Birds of South America : passerines
- Responsibility
- written and illustrated by Ber van Perlo.
- Publication
- Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2015.
- Copyright notice
- ©2015
- Physical description
- 464 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; cm.
- Series
- Princeton illustrated checklists.
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- Author/Creator
- Perlo, Ber van author.
Contents/Summary
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (page 421) and index.
- Contents
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- Acknowledgements 9 Introduction 10 Geographical Scope 10 Names and Taxonomy 10 Format of the Species Accounts 10 The Birds in This Book 12 Parts of a Bird 13 Family Descriptions 14 Abbreviations and Symbols 25 Key to the Distribution Maps 25 Species Descriptions and Colour Plates
- 1 Sapayoa, and Frederickena and Other Antshrikes 26
- 2 Thamnophilus and Other Antshrikes 28
- 3 Thamnophilus Antshrikes 30
- 4 Thamnophilus Antshrikes 32
- 5 Thamnophilus and Other Antshrikes 34
- 6 Antvireos and Bushbirds 36
- 7 Xenornis and Thamnistes Antshrikes, and Epinecrophylla Antwrens 38
- 8 Myrmotherula Antwrens 40
- 9 Myrmotherula Antwrens 42
- 10 Myrmotherula and Other Antwrens 44
- 11 Herpsilochmus Antwrens 46
- 12 Herpsilochmus, Microrhopias and Formicivora Antwrens 48
- 13 Formicivora and Other Antwrens 50
- 14 Hypocnemis and Other Antwrens 52
- 15 Terenura and Cercomacra Antwrens 54
- 16 Cercomacra Antwrens and Fire-eyes 56
- 17 Myrmoborus and Other Antbirds 58
- 18 Percnostola and Schistocichla Antbirds 60
- 19 Myrmeciza Antbirds 62
- 20 Myrmeciza Antbirds 64
- 21 Rhegmatorhina and Other Antbirds 66
- 22 Gymnopithys and Other Antbirds 68
- 23 Wing-banded Antbird and Gnateaters 70
- 24 Crescentchests, and Pittasoma and Grallaria Antpittas 72
- 25 Grallaria Antpittas 74
- 26 Grallaria Antpittas 76
- 27 Grallaria and Hylopezus Antpittas 78
- 28 Hylopezus, Myrmothera and Grallaricula Antpittas 80
- 29 Grallaricula Antpittas, Bamboowren, and Liosceles and Acropternis Tapaculos 82
- 30 Pteroptochos and Other Tapaculos 84
- 31 Eleoscytalopus, Eugralla and Scytalopus Tapaculos 86
- 32 Scytalopus Tapaculos 88
- 33 Scytalopus Tapaculos 90
- 34 Scytalopus Tapaculos 92
- 35 Scytalopus Tapaculos, and Formicarius and Chamaeza Antthrushes 94
- 36 Chamaeza Antthrushes and Leaftossers 96
- 37 Miners 98
- 38 Earthcreepers and Chilia 100
- 39 Cinclodes 102
- 40 Cinclodes and Other Ovenbirds 104
- 41 Tit-spinetails 106
- 42 Horneros and Other Ovenbirds 108
- 43 Synallaxis Spinetails 110
- 44 Synallaxis Spinetails 112
- 45 Synallaxis Spinetails 114
- 46 Synallaxis and Other Ovenbirds 116
- 47 Cranioleuca Spinetails 118
- 48 Cranioleuca Spinetails 120
- 49 Certhiaxis Spinetails, Softtails and Canasteros 122
- 50 Canasteros 124
- 51 Canasteros and Thistletails 126
- 52 Thistletails and Thornbirds 128
- 53 Thornbirds and Other Ovenbirds 130
- 54 Graveteiro, Canasteros, Cacholotes and Palmcreeper 132
- 55 Anabacerthia and Other Ovenbirds 134
- 56 Foliage-gleaners, Recurvebills, Hookbill and Woodhaunter 136
- 57 Philydor and Other Foliage-gleaners 138
- 58 Automolus Foliage-gleaners and Streamcreeper 140
- 59 Treehunters, Treerunner and Great Xenops 142
- 60 Xenopses, and Dendrocincla and Other Woodcreepers 144
- 61 Xiphocolaptes and Other Woodcreepers 146
- 62 Dendrocolaptes and Other Woodcreepers 148
- 63 Xiphorhynchus and Lepidocolaptes Woodcreepers 150
- 64 Lepidocolaptes Woodcreepers and Scythebills 152
- 65 Phyllomyias Tyrannulets 154
- 66 Phyllomyias and Tyrannulus Tyrannulets, and Elaenias 156
- 67 Elaenias 158
- 68 Elaenias, Ornithion Tyrannulets and Beardlesstyrannulet 160
- 69 Suiriri Flycatchers, Mecocerculus Tyrannulets and Tit-tyrants 162
- 70 Tit-tyrants and Serpophaga Tyrannulets 164
- 71 Serpophaga and Phaeomyias Tyrannulets, Tachuris and Doraditos 166
- 72 Pygmy-tyrants and Other Tyrant Flycatchers 168
- 73 Capsiempis and Zimmerius Tyrannulets 170
- 74 Bristle-tyrants and Phylloscartes Tyrannulets 172
- 75 Phylloscartes Tyrannulets 174
- 76 Phylloscartes Tyrannulets, and Mionectes and Leptopogon Flycatchers 176
- 77 Inezia Tyrannulets and Other Tyrant Flycatchers 178
- 78 Myiornis and Lophotriccus Pygmy-tyrants, and Bentbills 180
- 79 Sharp-tailed Tyrant, and Various Pygmy- and Tody-tyrants 182
- 80 Hemitriccus Tody-tyrants 184
- 81 Hemitriccus Tody-tyrants and Poecilotriccus Tody-flycatchers 186
- 82 Various Tody-flycatchers and Black-chested Tyrant 188
- 83 Tody-flycatchers, Twistwings, Flatbills and Tolmomyias Flycatcher 190
- 84 Tolmomyias Flycatchers and Spadebills 192
- 85 Royal Flycatcher and Myiophobus Flycatchers 194
- 86 Nephelomyias and Other Flycatchers, and Cinnamon Manakin-tyrant 196
- 87 Empidonax Flycatchers and Pewees 198
- 88 Negritos and Other Tyrant Flycatchers 200
- 89 Knipolegus Tyrants 202
- 90 Ground-tyrants 204
- 91 Ground-tyrants, Shriketyrants and Bush-tyrants 206
- 92 Diucon, Monjitas and Other Tyrant Flycatchers 208
- 93 Bush-tyrants and Other Tyrant Flycatchers 210
- 94 Chat-tyrants 212
- 95 Alectrurus, Myiozetetes and Other Tyrant Flycatchers 214
- 96 Kiskadees and Other Tyrant Flycatchers 216
- 97 Kingbirds and Other Tyrant Flycatchers 218
- 98 Rhytipterna Mourners, Sirystes, Casiornises and Other Tyrant Flycatchers 220
- 99 Myiarchus Flycatchers 222
- 100 Flatbills and Attilas 224
- 101 Sharpbill and Fruiteaters 226
- 102 Fruiteaters, Berryeaters, Plantcutters and Other Cotingas 228
- 103 Cotingas and Ampelioides Fruiteater 230
- 104 Cotingas and Cocks-of-therock 232
- 105 Capuchinbird and Pihas 234
- 106 Swallow-tailed Cotinga, Fruitcrows, Bellbirds and Umbrellabirds 236
- 107 Tyrant-manakins and Corapipo Manakins 238
- 108 Lepidothrix and Other Manakins 240
- 109 Xenopipo and Other Manakins 242
- 110 Manacus and Pipra Manakins 244
- 111 Chiroxiphia and Heterocercus Manakins, and Tityras 246
- 112 Schiffornises, Laniocera Mourners, Purpletufts and Other Tityras 248
- 113 Becards 250
- 114 Becards, Pipriteses, Calyptura, Peppershrikes and Shrike-vireos 252
- 115 Vireos and Greenlets 254
- 116 Greenlets 256
- 117 Greenlets, Horned Lark and Jays 258
- 118 Jays 260
- 119 Swallows 262
- 120 Swallows and Martins 264
- 121 Swallows 266
- 122 Troglodytes and Other Wrens 268
- 123 Campylorhynchus and Other Wrens 270
- 124 Pheugopedius and Cantorchilus Wrens 272
- 125 Cantorchilus and Cinnycerthia Wrens 274
- 126 Henicorhina and Cyphorhinus Wrens, and Gnatwrens 276
- 127 Gnatcatchers, Donacobius, Dippers and Waxwing 278
- 128 Nightingale-thrushes, Wood Thrush and Solitaires 280
- 129 Entomodestes Solitaires and Turdus Thrushes 282
- 130 Turdus Thrushes 284
- 131 Turdus Thrushes, Catbird and Thrashers 286
- 132 Mockingbirds 288
- 133 Myna, Starling, Wagtail and Pipits 290
- 134 Cardinals, and Orchesticus and Other Tanagers 292
- 135 Conothraupis and Other Tanagers 294
- 136 Olive-green Tanager and Hemispinguses 296
- 137 Hemispinguses, and Cnemoscopus and Thlypopsis Tanagers 298
- 138 Tachyphonus and Other Tanagers 300
- 139 Ramphocelus and Other Tanagers 302
- 140 Thraupis and Other Tanagers 304
- 141 Bangsia and Other Tanagers 306
- 142 Anisognathus and Other Tanagers 308
- 143 Iridosornis and Other Tanagers 310
- 144 Tangara Tanagers 312
- 145 Tangara Tanagers 314
- 146 Tangara Tanagers 316
- 147 Tangara Tanagers 318
- 148 Tangara Tanagers and Dacnises 320
- 149 Dacnises and Honeycreepers 322
- 150 Conebills 324
- 151 Hemithraupis and Other Tanagers 326
- 152 Flowerpiercers 328
- 153 Flowerpiercers and Other Tanagers, and Bananaquit 330
- 154 Grassquits, Vegetarian Finch and Tree-finches 332
- 155 Warbler-finches, Groundfinches, Cactus-finches and Saltator Grosbeaks 334
- 156 Saltators 336
- 157 Saltators, Chaco Finch, Yellow-shouldered Grosbeak and Various Sparrows 338
- 158 Blue Finch and Sierra-finches 340
- 159 Sierra-finches, Diuca-finches and Other Finches 342
- 160 Inca-finches, Grassquit and Other Finches 344
- 161 Warbling-finches 346
- 162 Warbling-finches, Mountain-finches and Grass-finches 348
- 163 Yellow-finches 350
- 164 Yellow-finches, Pampa-finches and Sporophila Seedeaters 352
- 165 Sporophila Seedeaters 354
- 166 Sporophila Seedeaters 356
- 167 Sporophila and Dolospingus Seedeaters, and Seed-finches 358
- 168 Tanager Finch, Catamenia Seedeaters and Arremon Sparrows 360
- 169 Arremon Sparrows 362
- 170 Arremonops Sparrows and Brushfinches 364
- 171 Brushfinches 366
- 172 Brushfinches and Coal-crested Finch 368
- 173 Coryphaspiza and Coryphospingus Finches, and Bush-tanagers 370
- 174 Piranga Tanagers and Ant-tanagers 372
- 175 Chlorothraupis and Other Tanagers, Pheucticus Grosbeaks and Chat 374
- 176 Vermilion Cardinal, Amaurospiza Seedeaters, Cyanocompsa and Other Grosbeaks, and Dicksissel 376
- 177 Blue Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, Parulas and Other Wood-warblers 378
- 178 Dendroica Warblers 380
- 179 Dendroica and Other Warblers 382
- 180 Willsonia and Other Warblers 384
- 181 Redstarts 386
- 182 Basileuterus Warblers 388
- 183 Basileuterus Warblers 390
- 184 Oropendolas 392
- 185 Caciques and Oriole Blackbird 394
- 186 Troupials and Orioles 396
- 187 Orioles, Grackles, and Curaeus and Other Blackbirds 398
- 188 Agelasticus and Other Blackbirds, and Marshbirds 400
- 189 Molothrus Cowbirds, and Sturnella Blackbirds and Meadowlarks 402
- 190 Bay-winged Cowbird, Quiscalus Grackles, Bobolink, Carduelis Finches and Siskins 404
- 191 Siskins, Goldfinch and Euphonias 406
- 192 Euphonias 408
- 193 Euphonias and Chlorophonias 410
- 194 Introduced and Unconfirmed Species 412
- 195 Unconfirmed Species 414
- 196 New Species 416
- 197 Possible New Species 418 Glossary 420 Bibliography 421 Index 422.
- (source: Nielsen Book Data)
- Publisher's summary
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This comprehensive field guide to the birds of South America covers all 1,952 passerine species to be found south of Panama, including offshore islands such as Trinidad, the Galapagos, and the Falklands, and the islands of the Scotia Arc leading to the Antarctic mainland. It features 197 stunning color plates and detailed species accounts that describe key identification features, habitat, songs, and calls. All plumages for each species are illustrated, including males, females, and juveniles. This easy-to-use guide is the essential travel companion for experienced birdwatchers and novice birders alike. * Combines a clear format with a wealth of detailed information * Features 197 color plates that aid identification * Covers key identification features with information on habitat, songs, and calls * Includes a distribution map for each species.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
Subjects
- Subjects
- Passeriformes > South America > Identification.
- Passeriformes > South America > Pictorial works.
Bibliographic information
- Publication date
- 2015
- Copyright date
- 2015
- Series
- Princeton illustrated checklists
- ISBN
- 9780691167961 paperback
- 0691167966 paperback