Birds of British Columbia, Volume 2

Nonpasserines - Diurnal Birds of Prey through Woodpeckers

By Wayne Campbell, Neil K. Dawe, Ian McTaggart-Cowan, John M. Cooper, Gary W. Kaiser, and Michael C.E. McNall
Categories: Regional & Cultural Studies, Canadian Studies, Environmental & Nature Studies, Animal Studies
Publisher: UBC Press
Ebook (PDF) : 9780774856355, 636 pages, October 2007
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Table of contents

Introduction

Species

Accounts

Checklist of B.C. Birds

Regular Species

Falconiformes

Cathartidae: American Vultures

Accipitridae: Osprey, Eagles, Hawks, and Allies

Falconidae: Falcons

Galliformes

Phasianidae: Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Quail

Gruiformes

Rallidae: Rails and Coots

Gruidae: Cranes

Charadriiformes

Charadriidae: Plovers

Haematopodidae: Oystercatchers

Recurvirostridae: Stilts and Avocets

Scolopacidae: Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies

Laridae: Jaegers, Skuas, Gulls and Terns

Alcidae: Auks, Murres, and Puffins

Columbiformes

Columbidae: Pigeons and Doves

Cuculiformes

Cuclidae: Cuckoos

Strigiformes

Tytonidae: Barn Owls

Strigidae: Typical Owls

Caprimulgiformes

Caprimulgidae: Goatsuckers

Apodiformes

Apodidae: Swifts

Trochilidae: Hummingbirds

Coraciiformes

Alcedinidae: Kingfishers

Piciformes

Picidae: Woodpeckers

Casual, Accidental, Extirpated, and Extinct Species

Hypothetical Species

Appendices

References Cited

Addenda

Index

About the Authors

Description

This volume completes the nonpasserine species and contains accounts for the diurnal birds of prey through woodpeckers.

Reviews

These books will tell amateurs the secrets that until now only scientists have known. (It) will become, without question, the most authoritative, comprehensive book ever written about the birds of BC. It is more like a bible than a book.

- Mark Hume