Field Guide to Birds of South-East Asia
Concise Edition
1st Edition
Published on 13. August 2015
304 pages
978-1-4729-2425-4 (ISBN)
Description
A concise yet authoritative guide to the birds of South-east Asia.
The vast diversity of South-east Asian birdlife attracts increasing numbers of birdwatchers each year; covering Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia, this is a compact, field-friendly field guide to the region's birds.
The guide covers every species recorded in the region. Each has been illustrated across 140 plates to show all plumages and distinctive races, with concise identification text including information on identification, habitat, vocalisations, status and distribution.
This book is a portable yet authoritative guide to the birds of this ornithologically rich slice of tropical Asia.
The vast diversity of South-east Asian birdlife attracts increasing numbers of birdwatchers each year; covering Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia, this is a compact, field-friendly field guide to the region's birds.
The guide covers every species recorded in the region. Each has been illustrated across 140 plates to show all plumages and distinctive races, with concise identification text including information on identification, habitat, vocalisations, status and distribution.
This book is a portable yet authoritative guide to the birds of this ornithologically rich slice of tropical Asia.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Over 140 colour plates
ISBN-13
978-1-4729-2425-4 (9781472924254)
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Craig Robson
Birds of South-East Asia
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Person
Craig Robson is a professional ornithologist, author and artist, specialising in Asian birds. Craig has spent many years in the field in Asia (from the Himalayas, China and Japan south to Sri Lanka, mainland Southeast Asia and Indonesia), often visiting remote areas that have been only rarely explored in the past. He helped to launch the Oriental Bird Club and served on its council for five years, writing numerous papers in its journal during that time. Craig is based in Norfolk, England.
Content
Front paper - visual index
Introduction
Species accounts/plate information
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations & conventions
Glossary
Avian topography
Plates and species accounts
Selected bibliography
Bird study and conservation organisations
Introduction
Species accounts/plate information
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations & conventions
Glossary
Avian topography
Plates and species accounts
Selected bibliography
Bird study and conservation organisations
