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  • Liliana Chavarría-Duriaux , David C. Hille and Robert Dean
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Birds of Nicaragua
This chapter is in the book Birds of Nicaragua
© 2019 Cornell University Press, Ithaca

© 2019 Cornell University Press, Ithaca

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Foreword ix
  4. Acknowledgments xi
  5. Introduction 1
  6. Anatomical Features 14
  7. Glossary 21
  8. Species Accounts and Illustrations
  9. TINAMOUS 26
  10. DUCKS 28
  11. CHACHALACAS, GUANS, and CURASSOWS 36
  12. NEW WORLD QUAIL 40
  13. GREBES 44
  14. FINFOOTS 44
  15. PIGEONS and DOVES 46
  16. CUCKOOS 58
  17. NIGHTJARS and ALLIES 64
  18. POTOOS 70
  19. SWIFTS 72
  20. HUMMINGBIRDS 76
  21. LIMPKIN 94
  22. RAILS, CRAKES, and GALLINULES 94
  23. THICK-KNEES 102
  24. STILTS and AVOCETS 102
  25. OYSTERCATCHERS 102
  26. PLOVERS and LAPWINGS 104
  27. JACANAS 108
  28. SANDPIPERS and ALLIES 110
  29. JAEGERS 124
  30. GULLS, TERNS, and SKIMMERS 126
  31. GULLS, TERNS, and SKIMMERS 138
  32. SHEARWATERS and PETRELS 138
  33. STORM-PETRELS 142
  34. SUNBITTERN 144
  35. STORKS 144
  36. TROPICBIRDS 146
  37. BOOBIES 146
  38. CORMORANTS 150
  39. DARTERS 150
  40. FRIGATEBIRDS 152
  41. PELICANS 152
  42. HERONS, EGRETS, and BITTERNS 154
  43. IBISES and SPOONBILLS 164
  44. NEW WORLD VULTURES 166
  45. OSPREY 168
  46. HAWKS, KITES, and EAGLES 168
  47. BARN-OWLS 190
  48. OWLS 190
  49. TROGONS 200
  50. MOTMOTS 206
  51. KINGFISHERS 210
  52. KINGFISHERS 212
  53. JACAMARS 212
  54. PUFFBIRDS and NUNBIRD 214
  55. TOUCANS 216
  56. WOODPECKERS 218
  57. FALCONS and CARACARAS 226
  58. PARROTS 234
  59. ANTBIRDS 240
  60. ANTBIRDS 248
  61. ANTPITTAS 248
  62. ANTTHRUSHES 248
  63. OVENBIRDS and WOODCREEPERS 250
  64. TYRANT FLYCATCHERS 260
  65. TITYRAS, BECARDS, and ALLIES 288
  66. COTINGAS 292
  67. MANAKINS 296
  68. VIREOS 298
  69. JAYS 304
  70. SWALLOWS 308
  71. TREECREEPERS 314
  72. WRENS 314
  73. GNATWRENS and GNATCATCHERS 324
  74. DIPPERS 326
  75. THRUSHES and ALLIES 326
  76. MOCKINGBIRDS 334
  77. WAXWINGS 334
  78. MUNIAS 336
  79. OLD WORLD SPARROWS 336
  80. FINCHES, EUPHONIAS, and CHLOROPHONIAS 338
  81. NEW WORLD SPARROWS 344
  82. BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, and OROPENDOLAS 350
  83. YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT 360
  84. OLIVE WARBLER 360
  85. NEW WORLD WARBLERS 362
  86. GROSBEAKS, BUNTINGS, and ALLIES 386
  87. MITROSPINGID TANAGERS 394
  88. TANAGERS, SEEDEATERS, SALTATORS, and ALLIES 394
  89. Hypothetical Species 413
  90. Checklist of the Birds of Nicaragua 421
  91. Bibliography 443
  92. About the Authors and Illustrator 445
  93. Species Index 447
  94. Index of Spanish Common Names 455
  95. Adult Raptors and Vultures in Flight 466
  96. Quick-Find Index 468
https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501709500-089

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Foreword ix
  4. Acknowledgments xi
  5. Introduction 1
  6. Anatomical Features 14
  7. Glossary 21
  8. Species Accounts and Illustrations
  9. TINAMOUS 26
  10. DUCKS 28
  11. CHACHALACAS, GUANS, and CURASSOWS 36
  12. NEW WORLD QUAIL 40
  13. GREBES 44
  14. FINFOOTS 44
  15. PIGEONS and DOVES 46
  16. CUCKOOS 58
  17. NIGHTJARS and ALLIES 64
  18. POTOOS 70
  19. SWIFTS 72
  20. HUMMINGBIRDS 76
  21. LIMPKIN 94
  22. RAILS, CRAKES, and GALLINULES 94
  23. THICK-KNEES 102
  24. STILTS and AVOCETS 102
  25. OYSTERCATCHERS 102
  26. PLOVERS and LAPWINGS 104
  27. JACANAS 108
  28. SANDPIPERS and ALLIES 110
  29. JAEGERS 124
  30. GULLS, TERNS, and SKIMMERS 126
  31. GULLS, TERNS, and SKIMMERS 138
  32. SHEARWATERS and PETRELS 138
  33. STORM-PETRELS 142
  34. SUNBITTERN 144
  35. STORKS 144
  36. TROPICBIRDS 146
  37. BOOBIES 146
  38. CORMORANTS 150
  39. DARTERS 150
  40. FRIGATEBIRDS 152
  41. PELICANS 152
  42. HERONS, EGRETS, and BITTERNS 154
  43. IBISES and SPOONBILLS 164
  44. NEW WORLD VULTURES 166
  45. OSPREY 168
  46. HAWKS, KITES, and EAGLES 168
  47. BARN-OWLS 190
  48. OWLS 190
  49. TROGONS 200
  50. MOTMOTS 206
  51. KINGFISHERS 210
  52. KINGFISHERS 212
  53. JACAMARS 212
  54. PUFFBIRDS and NUNBIRD 214
  55. TOUCANS 216
  56. WOODPECKERS 218
  57. FALCONS and CARACARAS 226
  58. PARROTS 234
  59. ANTBIRDS 240
  60. ANTBIRDS 248
  61. ANTPITTAS 248
  62. ANTTHRUSHES 248
  63. OVENBIRDS and WOODCREEPERS 250
  64. TYRANT FLYCATCHERS 260
  65. TITYRAS, BECARDS, and ALLIES 288
  66. COTINGAS 292
  67. MANAKINS 296
  68. VIREOS 298
  69. JAYS 304
  70. SWALLOWS 308
  71. TREECREEPERS 314
  72. WRENS 314
  73. GNATWRENS and GNATCATCHERS 324
  74. DIPPERS 326
  75. THRUSHES and ALLIES 326
  76. MOCKINGBIRDS 334
  77. WAXWINGS 334
  78. MUNIAS 336
  79. OLD WORLD SPARROWS 336
  80. FINCHES, EUPHONIAS, and CHLOROPHONIAS 338
  81. NEW WORLD SPARROWS 344
  82. BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, and OROPENDOLAS 350
  83. YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT 360
  84. OLIVE WARBLER 360
  85. NEW WORLD WARBLERS 362
  86. GROSBEAKS, BUNTINGS, and ALLIES 386
  87. MITROSPINGID TANAGERS 394
  88. TANAGERS, SEEDEATERS, SALTATORS, and ALLIES 394
  89. Hypothetical Species 413
  90. Checklist of the Birds of Nicaragua 421
  91. Bibliography 443
  92. About the Authors and Illustrator 445
  93. Species Index 447
  94. Index of Spanish Common Names 455
  95. Adult Raptors and Vultures in Flight 466
  96. Quick-Find Index 468
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