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The Eurasian curlew is the largest wader in its range, at 50–60 cm (20–24 in) in length, with an 89–106 cm (35–42 in) wingspan and a body weight of 410–1,360 g (0.90–3.00 lb). [7] It is mainly greyish brown, with a white back, greyish-blue legs and a very long curved bill.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Spain. The area covered by this list is mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands , the Canary Islands , and three small Spanish enclaves on the North African shore.
PFG 1: A Field Guide to the Birds (1934), by Roger Tory Peterson . Second edition (1939): A Field Guide to the Birds Third edition (1947): A Field Guide to the Birds Fourth edition (1980): A Field Guide to the Birds: A Completely New Guide to All the Birds of Eastern and Central North America
At 17–21 cm (6.7–8.3 in) length and with a 32–36 cm (13–14 in) wingspan, it is similar in size to a common starling, but stouter, with a longer, thicker bill. The dunlin moves along the coastal mudflat beaches it prefers with a characteristic "sewing machine" feeding action, methodically picking small food items.
Volume 1, The Macmillan Field Guide to Bird Identification, illustrated by Alan Harris and Laurel Tucker, with text by Keith Vinicombe, was originally published in 1989, covered British birds. Volume 2, The Macmillan Birder's Guide to European and Middle Eastern Birds, illustrated by Alan Harris, with text by Hadoram Shirihai and David Christie ...
The Sibley Guide to Birds is a reference work and field guide for the birds found in the continental United States and Canada. It is written and illustrated by ornithologist David Allen Sibley . The book provides details on 810 species of birds, with information about identification, life history, vocalizations, and geographic distribution.
Eastern Birds, by James Coe (1994) — limited release in original but continued by St. Martin's Press; Families of Birds, by Oliver L. Austin (1971) — originally published as a Golden Guide (small format) and later, slightly modified, as Golden Field Guide (large format); [1] [2] later discontinued by St. Martin's Press
The juvenile plumage (held by young birds for their first few months after fledging) is very similar to that of adults, but with whitish tips to the outer webs of the secondaries and tertials. [ 20 ] The chimney swift's wings are slender, curved and long, [ 21 ] extending as much as 1.5 in (3.8 cm) beyond the bird's tail when folded. [ 22 ]