Acknowledgements |
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9 | (2) |
Introduction |
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How Many Bird Species Are There in Venezuela? |
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13 | (2) |
Geography, Climate and Major Regions |
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Description of Habitats |
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Bird Identification |
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32 | (1) |
Bird Topography |
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33 | (1) |
How to use this book |
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34 | (6) |
Abbreviations |
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40 | (2) |
Glossary |
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42 | (2) |
Family Accounts |
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PLATES AND SPECIES ACCOUNTS |
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56 | (4) |
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60 | (6) |
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66 | (1) |
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66 | (2) |
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Odontophoridae Bobwhites and wood-quails |
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68 | (2) |
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Cracidae Chachalacas, Guansandcurassows |
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70 | (4) |
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74 | (1) |
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Procellariidae Shearwaters |
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74 | (1) |
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Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels |
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74 | (2) |
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Phaethontidae Tropicbirds |
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76 | (1) |
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76 | (2) |
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Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (2) |
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Ardeidae Herons, egrets and bitterns |
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80 | (8) |
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Threskiornithidae Ibises and spoonbills |
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88 | (2) |
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90 | (1) |
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Phoenicopteridae Flamingos |
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90 | (2) |
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Cathartioae, Pandionidae and Accipitridae Raptors inflight |
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92 | (12) |
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Cathartidae New World vultures |
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104 | (2) |
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106 | (1) |
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Accipitridae Kites, hawks and eagles |
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106 | (22) |
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Falconidae Caracaras and falcons |
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128 | (8) |
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Rallidae Rails, crakes, gallinules and coots |
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136 | (8) |
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144 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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144 | (2) |
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Haematopodidae Oystercatchers |
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146 | (1) |
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Charadriidae Plovers and lapwings |
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146 | (4) |
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Scolopacidae Snipes and sandpipers |
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150 | (10) |
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160 | (2) |
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Stercorariidae Skuas and jaegers |
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162 | (1) |
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162 | (10) |
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172 | (2) |
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Columbidae Pigeons and doves |
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174 | (8) |
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Psittacidae macaws, parrots and parakeets |
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182 | (18) |
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Cuculidae Cuckoos and anis |
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200 | (2) |
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202 | (4) |
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206 | (1) |
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206 | (8) |
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214 | (1) |
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214 | (2) |
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Caprimulgidae Nighthawks and nightjars |
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216 | (8) |
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224 | (6) |
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Trochilidae Hermits and hummingbirds |
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230 | (34) |
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264 | (1) |
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Trogonidae Quetzals and trogons |
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264 | (4) |
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268 | (4) |
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272 | (2) |
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Bucconidae Puffbirds and nunbirds |
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274 | (4) |
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Capitonidae NewWorld barbets |
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278 | (2) |
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Ramphastidae Toucans and aracaris |
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280 | (6) |
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Picidae Piculets and woodpeckers |
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286 | (12) |
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Furnariidae Ovenbirds: spinetails, foliage-gleaners, xenops, treehunters, softtails, barbtails, leaftossers, thistletails, canasteros, cincloides, horneros, tuftedcheeks, thorn birds, palmcreepers, streamcreepers and woodcreepers |
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298 | (26) |
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Thamnophilidae Antbirds: antshrikes, antbirds, antwrens, antvireos, bushbirds and bare-eyes |
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324 | (22) |
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Formicariidae Antthrushes |
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346 | (2) |
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348 | (6) |
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354 | (2) |
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Tyrannidae Tyrant flycatchers: tyrannulets, elaenias, bristle-tyrants, flycatchers, pygmy-tyrants, tody-tyrants, tody-flycatchers, flatbills, spadebills, pewees, tyrants, kingbirds, mourners and attilas |
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356 | (54) |
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Cotingidae Cotingas: fruiteaters, fruitcrows, umbrellabirds, pihas, Capuchinbird, cocks-of-the-rock and bellbirds |
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410 | (8) |
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418 | (2) |
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420 | (6) |
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Tityridae Tityras, schiffornises, mourners and becards |
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426 | (4) |
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430 | (4) |
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Vireonidae Vireosand greenlets |
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434 | (6) |
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440 | (2) |
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Hirundinidae Swallows and martins |
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442 | (6) |
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448 | (1) |
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448 | (6) |
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454 | (1) |
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454 | (2) |
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Polioptilidae Gnatcatchers |
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456 | (1) |
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456 | (2) |
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458 | (6) |
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464 | (2) |
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Thraupidae Tanagers and allies: Plushcap, conebills, honeycreepers, dacnises, flowerpiercers, hemispinguses, shrike-tanager, Paroaria cardinals, bush tanagers, seed-finches, saltators, seedeaters, sierra-finches, yellow-finches, finches, grass-finches |
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466 | (34) |
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Bananaquit and grassquits |
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Incertae Sedis Thrush-Tanager and Mitrospingustanager |
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492 | (1) |
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Emberizidae Chlorospinguses, brushfinches and New World sparrows 219-222, 228 |
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492 | (20) |
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Cardinalidae Cardinal grosbeaks: Piranga cardinals (tanagers), Habia ant-cardinals (ant-tanagers), Dickcissel, grosbeaks, Cardinalis cardinals, buntings, Amaurospiza seedeater and Granatellus chat 229-231, 237 |
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512 | (6) |
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Parulidae New World warblers: warblers, redstarts, parulas, waterthrushes, Ovenbird and yellowthroats |
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518 | (16) |
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Icteridae New World blackbirds: Oropendolas, caciques, orioles, troupial, meadowlarks, blackbirds, grackles, cowbirds and Bobolink |
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534 | (10) |
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Fringillidae Siskins and euphonias |
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544 | (6) |
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550 | (2) |
Appendix 1 Hypothetical Species |
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552 | (5) |
Appendix 2 List of Endemic Species For Venezuela |
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557 | (2) |
Checklist of the Birds of Venezuela |
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559 | (17) |
References |
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576 | (2) |
Index |
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