Nightjars

A Guide to the Nightjars and related Nightbirds

Monografi om en spesiell gruppe nattaktive fugler, som både er vanskelig å observere, artsbestemme og studere.

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Varenummer: 828022 Kategori:
Utgivelsesår:1998
Antall sider:256
Fotos - illustrasjoner:36 f-pl, kart
Innbinding:Innbundet
ISBN:9781873403488
Språk:Engelsk
Forlag:Pica Press
Forfatter:Nigel Cleere, Dave Nurney

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The nightjars and their allies are amongst the most difficult of all birds to identify. Being strictly nocturnal and cryptically patterned in shades of brown, it is often necessary to rely on size, shape, habitat and voice to safely identify a species.;The nightjars are by far the largest family in the order and are spread throughout the world. Some species have developed spectacular tails and wing adornments, but the majority are fairly uniform in appearance. They inhabit both forests and deserts and are ground-nesting. Many species are migratory. 

The forest-dwelling frogmouths of Asia and Australasia and the potoos of Latin America, adopt a less aerial feeding strategy and nest on open branches or in tree crevices. The unique oilbird of South American nests colonially in caves, and the owlet-nighjars almost exclusively inhabit Australasia.;This book fully covers this popular group of birds. The text has been thoroughly researched, both in the museum and in the field, and the plates depict feather-by-feather detail, allowing identification of all species, providing adequate views are obtained.

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