Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills of the World

Klappentext Some of the world's largest and most spectacular birds are to be found among this group of wading birds. Tragically! they also include many of the world's most endangered species! as changes in land use erode their wetland habitats. Some like the White Stork have lived alongside humans for hundreds of years and are well known from numerous studies. Others! like the Storm's stork and ibises of West Africa! South-East Asia and South America live so secluded a life in the remote corners of the globe that they will probably be extinct before even the most basic details of their biology are known. In this monograph! three authors and two artists have combined their skills to capture what is known of this group of wading birds. The text opens with general chapters on taxonomy and feeding! breeding and behavior! followed by detailed coverage of each species.Feeding behaviour species list:American wood stork - mycteria americana: milky stork - mycteria cinerea: yellowbilled stork - mycteria ibis: painted stork - mycteria leucocephala: African openbill stork - anastomus oscitans: Asian openbill stork - anastomus lamelligerus: black stork - ciconia nigra: adbim's stork - ciconia abdimii: woolynecked stork - ciconia episcopus: storm's stork - ciconia stormi: maguari stork - ciconia maguari: white stork - ciconia ciconia: oriental white stork - ciconia boyciana: blacknecked stork - ephippiorhynchus asiaticus: saddlebill stork - ephipporhynchus sengalensis: jabiru stork - jabiru myceteria: lesser adjutant stork - leptopilos javanicus: greater adjutant stork - leptoptilos dubius: marabou stork: leptoptilos crumeniferus: shoebill - balaeniceps rex: American white ibis - eudocimus ruber: barefaced ibis - phimosus infuscatus: glossy ibis - plegadis falcinellus: whitefaced ibis - plegadis chihi: puna ibis - plegadis ridgwayi: sharptailed ibis - cercibis oxycerca: plumbeous ibis - harpiprion caerulscens: buffnecked ibis - theristicus caudatus: green ibis - mesembrinibis cayennensis: hadada ibis - bostrychia hagedash: wattled ibis - bostrychia carunculata: oliv ibis - bostrychia olivacea: spotbreasted ibis - bostrychia reae madagascar crested this - loghotihis cristata: sacred this - threskiornis aethiopicus: oriental white ibis - threskionis melanoaphaius: Australian white ibis - threskiornis molucca: strawnecked ibis - threskiornis spinicollis: waldrapp ibis - eronticus eremita: bald ibis - geronticus calvus: black ibis - pseudibis papillosa: giant ibis - thaumatibis gigantea: oriential crested ibis - nipponia Zusammenfassung In this monograph! three authors and two artists have combined their skills to capture what is known of this group of wading birds. The text opens with general chapters on taxonomy and feeding! breeding and behaviour! followed by detailed coverage of each species. Inhaltsverzeichnis INTRODUCTION 1CLASSIFICATION 5CONSERVATION 15COURTSHIP AND REPRODUCTION 20FEEDING BEHAVIOUR AND ECOLOGY 29SPECIES DESCRIPTIONSAmerican Wood Strok (Mycteria americana) 35Milky Strk (Mycteria cinerea) 43Yellowbilled Stork (Mycteria ibis) 49Painted Stork (mycteria leucocephala) 53Asian Openbill Stork (Anastomus oscitans) 59African Openbill Stork (Anastomus lamelligerus) 63Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) 69Abdim's Stork (Ciconia abdimii) 75Wollynecked Stork (Ciconia episcopus) 81Storm's Stork (Ciconia stormi) 87Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari) 91White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) 97Oriental White Stork (Ciconia boyciana) 103Blacknecked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) 109Saddlebilled Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) 115Jabiru Stork (Jabiru mycteria) 119Lesser Adjutant Stork (Leptoptilos javanicus) 125Greater Adjutant Stork (Leptoptilos dubius) 129Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) 133Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) 139American White Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) 147Barefaced Ibis (Phimosus infuscatus) 157Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) 16...

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• Authors: James Hancock, James A. Hancock, James A Hancock, M Philip Kahl, M. Philip Kahl, James A. Kushan, James a Kushlan
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780123227300
• ISBN: 978-0-12-322730-0
• No. of pages: 388
• Subject: Guides > Nature > Nature guide