A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Indonesia: Second Edition

1456 Pages·2012·49.32 MB·English

A Photographic Guide to the
BIRDS
of Indonesia
A Photographic Guide to the
BIRDS
of Indonesia
Second Edition
Morten Strange
TUTTLE Publishing
Tokyo | Rutland, Vermont | Singapore
Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
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Front Cover Photo (Sulawesi Kingfisher) © Stijn De Win
Facing title page: White-shouldered Triller © Pete Morris All rights reserved.
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CONTENTS

11 Preface
17 Introduction
31 How to use this Book
44 Illustrated Section
Non-Passerines
44 Cassowaries - Casuariidae
45 Ducks - Anatidae
49 Scrubfowls - Megapodiidae
52 Pheasants - Phasianidae
57 Grebes - Podicipedidae
58 Shearwaters - Procellariidae
58 Tropicbirds - Phaethontidae
59 Boobies - Sulidae
61 Pelicans - Pelecanidae
62 Cormorants - Phalacrocoracidae
63 Darters - Anhingidae
64 Frigatebirds - Fregatidae
65 Herons, egrets, bitterns - Ardeidae
74 Ibises - Threskiornithidae
76 Storks - Ciconiidae
78 Ospreys - Pandionidae
78 Hawks, eagles - Accipitridae
96 Falcons - Falconidae
98 Buttonquails - Turnicidae
99 Rails, crakes - Rallidae
106 Bustards - Otididae
106 Cranes - Gruidae
107 Thick-knees - Burhinidae
107 Lapwings, plovers - Charadriidae
112 Stilts - Recurvirostridae
112 Jacanas - Jacanidae
113 Sandpipers, curlews, snipes - Scolopacidae
122 Phalaropes - Phalaropidae
123 Pratincoles - Glareolidae
124 Painted-Snipes - Rostratulidae
124 Terns - Laridae
130 Jaegers - Stercorariidae
130 Pigeons, doves - Columbidae
159 Parrots - Psittacidae
180 Cuckoos - Cuculidae
193 Barn Owls - Tytonidae
196 Owls - Strigidae
208 Owlet-nightjars - Aegothelidae
210 Frogmouths - Podargidae
212 Nightjars - Caprimulgidae
216 Swifts - Apodidae
222 Treeswifts - Hemiprocnidae
223 Trogons - Trogonidae
228 Kingfishers, kookaburras - Alcedinidae
246 Bee-eaters - Meropidae
249 Rollers - Coraciidae
250 Hornbills - Bucerotidae
257 Barbets - Megalaimidae
263 Woodpeckers - Picidae
Passerines
272 Broadbills - Eurylaimidae
276 Pittas - Pittidae
282 Honeyeaters, friarbirds - Meliphagidae
296 Shrikes - Laniidae
297 Cuckoo-shrikes, minivets - Campephagidae
309 Leafbirds - Chloropseidae
311 Ioras - Aegithinidae
312 Crows, jays, magpies - Corvidae
317 Monarchs, boatbills - Monarchidae
324 Larks - Alaudidae
325 Swallows - Hirundinidae
326 Tits - Paridae
327 Nuthatches - Sittidae
328 Bulbuls - Pycnonotidae
339 Cisticolas, prinias - Cisticolidae
342 Warblers - Sylviidae
350 Flycatchers - Muscicapidae
368 Thrushes - Turdidae
378 Fantails - Rhipiduridae
384 Australian flycatchers, robins - Petroicidae
389 Whistlers, shrike-thrushes - Pachycephalidae
395 Babblers - Timaliidae
414 White-eyes, black-eyes - Zosteropidae
424 Logrunners - Orthonychidae
425 Jewel-Babblers, rail-babblers - Eupetidae
426 Fairywrens - Maluridae
427 Scrubwrens, gerygones - Acanthizidae
431 Australian treecreepers - Climacteridae
432 Sunbirds, spiderhunters - Nectariniidae
440 Berrypeckers, longbills - Melanocharitidae
441 Painted berrypeckers - Paramythiidae
442 Flowerpeckers - Dicaeidae
452 Orioles, figbirds - Oriolidae
455 Fairy-Bluebirds - Irenidae
456 Helmetshrikes - Prionopidae