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Author Farquhar, C. Craig

Title Raptors of Texas A Natural History of Diurnal Birds of Prey
Published PiraĆ­ : Texas A&M University Press, 2022

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Description 1 online resource (340 p.)
Series Myrna and David K. Langford Books on Working Lands Ser
Myrna and David K. Langford Books on Working Lands Ser
Contents Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Raptors Collected from Texas -- 3. Conservation -- 4. Morphology and Physiology -- 5. Ecology, Behavior, and Migration -- 6. Raptor Evolution and Taxonomy -- 7. Texas Natural Regions -- 8. Regularly Occurring Species -- Cathartiformes-Cathartidae -- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) -- Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) -- Accipitriformes-Pandionidae -- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) -- Accipitriformes-Accipitridae -- White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)
Hook-billed Kite (Chondrohierax uncinatus) -- Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) -- Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) -- Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) -- Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) -- Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) -- Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) -- Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) -- Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) -- Common Black Hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus) -- White-tailed Hawk (Geranoaetus albicaudatus) -- Gray Hawk (Buteo plagiatus) -- Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) -- Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) -- Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus) -- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) -- Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) -- Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) -- Falconiformes-Falconidae -- Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) -- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) -- Merlin (Falco columbarius) -- Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis) -- Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) -- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) -- 9. Accidentals (Vagrants) -- Accipitriformes-Accipitridae -- Double-toothed Kite (Harpagus bidentatus) -- Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Crane Hawk (Geranospiza caerulescens) -- Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) -- Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) -- Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga) -- Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus) -- Falconiformes-Falconidae -- Collared Forest- Falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus) -- Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) -- Appendix 1. Museums Housing Diurnal Raptors Collected in Texas -- Appendix 2. Common and Scientific Names of Plants and Animals Mentioned in Text -- Appendix 3. Diurnal Raptors in Texas -- References -- Index
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Author Boal, Clint W
ISBN 9781623499211
1623499216