The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior
- ISBN-10
- 1400043867
- ISBN-13
- 9781400043866
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 588
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Alfred a Knopf Incorporated
- Author
- David Allen Sibley
Description
Provides basic information about the biology, life cycles, and behavior of birds, along with brief profiles of each of the eighty bird families in North America.
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