Meeting Times & Location

Lecture: 10:00-11:00 a.m. M, W (304 Lewis Hall)

Lab: 1:10-3:00, 3:10-5:00, & 5:10-7:00 p.m. Th (407 Lewis Hall)

Course Description

Taxonomy, classification, identification, morphology, physiology, behavior, and ecology of birds. (Prerequisite: BIOO 310 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy). The lab portion of the course emphasizes the classification and identification of Montana birds using a representative skin collection. Further details on the course and course materials will be provided to students enrolled in the course through MSU's D2L site for the course.

Textbooks

  1. Gill, F. B., & R.O. Prum. 2019. Ornithology. 4th ed. W. H. Freeman and Co. 666 pp.
  2. A field guide to birds. 

    No specific field guide is required but you will need to have 1 of the following: Peterson's guide to Western Birds; Robbins, Bruun, and Zim's Guide to Birds of North America; The Audubon Society's bird guide; or the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America. The National Geographic guide (7th edition) is one of the best and available in the bookstore under BIOO 470. Required

Updated: 01/17/2022