ALCEDINIDAE KINGFISHERS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. CONTENTS 5
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 6
4. INTRODUCTION 6
5. BIRDS
6. ANATIDAE DUCKS, GEESE, AND WATERFOWL 26
7. PHASIANIDAE PHEASANTS, GROUSE, AND ALLIES 28
8. CICONIIDAE STORKS 30
9. FREGATIDAE FRIGATEBIRDS 32
10. PELECANIDAE PELICANS 34
11. ARDEIDAE HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS 36
12. ARDEIDAE HERONS, EGRETS, AND BITTERNS 38
13. ACCIPITRIDAE HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES 40
14. ACCIPITRIDAE HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES 42
15. ACCIPITRIDAE HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES 44
16. ACCIPITRIDAE HAWKS, EAGLES, AND KITES 46
17. RALLIDAE RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS 48
18. RECURVIROSTRIDAE STILTS AND AVOCETS 50
19. JACANIDAE JACANAS 52
20. SCOLOPACIDAE SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES 54
21. SCOLOPACIDAE SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES 56
22. SCOLOPACIDAE SANDPIPERS AND ALLIES 58
23. LARIDAE GULLS, TERNS, AND SKIMMERS 60
24. LARIDAE GULLS, TERNS, AND SKIMMERS 62
25. COLUMBIDAE PIGEONS AND DOVES 64
26. COLUMBIDAE PIGEONS AND DOVES 66
27. CUCULIDAE CUCKOOS 68
28. CUCULIDAE CUCKOOS 70
29. CUCULIDAE CUCKOOS 72
30. TYTONIDAE BARN-OWLS 74
31. STRIGIDAE OWLS 76
32. PODARGIDAE FROGMOUTHS 78
33. APODIDAE SWIFTS 80
34. TROGONIDAE TROGONS 82
35. ALCEDINIDAE KINGFISHERS 84
36. ALCEDINIDAE KINGFISHERS 86
37. MEROPIDAE BEE-EATERS 88
38. MEROPIDAE BEE-EATERS 90
39. BUCEROTIDAE HORNBILLS 92
40. BUCEROTIDAE HORNBILLS 94
41. MEGALAIMIDAE ASIAN BARBETS 96
42. PICIDAE WOODPECKERS 98
43. PICIDAE WOODPECKERS 100
44. PICIDAE WOODPECKERS 102
45. PICIDAE WOODPECKERS 104
46. PSITTACULIDAE OLD WORLD PARROTS 106
47. EURYLAIMIDAE ASIAN AND GRAUER’S BROADBILLS 108
48. PITTIDAE PITTAS 110
49. VANGIDAE VANGAS, HELMETSHRIKES, AND ALLIES 112
50. CAMPEPHAGIDAE CUCKOOSHRIKES 114
51. LANIIDAE SHRIKES 116
52. VIREONIDAE VIREOS, SHRIKEBABBLERS, AND ERPORNIS 118
53. RHIPIDURIDAE FANTAILS 120
54. CORVIDAE CROWS, JAYS, AND MAGPIES 122
55. PARIDAE TITS, CHICKADEES, AND TITMICE 124
56. STENOSTIRIDAE FAIRY FLYCATCHERS 126
57. PYCNONOTIDAE BULBULS 1 128
58. PYCNONOTIDAE BULBULS 2 130
59. PYCNONOTIDAE BULBULS 3 132
60. PHYLLOSCOPIDAE LEAF-WARBLERS 134
61. CISTICOLIDAE CISTICOLAS AND ALLIES 136
62. PARADOXORNITHIDAE PARROTBILLS, WRENTIT, AND ALLIES 138
63. TIMALIIDAE TREE-BABBLERS, SCIMITAR BABBLERS, AND ALLIES 1 140
64. TIMALIIDAE TREE-BABBLERS, SCIMITAR BABBLERS, AND ALLIES 2 142
65. PELLORNEIDAE GROUND BABBLERS AND ALLIES 1 144
66. PELLORNEIDAE GROUND BABBLERS AND ALLIES 2 146
67. LEIOTHRICHIDAE LAUGHINGTHRUSHES AND ALLIES 1 148
68. LEIOTHRICHIDAE LAUGHINGTHRUSHES AND ALLIES 2 150
69. IRENIDAE FAIRY-BLUEBIRDS 152
70. MUSCICAPIDAE OLD WORLD FLYCATCHERS 1 154
71. MUSCICAPIDAE OLD WORLD FLYCATCHERS 2 156
72. MUSCICAPIDAE OLD WORLD FLYCATCHERS 3 158
73. TURDIDAE THRUSHES AND ALLIES 160
74. CHLOROPSEIDAE LEAFBIRDS 162
75. NECTARINIIDAE SUNBIRDS AND SPIDERHUNTERS 1 164
76. NECTARINIIDAE SUNBIRDS AND SPIDERHUNTERS 2 166
77. MOTACILLIDAE WAGTAILS AND PIPITS 1 168
78. MOTACILLIDAE WAGTAILS AND PIPITS 2 170
79. PLOCEIDAE WEAVERS AND ALLIES 172
80. MAMMALS
81. MAMMALS 1 174
82. MAMMALS 2 182
83. MAMMALS 3 192
84. MAMMALS 4 202
85. REPTILES
86. REPTILES 1 210
87. REPTILES 2 218
88. FROGS 226
89. INVERTEBRATES
90. INVERTEBRATES 1 230
91. INVERTEBRATES 2 236
92. REFERENCES 244
93. PHOTO CREDITS 244
94. INDEX 249