A Peterson Field Guide to Hummingbirds of North America - Couverture rigide

Williamson, Sheri L.

 
9780618024964: A Peterson Field Guide to Hummingbirds of North America

Synopsis

Covering 31 North American species, with more than 250 color photos and 33 maps, this is the most comprehensive field guide to hummingbirds. Introductory chapters cover the natural history of hummingbirds, ways to attract and feed them, and major hot spots in the United States and Canada for observing these fascinating birds. The 31 color plates illustrate 28 species, 7 hybrid combinations, 3 forms of albinism, and 4 species of sphinx moths often mistaken for hummingbirds. Species accounts provide in-depth information on plumage, molt, songs and calls, wing sounds, similar species, behavior, habitat, distribution, taxonomy, and conservation concerns. Detailed range maps show breeding, non-breeding, and year-round distribution, migration routes, and records outside expected areas of occurrence.
 

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À propos de l'auteur

ROGER TORY PETERSON, one of the world's greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars.

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9780618024957: Field Guide to Hummingbirds of North America

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0618024956 ISBN 13 :  9780618024957
Editeur : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002
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