Basic Texas birds : a field guide / Mark W. Lockwood ; photographs by Greg W. Lasley, Tim Cooper, and Mark W. Lockwood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lockwood, Mark, author, photographer.

Contributor:

Lasley, Greg, photographer.

Cooper, Tim, photographer.

Series:

Texas natural history guides.

Texas natural history guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds--Texas.

Birds.

Birds--Texas--Identification.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 403 pages) : color illustrations, maps (chiefly color)

Place of Publication:

Austin, Tex. : University of Texas Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Finding all the birds in Texas can be a lifetime pursuit. Basic Texas Birds, an easy-to-use field guide, will help you identify over 180 species of birds that are found across the state, including a selection of the rarer "Texas specialties" that draw birders to Texas from around the world. These are the birds that form the basis of a birder's life list for Texas. Basic Texas Birds is organized by bird families to aid in identifying any bird you see in the wild. It is loaded with resources, including: 200 full-color, close-up photos of the birds State-of-the-art range maps—the most accurate of any currently available—that show each species' distribution within the state Up-to-date species accounts that provide a wealth of current and historical information, including each bird's appearance, habitat, status, and distribution, and that also identify similar species A glossary of terms used in bird identification A list of selected readings for learning more about birds found in Texas The Texas Ornithological Society's list of birds documented in Texas Much more convenient for identifying common birds than a comprehensive state or national field guide, Basic Texas Birds is a must-have resource for both beginning and experienced birders.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

SPECIES ACCOUNTS

BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK

SNOW GOOSE

CACKLING GOOSE and CANADA GOOSE

WOOD DUCK

AMERICAN WIGEON

MALLARD

BLUE-WINGED TEAL

NORTHERN SHOVELER

GREEN-WINGED TEAL

CANVASBACK

REDHEAD

RING-NECKED DUCK

LESSER SCAUP

MASKED DUCK

GREATER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN

LESSER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN

WILD TURKEY

SCALED QUAIL

GAMBEL'S QUAIL

NORTHERN BOBWHITE

MONTEZUMA QUAIL

COMMON LOON

LEAST GREBE

PIED-BILLED GREBE

AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN

BROWN PELICAN

DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT

ANHINGA

AMERICAN BITTERN

LEAST BITTERN

GREAT BLUE HERON

GREAT EGRET

SNOWY EGRET

LITTLE BLUE HERON

REDDISH EGRET

CATTLE EGRET

GREEN HERON

BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON

WHITE-FACED IBIS

ROSEATE SPOONBILL

BLACK VULTURE

TURKEY VULTURE

OSPREY

MISSISSIPPI KITE

BALD EAGLE

NORTHERN HARRIER

COOPER'S HAWK

HARRIS'S HAWK

RED-SHOULDERED HAWK

SWAINSON'S HAWK

WHITE-TAILED HAWK

ZONE-TAILED HAWK

RED-TAILED HAWK

CRESTED CARACARA

AMERICAN KESTREL

APLOMADO FALCON

KING RAIL

AMERICAN COOT

SANDHILL CRANE

WHOOPING CRANE

KILLDEER

AMERICAN AVOCET

LONG-BILLED CURLEW

SANDERLING

LEAST SANDPIPER

LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER

LAUGHING GULL

RING-BILLED GULL

ROYAL TERN

FORSTER'S TERN

BLACK SKIMMER

WHITE-WINGED DOVE

MOURNING DOVE

INCA DOVE

COMMON GROUND-DOVE

GREEN PARAKEET

YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO

GREATER ROADRUNNER

BARN OWL

WESTERN SCREECH-OWL and EASTERN SCREECH-OWL

GREAT HORNED OWL

FERRUGINOUS PYGMY-OWL

BURROWING OWL

BARRED OWL

LESSER NIGHTHAWK

COMMON NIGHTHAWK

COMMON POORWILL

WHIP-POOR-WILL

CHIMNEY SWIFT

BUFF-BELLIED HUMMINGBIRD

LUCIFER HUMMINGBIRD

RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD and BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD

BELTED KINGFISHER

GREEN KINGFISHER

GOLDEN-FRONTED WOODPECKER

YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER

LADDER-BACKED WOODPECKER

DOWNY WOODPECKER

RED-COCKADED WOODPECKER

NORTHERN FLICKER

PILEATED WOODPECKER

VERMILION FLYCATCHER

GREAT KISKADEE

WESTERN KINGBIRD

EASTERN KINGBIRD

SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER

LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE

WHITE-EYED VIREO

BLACK-CAPPED VIREO

BLUE-HEADED VIREO

BLUE JAY

GREEN JAY

WESTERN SCRUB-JAY

MEXICAN JAY

AMERICAN CROW

COMMON RAVEN

PURPLE MARTIN

CAVE SWALLOW

BARN SWALLOW

CAROLINA CHICKADEE

TUFTED TITMOUSE and BLACK-CRESTED TITMOUSE

BUSHTIT

CACTUS WREN

CAROLINA WREN

BEWICK'S WREN

MARSH WREN

RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET

BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER

EASTERN BLUEBIRD

HERMIT THRUSH

WOOD THRUSH

CLAY-COLORED ROBIN

AMERICAN ROBIN

GRAY CATBIRD

NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD

BROWN THRASHER

CURVE-BILLED THRASHER

CEDAR WAXWING

PHAINOPEPLA

ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER

NASHVILLE WARBLER

COLIMA WARBLER

TROPICAL PARULA

YELLOW WARBLER

YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER

GOLDEN-CHEEKED WARBLER

BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER

COMMON YELLOWTHROAT

WILSON'S WARBLER

SUMMER TANAGER

SCARLET TANAGER

SPOTTED TOWHEE

CHIPPING SPARROW

LARK SPARROW

BLACK-THROATED SPARROW

SAVANNAH SPARROW

HARRIS'S SPARROW

WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW

DARK-EYED JUNCO

NORTHERN CARDINAL

PYRRHULOXIA

BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK

BLUE GROSBEAK

INDIGO BUNTING

VARIED BUNTING

PAINTED BUNTING

RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD

EASTERN MEADOWLARK and WESTERN MEADOWLARK

YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD

BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE

GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE

BRONZED COWBIRD

BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD

BULLOCK'S ORIOLE

ALTAMIRA ORIOLE

BALTIMORE ORIOLE

HOUSE FINCH

LESSER GOLDFINCH

AMERICAN GOLDFINCH

APPENDIX

GLOSSARY

SUGGESTED REFERENCES

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780292756694

0292756690

9780292793187

0292793189

OCLC:

506174478