Birds of Argentina and the South-west Atlantic

Description

The ultimate illustrated field guide to the birds of Argentina and the islands of the South-west Atlantic Argentina is one of South America’s premier birding destinations, encompassing a range of habitats―from rainforests and pampas grasslands to the wetlands of the Iberá and the wilderness of Tierra del Fuego. Surprisingly, despite the strong interest in Argentina’s rich avian population, the country has until now lacked a credible, modern field guide to its birds. Authoritative and up-to-date, Birds of Argentina and the South-west Atlantic provides detailed species accounts, a plethora of distribution maps, and close to 200 stunning color plates illustrating every species and many distinct plumages and subspecies. This essential book will satisfy researchers, birders, and conservationists alike. The only up-to-date English-language guide to the birds of Argentina and the islands of the South-west AtlanticMore than 2,300 images illustrate 1,075 species, including all residents, migrants, and vagrantsClose to 200 color plates depict every species and many distinct plumages and subspecies, including 28 endemics and 17 near-endemicsKey identification features and plentiful distribution maps Cover Half-title Dedication Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Book Plan and Aims of the Book Area Covered By the Book Map 1. Boundaries and Hydrography Geography and Hydrography Map 2. Geography Ecoregions and Habitats Map 3. Ecoregions Puna and high Andes Monte desert Yungas Inter-Andean dry valleys Chaco Esteros del Iberá and Campos Paraná forest Espinal Pampas Patagonian steppe Patagonian forest Atlantic shore and oceanic waters Heath and tussock (South-west Atlantic islands) Taxonomy and Nomenclature Migration and Movements Overview of the Argentine and South-West Atlantic Avifauna Endemic species How to Use the Plates and Facing Texts What is illustrated What is not illustrated Plate sequence Texts facing the plates English vernacular names Scientific names Measurements Altitude ranges Sonograms Distribution maps Abbreviations and conventions Bird Topography Colour Plates: 1–199 Rheas RHEIDAE Seriemas CARIAMIDAE Tinamous TINAMIDAE New World quails ODONTOPHORIDAE Guans, chachalacas and curassows CRACIDAE Screamers ANHIMIDAE Ducks, geese and swans ANATIDAE Grebes PODICIPEDIDAE Penguins SPHENISCIDAE Albatrosses DIOMEDEIDAE Frigatebirds FREGATIDAE Sheathbills CHIONIDAE Petrels and shearwaters PROCELLARIIDAE Southern Storm Petrels OCEANITIDAE Northern Storm Petrels HYDROBATIDAE Anhingas ANHINGIDAE Cormorants and shags PHALACROCORACIDAE Flamingos PHOENICOPTERIDAE Storks CICONIIDAE Pelicans PELECANIDAE Herons and bitterns ARDEIDAE Limpkin ARAMIDAE Ibises and spoonbills THRESKIORNITHIDAE New World vultures CATHARTIDAE Kites, hawks and eagles ACCIPITRIDAE Osprey PANDIONIDAE Falcons and caracaras FALCONIDAE Rails, crakes and gallinules RALLIDAE Sungrebe HELIORNITHIDAE Oystercatchers HAEMATOPODIDAE Stilts and avocets RECURVIROSTRIDAE Jacanas JACANIDAE Magellanic Plover PLUVIANELLIDAE Painted-snipes ROSTRATULIDAE Plovers and lapwings CHARADRIIDAE Sandpipers and allies SCOLOPACIDAE Seedsnipes THINOCORIDAE Gannets and Boobies SULIDAE Skuas STERCORARIIDAE Gulls and terns LARIDAE Skimmers RYNCHOPIDAE Pigeons and doves COLUMBIDAE New World parrots PSITTACIDAE Cuckoos CUCULIDAE Potoos NYCTIBIIDAE Nightjars CAPRIMULGIDAE Owls STRIGIDAE Barn owls TYTONIDAE Swifts APODIDAE Hummingbirds TROCHILIDAE Trogons TROGONIDAE Puffbirds BUCCONIDAE Motmots MOMOTIDAE Kingfishers ALCEDINIDAE Toucans RAMPHASTIDAE Woodpeckers PICIDAE Antbirds THAMNOPHILIDAE Tapaculos RHINOCRYPTIDAE Crescentchests MELANOPAREIIDAE Gnateaters CONOPOPHAGIDAE Antpittas GRALLARIIDAE Antthrushes FORMICARIIDAE Ovenbirds FURNARIIDAE Tyrant flycatchers TYRANNIDAE Sharpbill OXYRUNCIDAE Cotingas COTINGIDAE Manakins PIPRIDAE Piprites TYRANNIDAE Tityras and becards TITYRIDAE Jays CORVIDAE Swallows and martins HIRUNDINIDAE Wrens TROGLODYTIDAE Dippers CINCLIDAE Vireos VIREONIDAE Gnatcatchers POLIOPTILIDAE Donacobius DONACOBIIDAE Thrushes TURDIDAE Mockingbirds MIMIDAE Pipits MOTACILLIDAE New World warblers PARULIDAE Tanagers, finches and seedeaters THRAUPIDAE Cardinal grosbeaks CARDINALIDAE Sparrows and brushfinches EMBERIZIDAE Siskins and euphonias FRINGILLIDAE New World blackbirds ICTERIDAE Nest Plates Furnariid nests Icterid nests Appendices Appendix 1: Introduced species Appendix 2: Keys to prion identification Appendix 3: Keys to pipit identification Appendix 4: Sonograms Appendix 5: List of illustrated flora Appendix 6: Taxonomic notes Index Key to the Distribution Maps