The Sibley guide to birds

Sibley, David 1961- (Author). Scott & Nix (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: "A completely revised edition of Sibley's landmark guide, with more than 600 new paintings and 111 rare species added, new information on habitat and behavior, and more tips on finding species in the field"--Cover.

Record details

ISBN: 030795790X
ISBN: 9780307957900 :
Physical Description: xxv, 598 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
print
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:

"A Scott & Nix edition"--page [ii].

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Gulls : Identification of bulls ; Identification of hybrid gulls ; Albinism in gulls -- Terns and skimmer -- Skuas and jaegers : Bill details ; Jaeger identification -- Alcids -- Pigeons and doves : Bird families -- Cuckoos -- Owls : Owling ; Branching owls -- Nightjars : Eyeshine -- Swifts -- Hummingbirds : Hummingbird wing shapes ; Hummingbird displays ; Hybrid hummingbirds -- Trogons and kingfishers : Kingfisher behavior -- Woodpeckers : Woodpecker drumming -- Falcons -- Parrots -- Tyrant flycatchers and becard : Identification of Empidonax ; Comparing Empidonax and other flycatchers -- Shrikes -- Vireos -- Crows and jays -- Larks -- Swallows : Molting swallows -- Chickadees and allies : Chickadee and titmouse identification ; Black-capped and Carolina chickadee identification -- Nuthatches and creeper -- Wrens : Sedge wren and grass sparrows -- Gnatcatchers, kinglets, and others : Identification of gnatcatchers -- Thrushes : Identification of bluebirds -- Mockingbirds, thrashers, starlings, accentors, wagtails, and pipits -- Waxwings, silky-flycatchers, oliver warbler, and longspurs : Identification of snow and McKay's bunting -- Wood-warblers : Warbler identification ; Blue-winged x golden-winged warbler hybrids ; Hybrid warblers ; Taxonomic outliers ; Bill shapes of songbirds -- Emberizine sparrows : Sparrow-like birds ; Identification of Spizella sparrows -- Cardinals : Identification of grosbeaks ; Identification of Passinera buntings -- Orioles and blackbirds : Old world and new world names ; Plumage variation in orioles ; Identification of orioles -- Finches and allies : Red crossbill types.