The Barn Swallow

Detaljert monografi om denne kjære trekkfuglen i kjent Poyser tradisjon. Boka behandler biologi og adferd av denne arten som hos oss har blitt mindre vanlig pga intensivering innen jordbruket.

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Produktnummer: 825051 Kategori:
Utgivelsesår: 2006-11
Antall sider: 304
Fotos – illustrasjoner: 16s farger
Innbinding: Innbundet
ISBN: 9780713665581
Språk: Engelsk
Serie: Poyser Monographs
Forlag: Poyser
Forfatter: Angela Turner

The Barn Swallow is a familiar and popular bird throughout the world.

It is one of the most widely distributed bird species, breeding in North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa and wintering in South America, southern Africa, southern Asia and even northern Australia. Its habit of nesting close to human habitation has made this elegant bird a part of farmyard and village life and a welcome herald of spring.

This book examines all aspects of the life of this endearing bird, with chapters on its flying skills and feeding habits, mate choice, breeding strategies, nest sites, eggs and incubation, nestling rearing, productivity and survival, migratory behaviour and population dynamics. It also considers changes in populations and behaviour in relation to intensive agriculture and climate change.

The Barn Swallow is both engaging and authoritative; birdwatchers will enjoy amazing insights into the life of the species, such as the importance of tail feathers when finding a mate, or the sinister way that some birds kill of the chicks of rivals. Academic scholars will appreciate the book’s broad overview of current research on this species.

Table of Contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgements

1 The Swallows
2 Flight and Feeding Behaviour
3 Social Behaviour and Socialisations
4 Attracting and Choosing a Mate
5 Breeding Strategies
6 Nest Sites and Nests
7 Eggs and Incubations
8 Chicks and Parental Care
9 Productivity and Survival
10 Migration and Dispersal
11 Populations

Appendix: Scientific names of plants and animals mentioned in the text
Bibliography

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