Barbara Taylor - The Bird Atlas: A Pictorial Guide to the Worlds Birdlife

The Illustrated by Richard Orr Wri tten by Barbara T a ylor

How to Use This Atlas Wha t Is a Bird? Wher e Bird s Live The Arctic THE AMERIC AS NORTH AMERI CA For ests and Woo dlands We stern Mountains Deserts The We tlands Centr al America and the Caribbean REVISED EDITION Senior Art Editor Shreya Anand Editor Ben Ffrancon Davies Assistant Editor Manjari Thakur US Editor Megan Douglass US Executive Editor Lori Cates Hand Managing Editors Christine Stroyan, Kingshuk Ghoshal Managing Art Editors Anna Hall, Govind Mittal Senior Picture Researcher Surya Sankash Sarangi Production Editor Kavita V arma Senior Production Controller Jude Crozier DTP Designer Bimlesh Tiwary Jacket Designe r Akiko Kato Jacket Design Develop ment Manager Sophia MTT Publisher Andrew Macintyre Art Director Karen Self Publishing Director Jonathan Metcalf Consultant Derek Harvey FIRST EDITION Project Editor Anderley Moore Art Editor Sheilagh Noble Designer Heather Blackham Production Shelagh Gibson Managing Editor Susan Pe ach Managing Art Editor Jacquie Gulliver Bird Consultant Michael Chinery This American Edition, 2021 First American Edition, 1993 Published in the United States by DK Publishing 1450 Br oadway , Suite 801, N ew Y ork, NY 10018 Copyright 1993, 2021 Dorling Kindersley Limited DK, a Division of P enguin Random House LLC 21 22 23 24 25 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 001316677Jan/2021 All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under the copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be r eproduced, stor ed in or introduced into a retrieval sy stem, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recor ding, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the copyright owner . Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited A catalog record for this book is availab le from the Library of Congress. ISBN 978-0-7440-2735-8 DK books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk for sales promotions, premiums, fund-r aising, or educational use. For d etails, contact: DK Publishing Special Markets, 1450 Broadway , Suite 801, New Y o rk, NY 10018 SpecialSales@dk.com Printed and bound in Malaysia For t he cur io us www.dk.com This book was made with Forest Stewardship Council certif ied paperone small step in DK s commitment to a sustainable future. For m ore information go to www. dk.com/our-green-pledge

SOUTH AMERICA The Amazon Rainforest T he Andes The Pampa s T he Galpagos Islands EUROPE For ests and Woo dlands The Mediterranean Coast al Areas AFRIC A Fo rests and Mountains T he Savanna Rivers, Lakes, and Swamps ASIA The Himalayas Sout heast Asia Japan and China AUSTRALASIA Woo dland, Desert, and Gr assland Rainforests New Z ealand Antarctica T ra velers of the W or ld Bir ds in Danger Index

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Metric mm mm cm cm m m km kom q km qu kom kp k om p ou k kom C cu Imperial c f foo mp m p ou q m qu m pou F f NORTH AMERICA CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Central America and the Caribbean The rich bird life o Cnta Ama s paty u to t ansaps n t gon, w vay o m y gassan on t wst oast to apn maows n t m an us anost an swamps on t astn oasts. Cnta Ama oms a naow g nkng Not an Sout Ama, so s om ot ontnnts mx t. Many No t Aman s mgat to t wam mat o Cnta Ama o t wnt . T Caan sans a t tps o mountans u n vy p wat. T s a t stong s tat w a to a t sans o ty w own t antay y stong wns. Sva unqu sps av vop on t sans: t toy amy , o xamp, s oun now s n t wo. NORTH AMERICA Atlantic ocean gulf of mexico gulf of pan ama cerl eric Lr, ssv ys r d s wy b h. S, wk s d Bh cb JAMAICA hiil er ric B lack skimmer T hree - waTT led BellBird P uerTo rican Tody r esPlendenT queTzal o ilBird c resTed oroPendola s unBiTTern 400 km 400 ms 02 P ACIFIC OCEAN Resplenden t quetzal T annt pops o Cnta Ama, t Maya an t Azts, wospp t qutza as a sa . To ay t s t natona o Guatmaa. Qutzas usuay v on t own, sang o ut o nsts n ost ts. T ma as xtaonay ta ats to p m attat a ma. Oilbird Yo ung os o not y unt ty a aout ou monts o so ty gow ny at. Pop us to mak o om t at ty s, w s ow t got ts nam. T o vs n avs an ns ts way n t aknss y makng kng souns. T tm t taks o t soun to oun ak ts t wok out ow a away was o ojts a. At ngt, t s out o t av to on oy uts. Its goo sns o sm an xnt ysgt p t n oo. Resplendent quetzal ( Phrhrs ) Lngt: 1 t 4 n (40 m) A rws w hrs h brd ss. Thy b 2 ( ) . G R E A T E R A N T I L L E S C A R I B B E A N S E A Oilbird ( Srs rss ) Lngt: 1 t 7 n (49 m) O r i n o c o A m a z o n T a p a j s L e e r A i l l e A N D E S R i o N e g r o r o c k y m t s i e r r d r e c c i d e l R e d R i v e r M i s s i s s i p p i A r k a n s a s Th s d rd d ds hv . Th hs shy hrs d shrs r hd . Three-wa ttled bellb ird Ma s mak on o t oust as o any . Ty avts o a ma y poung an xposv ok nos. Ts a an a 0.6 ms (1 km) away . T ma us t nst an ooks a t young. S s a u oo to amouag w s sts on t nst. Mh s vry wd w h brd sww r rs. W s h r b d d h. Eh wv s s vr 3 ( ) d hs r r brh . Creste d oropendola Cst oopnoas v n goups an nst togt, too. Ty an u up to 100 nsts n just on t. Ts poay ps pott t ggs an young om patos, as t s an wan a ot o ang. T ma as a sptaua outsp spay to attat a ma. H mak s a ss o ou gugng souns w appng s wngs an anng owa so a tat amost as o s p. Crested oropendola ( Psrs ds ) Lngt: 1 t 7 n (48 m) Sunbitt ern Dung ts outsp spay , t sunttn spas ts wngs to sow o t pats o oang an yow on ts ats. Ts ook k t oos o a sky at sunst, w s ow t got ts nam. At ot tms, t mott oos on t ats amouag t as t sas o oo aong stam anks n wooan aas. It ats s, nsts, an ogs wt ts ong, sap . Ws r srd dr rsh dsys. Puerto Rican tody Ts toy vs n woos an osts an s y pounng on nsts om a p. Wn t s, t maks a wng nos wt ts wngs. Dung t ng sason, t toy uss ts to g tny nstng uows n a ank, k ts atv t kngs. T a ou ot sps o Caan toy . Three-wattled bellb ird ( Prs rrs ) Lngt: 1 t (30 m) Puerto Rican tody ( T ds s ) Lngt: 5 n (12 m) L, srh b r s ss. Csy jrks hd wh rhd. Black skimmer ( Ryhs r ) Lngt: 1 t 6 n (46 m) Black skim mer T ak skmm as a stang t ottom pat s aout on-t ong tan t top pat. T o n oo, t skmm s ov saow wat wt ts opn. Wn ts ts a sma s o ustaan, t skmm snaps t top own to t ap ts p y . Sunbittern ( Eryy hs ) Lngt: 1 t 7 n (48 m) Dns jung vgtaton s typ a o Cnta Ama s topa ano sts. AFRICA AFRICA Africa is the second largest w. I y m b Eup, bu bu m umb pp v . I w u m m y my b , b, y b, w u, mub, w p, m k u yw w. A my y w y . A u, my b, py -. Climat e and lan dscape M A m, w v vy , py S Nmb K uw. T w Equ . Uk , A w mu . Gy , , p mm bk by mu, u Mu Kmj T z, E A. Africa o n the mov e A wy b p y . Lk , uy u E u mvm u. A w , bu v m y, wy . A b vv my uqu p bu y u mx w b m . Typ ical birds H ju w xmp y p b m m mp b A. T m , y p wm, um v, k , wmp. T m u y T z . Sm A b m w A, w . About 130 million years ago , A p wy m bm . A m M w j m A. L, wy bm , b vp py m m A. Most abundant bird T m -b qu w y b. F k my m b v up 10 m . Longest toes Rv by z, A j : up 3 (8 m) . Highest flier A Rpp vuu w p w y v W A u 36,988 (11,274 m ). T u b v b . Broadest bill T b w- k b b y b5 (12 m ) w. Largest bird T A mm w b. M b up 9 (2 m m ) w mu 344 b (156 k). T y . A p wu bk . Dp v pb , S m u b b mk juy vy y p Eup w . T p u m p u. P p v u p by z my m u v v. A v b by pp u w , m wmp, bu m . AMAZING BIRDS OF AFRIC A Red-billed quelea ( Quelea quelea ) Common ostrich ( Struthio camelus ) In the last 100 million years, A w Eup p y b. SAHARA DESERT ARABIAN PENINSULA N i g e r C o n g o Z a m b e z i N i l e M E D I T E R R A N E A N S E A A T L A S M T S E U R O P E HOGGAR MTS TIBESTI MTS north america north america south america south america india asia europe australasia australasia anta rctica anta rctica eurasia africa africa Epn Hgnd ATLA NTIC OCEAN KALA HARI DESERT MA D A GA S C A R Lake Chad Lake Malawi Lake Victo ria Lake Ta nganyika R E D S E A Lakes and rivers K, u p k , mm u A k v, w p. Rainforests T p mm b . A u b m wp, bu v uk m bm pp u w . Islands T uk my uqu b m v y M. O u u , , v k. Deserts M b uvv y b, bu u v w y y w . Savanna T y w p xpk w y b v A v. Oxpk v , w y k m k z m, u . Mountains B py , u V ux , v A mu w y u py u b u bw . Colossal crack T G R V y bu 4,000 m (6,400 km ) m p 2237 m (35 km ) w. I m bu 25 m y w pp w bw u k, pbby u mvm E u. Biggest desert T S b w v bu 3.5 m q m (9 m q km). T w u u S. Ty b up 1,410 (430 m ) . Number of birds M 2,500 p b v A. Ky puy b , w m 1,000 p. Deep lake Lk T yk 4,708 (1,435 m) p p k w. A k Lk V , bu y 266 (81 m ) p. Longest river T N 4,145 m (6,670 km) w v . Spectacular waterfall T V F Zmbz Rv p 355 (108 m) v 5,580 (1,700 m) w. Marshes and swamps L umb - b, u , v v p wmp u Okv D u A. FAC TS ABOUT AFRICA G R E A T R I F T V A L L E Y i n d i a n o c e a n n b d Hyrax A F R I C A ABBREVIA TIONS USED IN THE A TLAS: