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Birds of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Part 1, Rheidae through Furnariidae. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 178, article 4
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| Title: | Birds of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Part 1, Rheidae through Furnariidae. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 178, article 4 |
| Other Titles: | Rheidae through Furnariidae |
| Authors: | Belton, William, 1914- |
| Issue Date: | 1984 |
| Publisher: | [New York] : American Museum of Natural History |
| Series/Report no.: | Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 178, article 4 |
| Abstract: | "Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost state, occupies a transitional zone comprising the southern end of the forested coastal mountains of southeastern Brazil and the northern reaches of the open, rolling or hilly grassland typical of Uruguay. It has additional geographic diversity from its Atlantic beaches, bits of chaco-type terrain in the extreme west, and more tropical type forests along the upper reaches of the Rio Uruguay. The bird life of the region reflects this variety. So far, 586 species have been registered for the state, 457 of them treated here as confirmed, probable, or potential nesters in the area. Of these nesters, 349 are known or assumed to have full-time resident populations in the state, while another 70 are migrants that spend the winter months elsewhere. The status of the other 38 remains to be clarified. Only 166 of these breeding species have ranges that extend beyond Rio Grande do Sul on all land sides, the remaining 291 encountering an edge to their rang... |
| Description: | p. 371-631 : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2246/576 |
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