Birds of Missouri Field Guide - Brossura

Tekiela, Stan

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1647550858 ISBN 13: 9781647550851

Casa editrice: Adventure Pubns, 2021

Riassunto

Get the New Edition of Missouri’s Best-Selling Bird Guide

Learn to identify birds in Missouri, and make bird-watching even more enjoyable. With Stan Tekiela’s famous field guide, bird identification is simple and informative. There’s no need to look through dozens of photos of birds that don’t live in your area. This book features 121 species of Missouri birds organized by color for ease of use. Do you see a yellow bird and don’t know what it is? Go to the yellow section to find out.

Book Features:

• 121 species: Only Missouri birds
• Simple color guide: See a yellow bird? Go to the yellow section
• Compare feature: Decide between look-alikes
• Stan’s Notes: Naturalist tidbits and facts
• Professional photos: Crisp, stunning full-page images

This new edition includes more species, updated photographs and range maps, revised information, and even more of Stan’s expert insights. So grab Birds of Missouri Field Guide for your next birding adventure—to help ensure that you positively identify the birds that you see.  

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Informazioni sull'autore

Naturalist, wildlife photographer and writer Stan Tekiela is the author of more than 175 field guides, nature books, children’s books, wildlife audio CDs, puzzles and playing cards, presenting many species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, trees, wildflowers and cacti in the United States. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural History from the University of Minnesota and as an active professional naturalist for more than 25 years, Stan studies and photographs wildlife throughout the United States and Canada. He has received various national and regional awards for his books and photographs. Also a well-known columnist and radio personality, his syndicated column appears in more than 25 newspapers and his wildlife programs are broadcast on a number of Midwest radio stations.

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Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis

Size: 8–9" (20–22.5 cm)

Female: Buff brown bird with tinges of red on crest and wings, a black mask and large red bill

Male: red with a large crest and bill, and black mask extending from the face to the throat

Juvenile: same as female, but with a blackish gray bill

Nest: cup; female builds; 2–3 broods per year

Eggs: 3–4; bluish white with brown markings

Incubation: 12–13 days; female and male incubate

Fledging: 9–10 days; female and male feed the young

Migration: non-migrator

Food: seeds, insects, fruit; comes to seed feeders

Compare: Similar size as the male Summer Tanager (pg. 243), but the Tanager is rosy red. Male Scarlet Tanager (pg. 241) has black wings and tail. Look for Northern Cardinal’s black mask, large crest and red bill.

Stan’s Notes: A familiar backyard bird. Seen in a variety of habitats, including parks. Usually likes thick vegetation. One of the few species in which both females and males sing. Can be heard all year. Listen for its “whata-cheer-cheer-cheer” territorial call in spring. Watch for a male feeding a female during courtship. The male also feeds the young of the first brood while the female builds a second nest. Territorial in spring, fighting its own reflection in a window or other reflective surface. Non-territorial in winter, gathering in small flocks of up to 20 birds. Makes short flights from cover to cover, often landing on the ground. Cardinalis denotes importance, as represented by the red priestly garments of Catholic cardinals.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Adventure Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1647550858
• ISBN 13: 9781647550851
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 324
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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