Identification Guide to North American Birds, Part I: Columbidae to Ploceidae

by Peter Pyle, Dan Froehlich

A highly technical guide for researchers, used for bird banding, which includes data for 395 species and 857 subspecies. The data includes plumage, molt patterns, measurements (wing, tail, bill, tarsus, mass), sexing, and ageing information.

Genres: Birds

732 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Dayna · Rating 4 out of 5]

To know it is to love it. But, it's a hard read.

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Technical Text for Bird Banders (or "ringers")

[Robin Squier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aagh.