Identification Guide to North American Birds. Part II: Anatidae to Alcidae — Book

Identification Guide to North American Birds. Part II: Anatidae to Alcidae — Book

by Peter Pyle

A compendium of information on identifying, ageing, and sexing passerines and near-passerines in the hand. While of primary utility to banders, the wealth of information is of interest to both birdwatchers and ornithologists. Part II

This is highly technical guide for researchers, used for bird banding, which includes data for 395 species and 857 subspecies. The data includes plumage, molt patterns, measurements (wing, tail, bill, tarsus, mass), sexing, and ageing information.

Product details

Paperback
Condition: New
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Slate Creek Press (January 1, 2008)
ISBN 10: 0961894040
ISBN 13: 9780961894047
Pages: 835