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A guide to the family Icteridae, known as blackbirds, troupials or New World Blackbirds. A diverse family, the Icterids range throughout the Americas, from Alaska to Cape Horn, and including the Caribbean. Despite the name blackbird , many of the 103 species covered in this book are very brightly coloured , and the group includes some of the most studied species in the world, Red-winged Blackbird and Brown-headed Cowbird for instance. This book depicts every species, showing races where relevant, and covering every aspect of the natural history and identification of the species treated. There are distribution maps and line drawings which illustrate aspects of bird behaviour.Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-139780713643336
eBay Product ID (ePID)87809568
Product Key Features
Number of Pages432 Pages
Publication NameNew World Blackbirds: the Icterids
LanguageEnglish
SubjectWriting & Reading
Publication Year1999
TypeReference
AuthorAlvaro Jaramillo
SeriesHelm Identification Guides
Dimensions
Item Height234 mm
Item Weight300 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorAlvaro Jaramillo
IllustratorPeter Burke
TopicWildlife