Waterfowl of North America, Europe, and Asia: An Identification Guide
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Waterfowl of North America, Europe, and Asia: An Identification Guide
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Overview
This is the ultimate guide for anyone who wants to identify the ducks, geese, and swans of North America, Europe, and Asia. With 72 stunning color plates (that include more than 920 drawings), over 650 superb photos, and in-depth descriptions, this book brings together the most current information on 84 species of Eurasian and North American waterfowl, and on more than 100 hybrids. The guide delves into taxonomy, identification features, determination of age and sex, geographic variations, measurements, voice, molt, and hybridization. In addition, the status of each species is treated with up-to-date details on distribution, population size, habitats, and life cycle. Color plates and photos are accompanied by informative captions and 85 distribution maps are also provided. Taken together, this is an unrivaled, must-have reference for any birder with an interest in the world's waterfowl.
- A guide to the 84 species of ducks, geese, and swans of Europe, Asia, and North America
- 72 color plates with more than 920 illustrations of most plumages and subspecies, both in flight and standing
- More than 650 color photos
- Details on taxonomy, identification features, determination of age and sex, geographic variations, measurements, voice, molt, hybridization, habitat and life cycle, range and populations, and status in captivity
- 85 distribution maps
- Descriptions and illustrations of more than 100 hybrids regularly encountered in the wild
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691162669 |
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| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Publication date: | 02/16/2016 |
| Pages: | 656 |
| Sales rank: | 965,270 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.90(w) x 9.60(h) x 1.60(d) |
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Table of Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK 8
TAXONOMY AND SYSTEMATICS 11
AVIAN TOPOGRAPHY 12
MOULT AND PLUMAGES 13
AGEING AND SEXING 20
HYBRIDISATION 25
COLOUR PLATES 32
SPECIES ACCOUNTS
Tribe Dendrocygnini (whistling-ducks)
Black-bellied Whistling-duck Dendrocygna autumnalis 177
Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor 180
Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica 183
Tribe Anserini (geese)
Swan Goose Anser cygnoides 186
Bean Goose Anser fabalis 189
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 199
Greylag Goose Anser anser 203
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 208
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus 221
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus 226
Emperor Goose Chen canagica 230
Snow Goose Chen caerulescens 233
Ross's Goose Chen rossi 240
Brent Goose Branta bernicla 246
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis 256
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 259
Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii 263
Canada Goose Branta canadensis 272
Tribe Cygnini (swans)
Mute Swan Cygnus olor 282
Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator 287
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 292
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 298
Tribe Plectropterini (Comb Duck)
Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos302
Tribe Tandornini (shelducks and sheldgeese)
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegytiaca 305
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 308
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 312
Crested Shelduck Tadorna cristata 316
Tribe Anatini (dabbling ducks)
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata 317
White-winged Duck Asarcornis scutulata 320
Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus 323
Wood Duck Aix sponsa 326
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 332
Gadwall Anas strepera 335
Falcated Duck Anas falcata 340
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 344
American Wigeon Anas americana 351
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 358
American Black Duck Anas rubripes 367
Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula 375
Eastern Spot-gilled Duck Anas zonorhyncha 382
Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha 386
Blue-winged Teal Anas discors 391
Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera 398
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 402
Northern Pintail Anas acuta 408
Garganey Anas querquedula 413
Baikal Teal Anas formosa 417
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 423
Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 430
Tribe Anthyini (diving ducks)
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta augustirostris 437
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 440
Canvasback Aythya valisineria 445
Redhead Aythya americana 450
Common Pochard Aythya ferina 455
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 460
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri 467
Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 471
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 477
Greater Scaup Aythya marila 484
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 492
Tribe Merini (sea ducks)
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri 497
Spectacled Eider Somateria fischeri 502
King Eider Somateria spectabilis 506
Common Eider Somateria mollissima 513
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus 526
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 531
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 535
White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi 540
Siberian Scoter Melanitta stejnegeri 544
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 546
Black Scoter Melanitta americana 551
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 554
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 560
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 564
Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica 572
Smew Mergellus albellus 576
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 580
Goosander Mergus merganser 584
Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus 591
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 595
Tribe Oxyurini (stifftails)
Masked Duck Nomonyx dominica 600
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 604
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucoephala 610
REFERENCES 617
HYBRIDS INDEX 651
SPECIES INDEX 655
What People are Saying About This
"Waterfowl of North America, Europe, and Asia compiles an impressive amount of information and illustrates an extraordinary number of figures. Reeber should be congratulated for compiling such a deep and rich resource on the subject. This guide is a significant contribution to the ornithological community."—Jessie Barry, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology