLATE 62: SANDPIPERS IV -- PLATE 63: SANDPIPERS V -- PLATE 64: RUFF, PHALAROPES & -- TURNSTONE -- PLATE 65: PRATINCOLES & -- EGYPTIAN PLOVER -- PLATE 66: DARK-HOODED GULLS -- PLATE 67: SMALLER GULLS I -- PLATE 68: SMALLER GULLS II -- PLATE 69: LARGE GULLS -- PLATE 70: LARGE WHITE-HEADED GULLS I -- PLATE 71: LARGE WHITE-HEADED GULLS II -- PLATE 72: LARGE WHITE-HEADED GULLS - COMPARISON PLATE -- PLATE 73: LARGER TERNS I -- PLATE 74: LARGER TERNS II -- PLATE 75: SMALLER TERNS -- PLATE 76: LITTLE TERNS AND MARSH TERNS -- PLATE 77: NODDIES AND SKIMMERS -- PLATE 78: LARGE SKUAS -- PLATE 79: SMALLER SKUAS -- PLATE 80: SANDGROUSE I -- PLATE 81: SANDGROUSE II -- PLATE 82: PIGEONS & -- DOVES I -- PLATE 83: PIGEONS & -- DOVES II -- PLATE 84: RING-NECKED DOVES & -- LAUGHING DOVE -- PLATE 85: SMALL DOVES & -- PARAKEETS -- PLATE 86: COUCAL, CUCKOOS & -- KOEL -- PLATE 87: CUCKOOS -- PLATE 88: SCOPS OWL -- PLATE 89: LARGE OWLS -- PLATE 90: MEDIUM-SIZED OWLS -- PLATE 91: BARN OWL & -- SMALL OWLS -- PLATE 92: NIGHTJARS I -- PLATE 93: NIGHTJARS II -- PLATE 94: SWIFTS I -- PLATE 95: SWIFTS II -- PLATE 96: ROLLRS & -- HOOPOE. PLATE 97: KINGFISHERS -- PLATE 98: BEE-EATERS -- PLATE 99: HORN BILL, WRYNECK & -- GREEN WOODPECKERS -- PLATE 100: PIED & -- BLACK WOODPECKERS -- PLATE 101: PIED WOODPECKERS -- PLATE 102: TCHAGRA, ORIOLE, DRONGOS & -- SHRIKES -- PLATE 103: SHRIKES -- PLATE 104: GREY SHRIKES -- PLATE 105: PARADISE FLYCATCHER & -- BABBLERS -- PLATE 106: JAY, MAGPIE, GROUND JAY & -- NUTCRACKER -- PLATE 107: CHOUGHS, JACKDAW & -- HOUSE CROW -- PLATE 108: ROOK & -- CROWS -- PLATE 109: CROWS & -- RAVENS -- PLATE 110: WAXWING, HYPOCOLIUS & -- BULBULS -- PLATE 111: TITS & -- TREECREEPERS -- PLATE 112: TITS & -- LONG -TAILED TIT -- PLATE 113: PENDULINE TITS, REEDLING & -- WALLCREEPER -- PLATE 114: LARKS I -- PLATE 115: LARKS II -- PLATE 116: LARKS III -- PLATE 117: SHORT-TOED LARKS -- PLATE 118: DESERT & -- HORNED LARKS -- PLATE 119: MARTINS & -- CRAG MARTINS -- PLATE 120: MARTINS & -- SWALLOWS -- PLATE 121: SWALLOWS -- PLATE 122: CISTICOLAS, PRINIA & -- ALLIES -- PLATE 123: CETTI'S & -- LOCUSTELLA WARBLERS -- PLATE 124: UNSTREAKED ACROCEPHALUS WARBLERS I -- PLATE 125: UNSTREAKED ACROCEPHALUS WARBLERS II -- PLATE 126: STREAKED & -- UNSTREAKED ACROCEPHALUS WARBLERS -- PLATE 127: HIPPOLAIS WARBLERS & -- ALLIES -- PLATE 128: HIPPOLAIS & -- PHYLLOSCOPUS WARBLERS I -- PLATE 129: PHYLLOSCOPUS WARBLERS II -- PLATE 130: PHYLLOSCOPUS WARBLERS III -- PLATE 131: PHYLLOSCOPUS WARBLERS IV -- PLATE 132: SYLVIA WARBLERS I -- PLATE 133: SYLVIA WARBLERS II -- PLATE 134: SYLVIA WARBLERS III -- PLATE 135: SYLVIA WARBLERS IV -- PLATE 136: YEMEN WARBLER, WHITE-EYES & -- CRESTS -- PLATE 137: NUTHATCHES -- PLATE 138: MYNAS, STARLINGS & -- OXPECKERS -- PLATE 139: STARLINGS & -- RED-WINGED STARLINGS -- PLATE 140: THRUSHES I -- PLATE 141: THRUSHES II -- PLATE 142: WREN, DIPPER & -- THRUSHES -- PLATE 143: ROBIN, BLUETHROAT &. SCRUB ROBINS -- PLATE 144: RUBYTHROAT, NIGHTINGALES & -- ALLIES -- PLATE 145: REDSTARTS & -- PIED STONECHAT -- PLATE 146: WHINCHAT & -- STONECHATS -- PLATE 147: WHEATEARS I & -- CHATS -- PLATE 148: WHEATEARS II -- PLATE 149: WHEATEARS III -- PLATE 150: WHEATEARS IV -- PLATE 151: WHEATEARS V -- PLATE 152: ROCK THRUSHES & -- VAGRANT FLYCATCHERS -- PLATE 153: BROWN FLYCATCHERS -- PLATE 154: ULTRAMARINE & -- PIED FLYCATCHERS -- PLATE 155: SUNBIRDS -- PLATE 156: SPARROWS I -- PLATE 157: SPARROWS II -- PLATE 158: ROCKFINCH, ROCK SPARROW & -- ALLIES -- PLATE 159: SNOWFINCH, WEAVER, WAXBILLS & -- SILVERBILLS -- PLATE 160: NON-NATIVE WEAVERS, BISHOPS & -- ALLIES -- PLATE 161: ACCENTORS -- PLATE 162: WAGTAILS & -- GOLDEN PIPIT -- PLATE 163: YELLOW WAGTAILS -- PLATE 164: LARGER PIPITS -- PLATE 165: SMALLER PIPITS -- PLATE 166: FINCHES -- PLATE 167: SERINS -- PLATE 168: GROSBEAKS, LINNETS & -- TWITE -- PLATE 169: SISKIN, REDPOLL, CROSSBILL & -- BULLFINCH -- PLATE 170: CRIMSON-WINGED FINCH & -- ALLIES -- PLATE 171: ROSEFINCHES, HAWFINCH & -- GROSBEAK -- PLATE 172: BUNTINGS I -- PLATE 173: BUNTINGS II -- PLATE 174: BUNTINGS III -- PLATE 175: BUNTINGS IV -- PLATE 176: BUNTINGS V -- References and Further Reading -- Checklist of the Birds of the Middle East -- Index -- The BirdLife Network in the Middle East.
A comprehensive and fully revised second edition of the bestsellingfield guide to the birds of the Middle East. More than 100 new speciesare included.
9781472946003
Birds--Middle East--Identification.
Electronic books.
QL691.M628.P678 2010
598.0956