The Sibley field guide to birds of western North America / written and illustrated by David Allen Sibley.

Author/creator Sibley, David, 1961-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Knopf, 2003.
Description471 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 20 cm
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects

Portion of title Field guide to birds of western North America
Contents Introduction -- Key to the species accounts -- Bird topography -- Loons -- Grebes -- Albatrosses, petrels, and shearwaters -- Storm-petrels -- Pelecaniformes -- Cormorants -- Wading birds -- Swans and geese -- Dabbling ducks -- Diving ducks -- Diurnal raptors -- Upland game birds -- Gruiformes -- Plovers, Oystercatchers, stilts, and avocets -- Sandpipers -- Skuas, jaegers, and gulls -- Terns and skimmers -- Alcids -- Pigeons and doves -- Parrots and their allies -- Cuckoos and their allies -- Owls -- Goatsuckers -- Trogons and quetzals -- Kingfishers -- Swifts -- Hummingbirds -- Woodpeckers -- Tyrant flycatchers -- Shrikes and vireos -- Jays, crows, and their allies -- Larks -- Swallows -- Chickadees, nuthatches, and their allies -- Wrens -- Dipper and wrentit -- Kinglets, Old World warblers, and gnatcatchers -- Thrushes -- Mimids -- Wagtails and pipits -- Waxwings, silky-flycatchers, and starlings -- Wood-warblers -- Tanagers, cardinals, and their allies -- Emberizine sparrows and their allies -- Icterids -- Finches and Old World sparrows.
Abstract Features 703 bird species plus regional populations found west of the Rocky Mountains. Accounts include more than 4,600 illustrations with descriptive caption text pointing out the most important field marks. Each entry contains new text concerning frequency, nesting, behavior, food and feeding, voice description, and key identification features. Accounts also include maps created from information contributed by 110 regional experts across the continent.
General note"A Chanticleer Press edition."
General noteIncludes indexes.
LCCN 2002114930
ISBN0679451218 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QL681 .S494 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold