Research Catalog

Title

Sylvia warblers / Hadoram Shirihai, Gabriel Gargallo, and Andreas J. Helbig ; illustrated by Alan Harris ; photographic editor and field photographer, David Cottridge ; distribution maps by C.S. Roselaar ; edited by Guy M. Kirwan and Lars Svensson.

Author

Shirihai, Hadoram.

Publication

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2001.

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Additional Authors

• Gargallo, Gabriel.
• Helbig, Andreas J.
• Harris, Alan, 1957-
• Kirwan, Guy M.
• Svensson, Lars, 1941-

Description

576 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps; 25 cm

Summary

"The authors include detailed information on the phylogeny, distribution, ecology, appearance, and behavior of Sylvia warblers. They sort out the complex plumage variations of these notoriously stealthy birds, noting coloration changes by distribution, age, and sex. Attention is also given to the wide variation in song among Sylvia. The volume contains an incredible amount of original data, compiled from field studies and meticulous museum research. Importantly, the authors use a novel approach to systematics, resulting in the proposal of four new species splits. One of Europe's finest bird illustrators contributed the color plates, and a pioneer in field bird photography spent hours in desert conditions to obtain the 546 color photographs of these furtive warblers." "No other book has provided such an abundance of detail for one genus of birds, nor the quality and number of illustrations showing individual and geographic variation. All this, combined with DNA information on systematic relationships, makes this book unique among modern identification guides. Sylvia Warblers is that rare guide that constitutes both a major contribution to ornithology and an excellent reference for birders."--Jacket.

Subject

• Sylvia (Birds)
• Sylviidae

Note

• Also published: London : Christopher Helm.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 555-568) and index.

Contents

Age classes -- Field identification -- Ageing -- Sexing -- Colours -- Measurements -- Identification in-the-hand -- Distribution maps -- Synopsis of species accounts -- Bird topography -- The Characteristics of the Genus -- Phylogeny and biogeography of the genus Sylvia -- Phylogeny and systematics -- Biogeography and regional diversity -- General biology and ecology of the genus Sylvia -- General biology and ecology -- Migration -- Moult patterns and strategy -- Species Accounts -- Palearctic Sylvia warblers -- Blackcap S. atricapilla -- Garden Warbler S. borin -- Barred Warbler S. nisoria -- Lesser Whitethroat S. [curruca] -- Western and Eastern Orphean Warblers S. [hortensis] -- Arabian Warbler S. leucomelaena -- Asian and African Desert Warblers S. [nana] -- Common Whitethroat S. communis -- Dartford Warbler S. undata -- Marmora's and Balearic Warblers S. [sarda] -- Tristram's Warbler S. deserticola -- Spectacled Warbler S. conspicillata -- Subalpine Warbler S. cantillans -- Sardinian Warbler S. melanocephala -- Menetries's Warbler S. mystacea -- Ruppell's Warbler S. rueppelli -- Cyprus Warbler S. melanothorax -- Afrotropical (Arabian) Sylvia (former 'Parisoma') -- Yemen Warbler S. buryi -- Brown Sylvia S. lugens -- Chestnut-vented Warbler S. subcaeruleum -- Layard's Warbler S. layardi -- Banded Sylvia S. boehmi -- Body Mass of Sylvia Species.

ISBN

• 0691088330
• 9780691088334

LCCN

00108258

OCLC

• ocm47221443
• 47221443
• SCSB-9710075

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library