Owls of the World - A Photographic Guide: Second EditionHaving trouble separating your scops from your screech owls, Tengmalm's from Tawny Owl or Collared and Spotted Owlets? Then this is the book for you. Owls of the World is the ultimate photographic resource dedicated to the identification of these charismatic, largely nocturnal birds of prey. This book contains lavish and spectacular photography from dozens of the world's finest natural history photographers, covering all of the world's 268 species of owls; particular attention is given to subspecific differences, sexing and ageing. The photos are accompanied by concise text on the identification, habitat, food, distribution and voice of these birds, along with accurate range maps. In this second edition, recent changes to owl taxonomy are incorporated with full descriptions (and images) of a number of new species, plus a several new photographs to improve this book's amazing photographic coverage still further. This is the definitive work on owl identification – no birder's bookshelf should be without it! |
Contents
CONTENTS | 13 |
THE NATURE OF OWLS | 24 |
EVOLUTION OF OWLS | 57 |
CONSERVATION | 66 |
SPECIES ACCOUNTS | 72 |
THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS | 78 |
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adult Africa allopatric areas band Barn Owl barred base belly bill birds blackish Boobook Call cere claws colour common crown dark brown darker densely differences distinct dull dusky Eagle Owl ear-tufts eyebrows eyes face facial disc fairly feathers Feeds female Food and hunting forests Geographical variation Monotypic grey greyish greyish-brown ground Habitat Hawk Owl head heavier horn-coloured insects intervals Island known larger legs less light lives lower lowlands mainly males mantle markings Mesoptile morph mottled mountain narrow nominate Northern notes occurs outer webs pale paler plumage prey primary prominent Pygmy Owl race reddish-brown relatively ruff rufous scapulars Scops Owl Screech Owl seconds separated sexual shaft-streaks short Similar species slightly smaller spots Status and distribution streaks studied subspecies sympatric tail takes throat tips toes underparts upper breast upperparts Utters vermiculated whitish wings Wood yellow yellow eyes yellowish