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The Barn Swallow is a familiar and popular bird throughout the world. It is one of the most widely distributed bird species, breeding in North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa and wintering in South America, southern Africa, southern Asia and even northern Australia. Its habit of nesting close to human habitation has made this elegant bird a part of farmyard and village life and a welcome herald of spring. This book examines all aspects of the life of this endearing bird, with chapters on its flying skills and feeding habits, mate choice, breeding strategies, nest sites, eggs and incubation, nestling rearing, productivity and survival, migratory behaviour and population dynamics. It also considers changes in populations and behaviour in relation to intensive agriculture and climate change. The Barn Swallow is both engaging and authoritative; birdwatchers will enjoy amazing insights into the life of the species, such as the importance of tail feathers when finding a mate, or the sinister way that some birds kill of the chicks of rivals. Academic scholars will appreciate the book's broad overview of current research on this species.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Biology, life sciences Zoology & animal sciences

• Full title: Barn Swallow
• Author: Angela K. Turner
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 256
• EAN: 9780713665581
• ISBN: 0713665580
• ID: 04645384
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 704 g
• Dimensions: 243 × 166 × 22 mm
• Date of publishing: 13. November 2006

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