Walters M. Bird watch: a survey of planet Earth's changing ecosystems. - Chicago; London: University of Chicago Press, 2011. - 256 p.: col. ill. - Ind.: p.246-255. - ISBN-10 0-226-87226-1; ISBN-13 978-0-226-87226-2  Место хранения:   029 | Институт систематики и экологии животных CO РАН | Новосибирск

Оглавление / Contents

Foreword ........................................................ 6 THE THREATS TO BIRDS ............................................ 8 Bird Distribution ............................................ 10 Threats to Wild Birds ........................................ 12 Threats to Habitats .......................................... 16 The World Bird Database ...................................... 20 HABITATS ....................................................... 22 Worldwide Habitats ........................................... 24 Tropical Forest .............................................. 26 Major Tropical Forests ....................................... 28 Habitat Focus: Lowland Atlantic Forest of Brazil ............. 32 Tropical Forest Endemic Bird Areas ........................... 34 Conservation Story: Philippine Eagle ......................... 36 Threatened Birds of South and Central America ................ 38 Temperate and Northern Forest ................................ 42 Major Temperate and Northern Forests ......................... 44 Habitat Focus: Western Himalayas Endemic Bird Area ........... 49 Conservation Story: Spotted Owl .............................. 50 Desert ....................................................... 52 Major Deserts of the World ................................... 54 Conservation Story: Houbara Bustard .......................... 58 Mountain ..................................................... 60 Mountain Ranges .............................................. 62 Habitat Focus: The East Usambara Mountains of Tanzania ....... 64 Conservation Story: California Condor ........................ 68 Grassland .................................................... 72 Grasslands Around the World .................................. 74 Habitat Focus: Serengeti Plains/Masai Mara ................... 78 Mediterranean Scrub and Heathland ............................ 80 Types of Scrub and Heathland ................................. 82 Habitat Focus: Australian Mallee ............................. 86 Wetland and Coast ............................................ 88 Wetlands of the World ........................................ 90 Habitat Focus: Endangered Cranes ............................. 92 Conservation Story: Kakadu National Park ..................... 96 Conservation Story: Rare Birds of the Andean Lakes .......... 100 Island ...................................................... 102 The Threats to Island Birds ................................. 104 Conservation Story: Success in the Seychelles ............... 106 Oceanic Islands ............................................. 108 Conservation Story: New Caledonia ........................... 114 ENDANGERED BIRDS .............................................. 116 The Bird Profiles ........................................... 118 Kiwis, Tinamous, and Cassowaries ............................ 120 Penguins .................................................... 121 Grebes ...................................................... 122 Albatrosses ................................................. 123 Petrels and Shearwaters, Storm-petrels and Diving-petrels ... 125 Pelicans, Gannets and Boobies, Cormorants, and Frigatebirds . 127 Herons and Egrets, Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills, Shoebill, and Flamingos ............................................ 129 Ducks, Geese, and Swans ..................................... 131 New World Vultures and Old World Vultures ................... 133 Kites, Harriers, Honey-buzzards, and Falcons ................ 134 Hawks ....................................................... 136 Eagles ...................................................... 137 Peafowl, Pheasants, and Tragopans ........................... 139 Partridges, Francolins, Quails, and Allies .................. 141 Guineafowl, Megapodes, Guans, and Curassows ................. 143 Cranes ...................................................... 145 Rails, Crakes, and Allies ................................... 146 Bustards, Buttonquails, Plains-wanderer, Kagu, Mesites, and Finfoots ................................................. 148 Plovers, Sandpipers, Stilts, Oystercatchers, Coursers, and Pratincoles .............................................. 150 Gulls and Terns, and Auks ................................... 152 Doves and Pigeons ........................................... 154 New World Amazons and Macaws ................................ 158 New World Parrots, Parakeets, and Parrotlets ................ 160 Old World Cockatoos, Lorikeets, and Parakeets ............... 162 Old World Parrots ........................................... 164 Cuckoos and Turacos ......................................... 166 Typical Owls ................................................ 167 Barn Owls, Nightjars, Owlet-Nightjars ....................... 169 Swifts and Hummingbirds ..................................... 171 Trogons, Kingfishers, Hornbills, Ground-rollers, and Motmots .................................................. 174 Woodpeckers, Toucans and Barbets, and Jacamars .............. 176 Broadbills, Scrub-birds, and Ovenbirds ...................... 178 Antbirds .................................................... 180 Antpittas, Pittas, Woodcreepers, New Zealand Wrens, and Asities .................................................. 182 Tyrant-flycatchers .......................................... 184 Manakins, Cotingas, and Tapaculos ........................... 186 Swallows and Martins, Larks, and Pipits ..................... 188 Bulbuls, Bush-shrikes and Helmet-shrikes, Cuckooshrikes, Vangas, Shrikes, and Leafbirds ........................... 191 Wrens, Nuthatches, Dippers, and Tits ........................ 193 Thrushes, Mockingbirds and Thrashers ........................ 195 Babblers and Parrotbills, and Rockfowl ...................... 197 Old World Warblers, Cisticolas and Allies, and Gnatcatchers . 199 Chats and Old World Flycatchers, Australasian Wrens, Bristlebirds, and Wattle-eyes ............................ 202 Monarchs, Thornbills and Gerygones, Fantails, Shrike-thrushes, and Australasian Robins ................. 205 White-eyes .................................................. 207 Honeyeaters, Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers, and Pardalotes ........ 209 Buntings, American Sparrows, and Allies ..................... 211 Tanagers and Allies ......................................... 213 New World Warblers .......................................... 215 New World Blackbirds and Vireos ............................. 217 Finches ..................................................... 219 Waxbills, Munias, and Allies, and Weavers, Fodies, and Allies ................................................... 222 Starlings, Orioles, Drongos, and Birds of Paradise .......... 224 Crows and Jays, and Wattled Crows ........................... 226 CONSERVATION .................................................. 228 Conservation Works .......................................... 230 Saving Seabirds ............................................. 232 Invasive Species on Islands ................................. 234 Conserving Forest Birds ..................................... 235 What is BirdLife? ........................................... 236 Preventing Extinctions Program .............................. 239 Birdwatching Hotspots of the World .......................... 240 Glossary ...................................................... 244 Index ......................................................... 246 Acknowledgments ............................................... 256