Bi0270 Ornithology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
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.
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. History. 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
  • Newton, I., 2008: The Migration Ecology of Birds. Academic Press, Amsterdam, Boston, Heidelberg, London, New York, Oxford, Paris, San Diego, San Francisco, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo.
  • Náhradní obsah: SVENSSON, L., MULLARNEY, K. & ZETTERSTRÖM, D., 2009: Collins Bird Guide. HarperCollins, London.
  • DEL HOYO, J., ELLIOTT, A. , SARGATAL, J., CHRISTIE, D. (eds.), 1992-2009: Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vols. 1-14. - 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.
Assessment methods
Lectures, bird identification in the field. Oral exam.
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 taught: every week.
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 2008, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2010, recent)
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