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Schwarzspecht, Grauspecht, Grünspecht [Black, Grey-Headed and Green Woodpeckers] Dryocopus martius, Picus canus, Picus viridis

Monograph
By: Dieter Blume(Author)
111 pages, 3 plates with colour photos; 77 b/w photos and b/w illustrations, 4 tables
Schwarzspecht, Grauspecht, Grünspecht [Black, Grey-Headed and Green Woodpeckers]
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  • Schwarzspecht, Grauspecht, Grünspecht [Black, Grey-Headed and Green Woodpeckers] ISBN: 9783894324971 Edition: 5 Paperback Dec 1996 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 2-4 weeks
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Language: German

Woodpeckers are spread all over the world. In morphology and behaviour, they show specialisations for climbing and boring. In the course of their family history, the climbing foot, supporting tail, chiseling beak and insect-catching tongue have developed to a high degree of perfection. With their beak, the woodpeckers can retrieve larvae of wood-boring insects, excavate sleep- and nesting-holes and drum beats. Their long tongue functions as an insect-catching device, with which they can retrieve insects from deep cracks, crevices and holes. Woodpeckers occupy a key position in forest and woodland ecosystems. Many animal species – from the hornet to the bat – benefit from their boring activity in old and deadwoods, both when looking for food and by providing accommodation and shelter. Based on this knowledge, nature conservation measures have been developed that preserve and promote the use of isolated stands of old-growth f and thus combine species and biotope protection. The author has observed and ringed woodpeckers for decades in the Hessian Bergland in Germany. The present monograph, which is published in its fifth edition, provides a well-rounded picture of the Black Woodpecker, Grey-headed Woodpecker and European Green Woodpecker with numerous tips for practical observation. In addition, cultural and folkloric aspects are discussed which show how deeply woodpeckers have penetrated in the mythologies of different peoples.

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Spechte sind fast über die ganze Erde verbreitet. In Körperbau und Verhalten sind sie auf Klettern und Hacken spezialisiert. Im Verlauf ihrer Stammesgeschichte haben sich Kletterfuß, Stützschwanz, Meißelschnabel und Fangzunge zu hoher Vollendung entwickelt. Mit dem Schnabel können die Spechte Larvengänge von holzbohrenden Insekten aufhacken, Schlaf- und Nisthöhlen zimmern sowie Trommelwirbel schlagen. In der langen Zunge haben Spechte einen Fangapparat, mit dem sie Insekten aus tiefen Ritzen, Spalten und Löchern herausholen können. In den Ökosystemen der Wälder und Waldränder nehmen Spechte eine Schlüsselposition ein. Von ihrer Hacktätigkeit in Alt- und Totholz profitieren viele Tierarten – von der Hornisse bis zur Fledermaus – sowohl bei der Nahrungssuche als auch durch die Bereitstellung von Wohn- und Unterschlupfplätzen. Auf dieser Kenntnis aufbauend wurden Naturschutzmaßnahmen entwickelt, die Altholzinseln erhalten und fördern und somit Arten- und Biotopschutz miteinander kombinieren. Der Autor hat über Jahrzehnte im Hessischen Bergland Spechte beobachtet und beringt. Die vorliegende Monographie, die nun schon in der fünften Auflage erscheint, zeichnet ein abgerundetes Bild von Schwarzspecht, Grauspecht und Grünspecht mit zahlreichen Hinweisen zur praktischen Beobachtung. Darüber hinaus werden auch kulturgeschichtliche und volkskundliche Aspekte behandelt, die zeigen, wie tief die Spechte in die Mythologien verschiedener Völker eingedrungen sind.

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Monograph
By: Dieter Blume(Author)
111 pages, 3 plates with colour photos; 77 b/w photos and b/w illustrations, 4 tables
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