Birds of South America: Passerines
Recommended for viewing on a colour tablet.South America has long been known for its bountiful flora and fauna. The richness in bird life has attracted visitors from all over the world and has helped to make South America an increasingly popular wildlife tourist spot.This major new field guide to the birds of South America covers all the passerines (perching birds), with all plumages for each species illustrated, including males, females and juveniles.The text gives information on key identification features, habitat, and songs and calls.Beautiful artwork featured across 195 colour plates appears opposite the relevant text for quick and easy reference. Distribution maps are included, showing where each species can be found and how common it is, to further aid identification.
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William Collins
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Source ISBN: 9780007477968
eBook Edition © September 2015 ISBN: 9780007477975
Version: 2015-09-21
CONTENTS
Format of the Species Accounts
Species Descriptions and Colour Plates
1 Sapayoa, and Frederickena and Other Antshrikes
2 Thamnophilus and Other Antshrikes
5 Thamnophilus and Other Antshrikes
7 Xenornis and Thamnistes Antshrikes, and Epinecrophylla Antwrens
10 Myrmotherula and Other Antwrens
12 Herpsilochmus, Microrhopias and Formicivora Antwrens
13 Formicivora and Other Antwrens
14 Hypocnemis and Other Antwrens
15 Terenura and Cercomacra Antwrens
16 Cercomacra Antwrens and Fire-eyes
17 Myrmoborus and Other Antbirds
18 Percnostola and Schistocichla Antbirds
21 Rhegmatorhina and Other Antbirds
22 Gymnopithys and Other Antbirds
23 Wing-banded Antbird and Gnateaters
24 Crescentchests, and Pittasoma and Grallaria Antpittas
27 Grallaria and Hylopezus Antpittas
28 Hylopezus, Myrmothera and Grallaricula Antpittas
29 Grallaricula Antpittas, Bamboowren, and Liosceles and Acropternis Tapaculos
30 Pteroptochos and Other Tapaculos
31 Eleoscytalopus, Eugralla and Scytalopus Tapaculos
35 Scytalopus Tapaculos, and Formicarius and Chamaeza Antthrushes
36 Chamaeza Antthrushes and Leaftossers
40 Cinclodes and Other Ovenbirds
42 Horneros and Other Ovenbirds
46 Synallaxis and Other Ovenbirds
49 Certhiaxis Spinetails, Softtails and Canasteros
51 Canasteros and Thistletails
52 Thistletails and Thornbirds
53 Thornbirds and Other Ovenbirds
54 Graveteiro, Canasteros, Cacholotes and Palmcreeper
55 Anabacerthia and Other Ovenbirds
56 Foliage-gleaners, Recurvebills, Hookbill and Woodhaunter
57 Philydor and Other Foliage-gleaners
58 Automolus Foliage-gleaners and Streamcreeper
59 Treehunters, Treerunner and Great Xenops
60 Xenopses, and Dendrocincla and Other Woodcreepers
61 Xiphocolaptes and Other Woodcreepers
62 Dendrocolaptes and Other Woodcreepers
63 Xiphorhynchus and Lepidocolaptes Woodcreepers
64 Lepidocolaptes Woodcreepers and Scythebills
66 Phyllomyias and Tyrannulus Tyrannulets, and Elaenias
68 Elaenias, Ornithion Tyrannulets and Beardless-tyrannulet
69 Suiriri Flycatchers, Mecocerculus Tyrannulets and Tit-tyrants
70 Tit-tyrants and Serpophaga Tyrannulets
71 Serpophaga and Phaeomyias Tyrannulets, Tachuris and Doraditos
72 Pygmy-tyrants and Other Tyrant Flycatchers
73 Capsiempis and Zimmerius Tyrannulets
74 Bristle-tyrants and Phylloscartes Tyrannulets
76 Phylloscartes Tyrannulets, and Mionectes and Leptopogon Flycatchers
77 Inezia Tyrannulets and Other Tyrant Flycatchers
78 Myiornis and Lophotriccus Pygmy-tyrants, and Bentbills
79 Sharp-tailed Tyrant, and Various Pygmy- and Tody-tyrants
81 Hemitriccus Tody-tyrants and Poecilotriccus Tody-flycatchers
82 Various Tody-flycatchers and Black-chested Tyrant
83 Tody-flycatchers, Twistwings, Flatbills and Tolmomyias Flycatcher
84 Tolmomyias Flycatchers and Spadebills
85 Royal Flycatcher and Myiophobus Flycatchers
86 Nephelomyias and Other Flycatchers, and Cinnamon Manakin-tyrant
87 Empidonax Flycatchers and Pewees
88 Negritos and Other Tyrant Flycatchers
91 Ground-tyrants, Shrike-tyrants and Bush-tyrants
92 Diucon, Monjitas and Other Tyrant Flycatchers
93 Bush-tyrants and Other Tyrant Flycatchers
