Parrots of the World

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Princeton University Press, Sep 27, 2010 - Nature - 336 pages

The world’s parrots in one convenient field guide

From the macaws of South America to the cockatoos of Australia, parrots are among the most beautiful and exotic birds in the world—and among the most endangered. This stunningly illustrated, easy-to-use field guide covers all 356 species and well-differentiated subspecies of parrots, and is the only guide organized by geographical distribution—Australasian, Afro-Asian, and neotropical. It features 146 superb color plates depicting every kind of parrot, as well as detailed, facing-page species accounts that describe key identification features, distribution, subspeciation, habitat, and status. Color distribution maps show ranges of all subspecies, and field identification is further aided by relevant upperside and underside flight images. This premier field guide also shows where to observe each species in the wild, helping make this the most comprehensive and user-friendly guide to the parrots of the world.

  • The only parrot guide to focus on geographical distribution
  • Covers all 356 species
  • Features 146 color plates depicting all species and well-differentiated subspecies
  • Provides detailed facing-page species accounts that describe key identification features, distribution, subspeciation, habitat, and status
  • Includes color distribution maps
  • Shows where to observe each species in the wild

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... Mantle Lesser wing - coverts Scapulars Upper back Lesser underwing - coverts Greater underwing - coverts Axillaries Lesser wing - coverts Median wing - coverts Secondary - coverts Tertials Crown Eye - ring Forehead Lores Chin Cheek ...
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... mantle and upper back; upper wing-coverts red tipped black. Range Sangihe Islands; possibly survives only on Sangihe. 2. E. h. talautensis less black on wing-coverts. Range Talaud Islands; escapes recorded on Sangihe Island. 3. E. h ...
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... mantle . Range Kalaotoa Island in Flores Sea . SIMILAR SPECIES Chalcopsitta lories ( plate 8 ) larger and with broader , rounded tail ; no blue on head and different underwing patterns . Scaly - breasted Lorikeet T. chlorolepidotus ...
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Contents

Preface
8
Plan of the Book
10
Introduction
15
Parrots in the Australasian Distribution Plates 162
22
Parrots in the AfroAsian Distribution Plates 6376
146
Parrots in the Neotropical Distribution Plates 77144
174
Extinct or Presumed Extinct Parrots Plates 145146
310
Index of English Names
314
Index of Scientific Names
320
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Parrots of the World
Joseph Michael Forshaw
Snippet view - 1978
Parrots of the World
Joseph Michael Forshaw
Snippet view - 1973
Parrots of the World: An Identification Guide
Joseph Michael Forshaw
No preview available - 2006
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abdomen all-green AMAZON Amazona Amazon River Argentina back to rump barred bend of wing blue Bolivia Brazil brown carpal edge central Charmosyna cheeks collar Colombia CONURE CONURE Aratinga Cristalino crown dark different calls dull ear-coverts east Ecuador face feathers FIG PARROT flight flocks forehead foreneck forest frontal band gray green parrot HANGING PARROT hindcrown hindneck Indonesia JUV duller larger Lesser Sunda Islands locally common lores LORIKEET LORY lower back MACAW mandible mantle Mato Grosso Midsized Moluccas mountains nape National Park near-threatened northern Brazil occiput orange orange-red paler Papua New Guinea Pará PARAKEET PARROTLET parrots plates Peninsula Peru plumage poorly differentiated subspecies primary-coverts Psittacula Queensland RACQUET-TAILED PARROT Range eastern Range southern Reserve Río scalloped sexes alike sexual dimorphism SIMILAR SPECIES slopes smaller South Moluccas southeastern subspecies SUBSPECIES three suffused throat undertail-coverts underwing-coverts underwings Unmistakable upper breast upperparts Venezuela violet-blue West Papua white eye-ring wing-coverts wing-speculum yellow yellowish green

About the author (2010)

Joseph M. Forshaw is one of Australia's foremost ornithologists and a world-renowned expert on parrots. His books include Parrots of the World: An Identification Guide (Princeton). Frank Knight has been an illustrator for three decades, producing artwork for scientific papers, books, and lectures. His books include The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia.

Bibliographic information

TitleParrots of the World
Princeton Field Guides
AuthorJoseph M. Forshaw
Illustrated byFrank Knight
Editionillustrated, revised
PublisherPrinceton University Press, 2010
ISBN1400836204, 9781400836208
Length336 pages
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