Bi0270 Ornithology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Miroslav Čapek, CSc. (lecturer), doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Řehák, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Řehák, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Řehák, Ph.D.
Timetable
Tue 15:00–16:50 BR2
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( Bi2090 System evolution vertebrates || Ex_3927 Zoologie obratlovců )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Ornithology as a science. Research on birds: the Czech Republic and the World. Societies. Literature. Applied ornithology. Birds as indicators of environmental changes. Protection of birds. Endangered and extinct species. Causes. Bird migration: the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. Patterns of migration. Classification of birds: present state, changes, trends. Birds of the World: zoogeographical regions. Birds of the Czech Republic: recent status, changes, protection. Identification of birds in the field and in the hand. Equipment.
Literature
  • ELPHICK, J. (ed.), 2007: The Atlas of Bird Migration. Natural History Museum, London.
  • DEL HOYO, J., ELLIOTT, A. , SARGATAL, J., CHRISTIE, D. (eds.), 1992-2007: Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vols. 1-12. - Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
  • HUDEC, K. a spol., HUDEC, K., ŠŤASTNÝ, K. a spol. 1983, 1994, 2005: Fauna ČR a SR - Ptáci 1, Fauna ČR - Ptáci 2/I, a 2/II , Fauna ČSSR - Ptáci 3/I & 3/II, - Academia, Praha.
  • CAMPBELL, B. & LACK, E., 1997: A Dictionary of Birds. T & A D Poyser, London.
  • SVENSSON, L., GRANT, P.J., MULLARNEY, K. & ZETTERSTRÖM, D., 2000: Collins Bird Guide. - HarperCollins, London.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: vypisuje se jen v sudé roky (2006,...).
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2008, recent)
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