Birds of South-East Asia: Concise Edition

ISBN-13: 9781472924230 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 304 str.

Craig Robson

Opis

The up-to-date text covers the identification, voice, habitat, behaviour and range of all the 1270 species and distinctive subspecies of this magnificent bird-rich region. The authoritative text is accompanied by over 140 full-colour plates painted by a range of expert artists and covering major plumage variations. Birds of South-East Asia is a complete field and reference guide to the birds of Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. It also covers a wide range of species found in the Indian subcontinent, China, Taiwan, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Borneo and the Philippines.

Recenzje

This guide is a magnificent achievement, regionally without peer, and clearly the essential guide for future visitors to the region. World Birdwatch on A Field Guide to the Birds of South-East Asia

Spis treści

Front paper - visual indexIntroductionSpecies accounts/plate informationAcknowledgementsAbbreviations & conventionsGlossaryAvian topographyPlates and species accountsSelected bibliographyBird study and conservation organisations

O autorze

Craig Robson has visited South-East Asia many times in the past 25 years and has studied more bird species in the region than anyone else from Europe. He helped to launch the thriving Oriental Bird Club and served on the Council of the OBC for five years, writing numerous papers in its journal during that time. Craig is based in Norfolk, England.