The Sibley guide to bird life & behavior
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
588 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm.
Status:
Description
From the New York Times best selling author of the peerless bird identification guide The Sibley Guide to Birds, a landmark exploration of how birds live and what they do.
Designed to enhance the birding experience and to enrich the popular study of North American birds, The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior combines more than 795 of Sibley's beautiful full-color illustrations with authoritative text by 48 expert birders and biologists.
Introductory essays outline the principles of avian evolution, life cycle, body structure, flight dynamics, and more. The 80 family-by-family chapters describe the amazing range of behavior dictated by birds’ biology and environment. Among the subjects covered and illustrated are:
--molts and plumages
--habitats
--food and foraging
--vocalizations and displays
--courtship and breeding
--rearing of young
--migration and movements
--scientific groupings
--introduced species
--accidental species
--anatomy
--flight patterns
--nests and eggs
--conservation
--global distribution
Accessibly written, superbly designed and organized, and brilliantly illustrated, The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior is an indispensable source of information on the avian life around us.
Designed to enhance the birding experience and to enrich the popular study of North American birds, The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior combines more than 795 of Sibley's beautiful full-color illustrations with authoritative text by 48 expert birders and biologists.
Introductory essays outline the principles of avian evolution, life cycle, body structure, flight dynamics, and more. The 80 family-by-family chapters describe the amazing range of behavior dictated by birds’ biology and environment. Among the subjects covered and illustrated are:
--molts and plumages
--habitats
--food and foraging
--vocalizations and displays
--courtship and breeding
--rearing of young
--migration and movements
--scientific groupings
--introduced species
--accidental species
--anatomy
--flight patterns
--nests and eggs
--conservation
--global distribution
Accessibly written, superbly designed and organized, and brilliantly illustrated, The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior is an indispensable source of information on the avian life around us.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Last Check-In
Winchester Adult Nonfiction
598 SIBLEY pb
Available
Dec 11, 2018
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781400043866, 1400043867
Notes
General Note
At head of title: National Audubon Society.
General Note
Map on back lining papers.
General Note
Nonfiction.
General Note
Nonfiction.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Sibley, D., Elphick, C., & Dunning, J. B. (2009). The Sibley guide to bird life & behavior. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Sibley, David, 1961-, Chris. Elphick and John B. Dunning. 2009. The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Sibley, David, 1961-, Chris. Elphick and John B. Dunning, The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)Sibley, David, et al. The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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