Basic Texas Birds : : A Field Guide / / Mark W. Lockwood.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Lockwood, Mark W.,
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Texas Natural History Guides
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (419 p.)

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.

Table of 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