Natural History of the Netherlands Antilles - Fauna of the Netherlands Antilles, Flora of the Netherlands Antilles (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Fauna of the Netherlands Antilles, Flora of the Netherlands Antilles, List of Birds of the Netherlands Antilles, List of Amphibians and Reptiles of Sint Eustatius, List of Amphibians and Reptiles of Saba, Psidium Guajava, Saban Anole, Panther Anole, Saba Least Gecko, St. Christopher Ameiva, Krameria Ixine. Excerpt: This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Netherlands Antilles. The avifauna of the Netherlands Antilles includes a total of 286 species, of which 5 have been introduced by humans, and 22 are rare or accidental. 4 species are globally threatened. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for the Netherlands Antilles. The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories. It must be noted that not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring, native species. Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae Grebes are small to medium-large sized freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes, and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land. There are 20 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in the Netherlands Antilles. Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized 'true petrels', characterised by united nostrils with a medium septum, and a long outer functional primary. There are ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=10909365