Forest and Rangeland Birds of the United States
Natural History and Habitat Use
by
Richard M. DeGraaf1, Virgil E. Scott2, R. H. Hamre3, Liz Ernst4, and Stanley H. Anderson5
Using This Book
This book is designed to provide managers with information on the assemblage of bird species that might be expected in forest and rangeland habitats.In the first section, natural histories are provided for each bird species, including taxonomic information, range and status, habitat descriptions, nest site descriptions, and food habits. These natural histories thus provide a short review of the pertinent information on each species necessary for intial evaluation of management practices for a particular area. The illustrations in the publication are reproduced from BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA by Robbins et al., illustrated by Arthur Singer, © 1983, 1966 Western Publishing Company, Inc., and are used by permission. Nomenclature, distribution, and taxonomic order follow the American Ornithologists' Union (1983).
After the natural history information, a series of matrices list bird species that either breed or winter in 20 forest cover types and 24 rangeland, desert, and other nonforest habitats.
The authors believe this guide can provide a basic source of data to assist land managers in ecologically sound management of resources.
Editor's Note: Permission to reproduce photos and illustrations for the web version was denied.
This resource is based on the following source:
DeGraaf, Richard M., Virgil E. Scott, R.H. Hamre, Liz Ernst, and Stanley H. Anderson. 1991. Forest and rangeland birds of the United States natural history and habitat use. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Agriculture Handbook 688. 625pp.This resource should be cited as:
DeGraaf, Richard M., Virgil E. Scott, R.H. Hamre, Liz Ernst, and Stanley H. Anderson. 1991. Forest and rangeland birds of the United States natural history and habitat use. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Agriculture Handbook 688. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online. http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/forest/index.htm (Version 03NOV98).
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Distribution of Birds in the United States
- Importance of Vegetation Structure
- Forest and Rangeland Management
- Deciduous forests
- Coniferous forests
- Rangeland habitats
- Acknowledgments
- Natural History, By Species
- Family Gaviidae
- Family Podicipedidae
- Family Pelecanidae
- Family Phalacrocoracidae
- Family Anhingidae
- Family Ardeidae
- Family Threskiornithidae
- Family Anatidae
- Family Cathartidae
- Family Accipitridae
- Family Falconidae
- Family Cracidae
- Family Phasianidae
- Family Rallidae
- Family Aramidae
- Family Gruidae
- Family Charadriidae
- Family Recurvirostridae
- Family Scolopacidae
- Family Laridae
- Family Alcidae
- Family Columbidae
- Family Cuculidae
- Family Tytonidae
- Family Strigidae
- Family Caprimulgidae
- Family Apodidae
- Family Trochilidae
- Family Trogonidae
- Family Alcedinidae
- Family Picidae
- Family Tyrannidae
- Family Alaudidae
- Family Hirundinidae
- Family Corvidae
- Family Paridae
- Family Remizidae
- Family Aegithalidae
- Family Sittidae
- Family Certhiidae
- Family Pycnonotidae
- Family Troglodytidae
- Family Cinclidae
- Family Muscicapidae
- Family Mimidae
- Family Motacillidae
- Family Bombycillidae
- Family Ptilogonatidae
- Family Laniidae
- Family Sturnidae
- Family Vireonidae
- Family Emberizidae
- Family Fringillidae
- Family Passeridae
- Bird/Cover Type Matrices
- Eastern Forest Types
- Eastern Nonforest Habitats
- Great Plains Habitats
- Western Forest Types
- Southwestern and Western Nonforest Habitats
- Tables
- Table 1 - Birds Occuring in Eastern Forest Types
- Table 2 - Birds Occuring in Eastern Nonforest Habitats (exclusive of Great Plains)
- Table 3 - Birds Occuring in Great Plains Habitats
- Table 4 - Birds Occuring in Western Forest Types
- Table 5 - Birds Occuring in Southwestern and Western Nonforest Habitats
- Literature Cited A-K
- Literature Cited L-Z
1Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, USDA Forest Service, Amherst, Massachusetts
2Denver Wildlife Research Center, USDI Fish and Wildlife Service, Fort Collins, Colorado
3Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, USDA Forest Service, Fort Collins, Colorado
4Denver Wildlife Research Center, USDI Fish and Wildlife Service, Fort Collins, Colorado
5Wyoming Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming
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