Woodpeckers of the world : the complete guide / Gerard Gorman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gorman, Gerard, author.

Series:

Helm Photographic Guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Woodpeckers.

Woodpeckers--Identification.

Woodpeckers--Geographical distribution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (530 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Christopher Helm, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Woodpeckers remain one of the most popular families of birds, and they are certainly one of the more unusual. Their legendary ability to excavate holes in wood is well known, and they are uniquely adapted for living in trees - though a few species have become more adapted to ground-dwelling. The family ranges from the tiny piculets of tropical forests to the mighty Imperial Woodpecker of Mexico, sadly now extinct. In between there is a considerable variety of species, all of a roughly similar shape and design, inhabiting forests and woodlands through the world except Australasia and Antarctica. Covering 239 species, this book is the first definitive photographic guide to woodpeckers. Detailed text looks in detail at the biology of the birds, with particular emphasis on field identification, along with voice, habitat, status, racial variation and distribution. The text is accompanied by a series of high-quality photographs - more than 750 images, carefully selected to highlight identification criteria. Each species entry is completed by an accurate colour range map. A sister to Owls of the World in the Helm Photographic Guides series, Woodpeckers of the World is an informative, fact-filled and beautifully illustrated guide to a group beloved by all birders.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Title

Copyright

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION

TAXONOMY

Nomenclature

DISTRIBUTION

Movements and migration

ANATOMY AND MORPHOLOGY

Topography of a typical woodpecker

HABITAT

BEHAVIOUR

BREEDING

PLUMAGE AND MOULT

Sexual dimorphism

FOOD AND FORAGING

FLIGHT

CALLS

DRUMMING

THE IMPORT ANCE OF WOODPECKERS

Pest Control

Indicators and keystones

Technology

Conservation

NOTES ON THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS

JYNX

1. EURASIAN WRYNECK

2. RED-THROATED WRYNECK

PICUMNUS

3. SPECKLED PICULET

4. BAR-BREASTED PICULET

5. LAFRESNAYE'S PICULET

6. ORINOCO PICULET

7. GOLDEN-SPANGLED PICULET

8. BLACK-DOTTED PICULET

9. ECUADORIAN PICULET

10. SCALED PICULET

11. WHITE-BELLIED PICULET

12. ARROWHEAD PICULET

13. SPOTTED PICULET

14. SPECKLE-CHESTED PICULET

15. VÁRZEA PICULET

16. WHITE-BARRED PICULET

17. OCELLATED PICULET

18. OCHRE-COLLARED PICULET

19. WHITE-WEDGED PICULET

20. RUSTY-NECKED PICULET

21. RUFOUS-BREASTED PICULET

22. OCHRACEOUS PICULET

23. TAWNY PICULET

24. MOTTLED PICULET

25. PLAIN-BREASTED PICULET

26. FINE-BARRED PICULET

27. OLIVACEOUS PICULET

28. GREYISH PICULET

29. CHESTNUT PICULET

SASIA

30. AFRICAN PICULET

31. RUFOUS PICULET

32. WHITE-BROWED PICULET

NESOCTITES

33. ANTILLEAN PICULET

HEMICIRCUS

34. GREY-AND-BUFF WOODPECKER

35. HEART-SPOTTED WOODPECKER

MELANERPES

36. WHITE WOODPECKER

37. LEWIS'S WOODPECKER

38. GUADELOUPE WOODPECKER

39. PUERTO RICAN WOODPECKER

40. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER

41. ACORN WOODPECKER

42. YELLOW-TUFTED WOODPECKER

43. YELLOW-FRONTED WOODPECKER

44. GOLDEN-NAPED WOODPECKER

45. BEAUTIFUL WOODPECKER

46. BLACK-CHEEKED WOODPECKER

47. WHITE-FRONTED WOODPECKER

48. HISPANIOLAN WOODPECKER.

49. JAMAICAN WOODPECKER

50. GOLDEN-CHEEKED WOODPECKER

51. GREY-BREASTED WOODPECKER

52. YUCATAN WOODPECKER

53. RED-CROWNED WOODPECKER

54. GILA WOODPECKER

55. HOFFMANN'S WOODPECKER

56. GOLDEN-FRONTED WOODPECKER

57. VELASQUEZ'S WOODPECKER

58. RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER

59. WEST INDIAN WOODPECKER

SPHYRAPICUS

60. WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKER

61. YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER

62. RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER

63. RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER

XIPHIDIOPICUS

64. CUBAN GREEN WOODPECKER

CAMPETHERA

65. FINE-SPOTTED WOODPECKER

66. BENNETT'S WOODPECKER

67. REICHENOW'S WOODPECKER

68. NUBIAN WOODPECKER

69. GOLDEN-TAILED WOODPECKER

70. MOMBASA WOODPECKER

71. KNYSNA WOODPECKER

72. GREEN-BACKED WOODPECKER

73. LITTLE GREEN WOODPECKER

74. TULLBERG'S WOODPECKER

75. BUFF-SPOTTED WOODPECKER

76. BROWN-EARED WOODPECKER

GEOCOLAPTES

77. GROUND WOODPECKER

DENDROPICOS

78. LITTLE GREY WOODPECKER

79. SPECKLE-BREASTED WOODPECKER

80. ABYSSINIAN WOODPECKER

81. CARDINAL WOODPECKER

82. GABON WOODPECKER

83. MELANCHOLY WOODPECKER

84. STIERLING'S WOODPECKER

85. BEARDED WOODPECKER

86. GOLDEN-CROWNED WOODPECKER

87. FIRE-BELLIED WOODPECKER

88. ELLIOT'S WOODPECKER

89. AFRICAN GREY WOODPECKER

90. EASTERN GREY WOODPECKER

91. OLIVE WOODPECKER

92. BROWN-BACKED WOODPECKER

DENDROCOPOS

93. RUFOUS-BELLIED WOODPECKER

94. SULAWESI WOODPECKER

95. PHILIPPINE WOODPECKER

96. SULU WOODPECKER

97. SUNDA WOODPECKER

98. BROWN-CAPPED WOODPECKER

99. PYGMY WOODPECKER

100. GREY-CAPPED WOODPECKER

101. LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER

102. FULVOUS-BREASTED WOODPECKER

103. FRECKLE-BREASTED WOODPECKER

104. STRIPE-BREASTED WOODPECKER

105. BROWN-FRONTED WOODPECKER

106. YELLOW-CROWNED WOODPECKER

107. ARABIAN WOODPECKER

108. CRIMSON-BREASTED WOODPECKER.

109. DARJEELING WOODPECKER

110. MIDDLE SPOTTED WOODPECKER

111. WHITE-BACKED WOODPECKER

112. OKINAWA WOODPECKER

113. HIMALAYAN WOODPECKER

114. SIND WOODPECKER

115. SYRIAN WOODPECKER

116. WHITE-WINGED WOODPECKER

117. GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER

PICOIDES

118. LADDER-BACKED WOODPECKER

119. NUTTALL'S WOODPECKER

120. DOWNY WOODPECKER

121. HAIRY WOODPECKER

122. ARIZONA WOODPECKER

123. STRICKLAND'S WOODPECKER

124. RED-COCKADED WOODPECKER

125. WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKER

126. SMOKY-BROWN WOODPECKER

127. EURASIAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER

128. AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER

129. BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER

VENILIORNIS

130. SCARLET-BACKED WOODPECKER

131. YELLOW-VENTED WOODPECKER

132. BAR-BELLIED WOODPECKER

133. LITTLE WOODPECKER

134. DOT-FRONTED WOODPECKER

135. WHITE-SPOTTED WOODPECKER

136. CHEQUERED WOODPECKER

137. STRIPED WOODPECKER

138. BLOOD-COLOURED WOODPECKER

139. RED-RUMPED WOODPECKER

140. RED-STAINED WOODPECKER

141. CHOCÓ WOODPECKER

142. GOLDEN-COLLARED WOODPECKER

143. YELLOW-EARED WOODPECKER

PICULUS

144. RUFOUS-WINGED WOODPECKER

145. STRIPE-CHEEKED WOODPECKER

146. WHITE-THROATED WOODPECKER

147. LITA WOODPECKER

148. YELLOW-THROATED WOODPECKER

149. GOLDEN-GREEN WOODPECKER

150. GOLDEN-YELLOW WOODPECKER

151. BAR-THROATED WOODPECKER

152. BELÉM WOODPECKER

153. DOT-THROATED WOODPECKER

154. ATLANTIC WOODPECKER

155. YELLOW-BROWED WOODPECKER

COLAPTES

156. GOLDEN-OLIVE WOODPECKER

157. GREY-CROWNED WOODPECKER

158. BRONZE-WINGED WOODPECKER

159. CRIMSON-MANTLED WOODPECKER

160. BLACK-NECKED WOODPECKER

161. SPOT-BREASTED WOODPECKER

162. GREEN-BARRED WOODPECKER

163. NORTHERN FLICKER

164. GILDED FLICKER

165. FERNANDINA'S FLICKER

166. CHILEAN FLICKER

167. ANDEAN FLICKER

168. CAMPO FLICKER

CELEUS.

169. CINNAMON WOODPECKER

170. WAVED WOODPECKER

171. SCALE-BREASTED WOODPECKER

172. CHESTNUT-COLOURED WOODPECKER

173. CHESTNUT WOODPECKER

174. PALE-CRESTED WOODPECKER

175. BLOND-CRESTED WOODPECKER

176. CREAM-COLOURED WOODPECKER

177. RUFOUS-HEADED WOODPECKER

178. KAEMPFER'S WOODPECKER

179. RINGED WOODPECKER

DRYOCOPUS

180. HELMETED WOODPECKER

181. BLACK-BODIED WOODPECKER

182. LINEATED WOODPECKER

183. PILEATED WOODPECKER

184. WHITE-BELLIED WOODPECKER

185. ANDAMAN WOODPECKER

186. BLACK WOODPECKER

CAMPEPHILUS

187. POWERFUL WOODPECKER

188. CRIMSON-BELLIED WOODPECKER

189. RED-NECKED WOODPECKER

190. ROBUST WOODPECKER

191. CRIMSON-CRESTED WOODPECKER

192. PALE-BILLED WOODPECKER

193. GUAYAQUIL WOODPECKER

194. CREAM-BACKED WOODPECKER

195. MAGELLANIC WOODPECKER

196. IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER

197. IMPERIAL WOODPECKER

CHRYSOPHLEGMA

198. BANDED WOODPECKER

199. CHEQUER-THROATED WOODPECKER

200. GREATER YELLOWNAPE

PICUS

201. LESSER YELLOWNAPE

202. CRIMSON-WINGED WOODPECKER

203. STREAK-BREASTED WOODPECKER

204. LACED WOODPECKER

205. STREAK-THROATED WOODPECKER

206. SCALY-BELLIED WOODPECKER

207. JAPANESE WOODPECKER

208. EURASIAN GREEN WOODPECKER

209. IBERIAN WOODPECKER

210. LEVAILLANT'S WOODPECKER

211. RED-COLLARED WOODPECKER

212. BLACK-HEADED WOODPECKER

213. GREY-HEADED WOODPECKER

DINOPIUM

214. OLIVE-BACKED WOODPECKER

215. HIMALAYAN FLAMEBACK

216. COMMON FLAMEBACK

217. SPOT-THROATED FLAMEBACK

218. BLACK-RUMPED FLAMEBACK

CHRYSOCOLAPTES

219. BUFF-SPOTTED FLAMEBACK

220. LUZON FLAMEBACK

221. YELLOW-FACED FLAMEBACK

222. RED-HEADED FLAMEBACK

223. JAVAN FLAMEBACK

224. GREATER FLAMEBACK

225. CRIMSON-BACKED FLAMEBACK

226. WHITE-NAPED WOODPECKER

227. PALE-HEADED WOODPECKER.

228. BAMBOO WOODPECKER

BLYTHIPICUS

229. MAROON WOODPECKER

230. BAY WOODPECKER

REINWARDTIPICUS

231. ORANGE-BACKED WOODPECKER

MICROPTERNUS

232. RUFOUS WOODPECKER

MEIGLYPTES

233. BUFF-RUMPED WOODPECKER

234. BLACK-AND-BUFF WOODPECKER

235. BUFF-NECKED WOODPECKER

MULLERIPICUS

236. ASHY WOODPECKER

237. NORTHERN SOOTY WOODPECKER

238. SOUTHERN SOOTY WOODPECKER

239. GREAT SLATY WOODPECKER

BIBLIOGRAPHY

PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDITS

INDEX.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4081-4716-5

1-4081-4717-3

OCLC:

882252596