Unwin M. The atlas of birds: diversity, behavior, and conservation. - Princeton: Princeton University Press; Brighton: Myriad Editions, 2011. - 144 p.: ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps. - Incl. bibl. ref. and indexes. - ISBN 978-0-691-14949-3  Место хранения:   029 | Институт систематики и экологии животных CO РАН | Новосибирск

Оглавление / Contents

Introduction .................................................... 7 Acknowledgements ................................................ 9 Photo Credits .................................................. 10 PART ONE INTRODUCTION TO BIRDS ................................. 12 Bird Beginnings ................................................ 14 Fit for Purpose ................................................ 16 Feathers ....................................................... 18 PART TWO WHERE BIRDS LIVE ...................................... 20 Bird Habitats .................................................. 22 Country Counts ................................................. 24 Endemic Birds .................................................. 26 Important Bird Areas ........................................... 28 Europe ......................................................... 30 Asia & the Middle East ......................................... 32 Africa ......................................................... 34 The Americas ................................................... 36 Australasia .................................................... 38 Antarctica, Oceans & Islands ................................... 40 PART THREE BIRDS IN ORDER ...................................... 42 Ratites & Tinamous ............................................. 44 Game Birds to Grebes ........................................... 46 Storks to Cranes ............................................... 48 Seabirds & Shorebirds .......................................... 50 Birds of Prey .................................................. 52 Pigeons to Cuckoos ............................................. 54 Owls to Hummingbirds ........................................... 56 Kingfishers to Mousebirds ...................................... 58 Passerines: Perching Birds ..................................... 60 PART FOUR HOW BIRDS LIVE ....................................... 62 Taking to the Air .............................................. 64 By Land & Water ................................................ 66 Finding Food ................................................... 68 Sense & Sensitivity ............................................ 70 Showing Off .................................................... 72 From Egg to Adult .............................................. 74 Living Together ................................................ 76 Birds on the Move .............................................. 78 Flyways ........................................................ 80 Different Journeys ............................................. 82 PART FIVE BIRDS AND PEOPLE ..................................... 84 Birds on the Menu .............................................. 86 Putting Birds to Use ........................................... 88 Birds in Culture ............................................... 90 Learning from Birds ............................................ 92 Conflicts with Birds ........................................... 94 Birds for Pleasure ............................................. 96 PART SIX BIRDS UNDER THREAT .................................... 98 Extinction .................................................... 100 Birds under Threat ............................................ 102 Losing Land ................................................... 104 Infrastructure & Pollution .................................... 106 Birds Wanted: Dead or Alive ................................... 108 Alien Invasion ................................................ 110 All at Sea .................................................... 112 Warming Up .................................................... 114 PART SEVEN PROTECTING BIRDS ................................... 116 Bird Life International ....................................... 118 Campaigns & Conventions ....................................... 120 Saving Species ................................................ 122 Protecting Places ............................................. 124 People Power .................................................. 126 PART EIGHT BIRD TABLE ......................................... 128 Sources ....................................................... 138 Bird Index .................................................... 141 General Index ................................................. 143