Birds of South-East Asia (Field Guide to)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.38 (942 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1843307464 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He helped to launch the thriving Oriental Bird Club and served on the Council of the OBC for five years, writing numerous papers in their journal during that time. About the Author 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. Craig is based in Norfolk, England. . A selection of leading artists, including Richard Allen, Hilary Burn, Clive Byers, Dan Cole, John Cox, Tony Disley, Martin Elliott, Mike Langman, Ian Lewington, Andrew Mackay, Stephen Message, Chris Schmidt, Jan Wilczur and Tim Worfolk, were specially commissioned to provide the artwork
Ferro said A revised and updated classic.. This is an update of the "A revised and updated classic." according to Ferro. This is an update of the 2000 field guide - a personal favourite- still featuring the neat and accurate illustrations- great for ID purposes- and the very nice concise and useful species descriptions.Its main advantage is the updated taxonomy and nomenclature, which will be indispensable to more serious birders, including the addition of some 25 newly-recorded species. The new flexi-cover is great and enhances field-use.It has drawbacks however. The overall size (15.5 X 2A revised and updated classic. This is an update of the 2000 field guide - a personal favourite- still featuring the neat and accurate illustrations- great for ID purposes- and the very nice concise and useful species descriptions.Its main advantage is the updated taxonomy and nomenclature, which will be indispensable to more serious birders, including the addition of some 25 newly-recorded species. The new flexi-cover is great and enhances field-use.It has drawbacks however. The overall size (15.5 X 23.8cm) and weight is a bit too big to carry. .8cm) and weight is a bit too big to carry. 000 field guide - a personal favourite- still featuring the neat and accurate illustrations- great for ID purposes- and the very nice concise and useful species descriptions.Its main advantage is the updated taxonomy and nomenclature, which will be indispensable to more serious birders, including the addition of some "A revised and updated classic." according to Ferro. This is an update of the 2000 field guide - a personal favourite- still featuring the neat and accurate illustrations- great for ID purposes- and the very nice concise and useful species descriptions.Its main advantage is the updated taxonomy and nomenclature, which will be indispensable to more serious birders, including the addition of some 25 newly-recorded species. The new flexi-cover is great and enhances field-use.It has drawbacks however. The overall size (15.5 X 2A revised and updated classic. This is an update of the 2000 field guide - a personal favourite- still featuring the neat and accurate illustrations- great for ID purposes- and the very nice concise and useful species descriptions.Its main advantage is the updated taxonomy and nomenclature, which will be indispensable to more serious birders, including the addition of some 25 newly-recorded species. The new flexi-cover is great and enhances field-use.It has drawbacks however. The overall size (15.5 X 23.8cm) and weight is a bit too big to carry. .8cm) and weight is a bit too big to carry. 5 newly-recorded species. The new flexi-cover is great and enhances field-use.It has drawbacks however. The overall size (15.5 X "A revised and updated classic." according to Ferro. This is an update of the 2000 field guide - a personal favourite- still featuring the neat and accurate illustrations- great for ID purposes- and the very nice concise and useful species descriptions.Its main advantage is the updated taxonomy and nomenclature, which will be indispensable to more serious birders, including the addition of some 25 newly-recorded species. The new flexi-cover is great and enhances field-use.It has drawbacks however. The overall size (15.5 X 2A revised and updated classic. This is an update of the 2000 field guide - a personal favourite- still featuring the neat and accurate illustrations- great for ID purposes- and the very nice concise and useful species descriptions.Its main advantage is the updated taxonomy and nomenclature, which will be indispensable to more serious birders, including the addition of some 25 newly-recorded species. The new flexi-cover is great and enhances field-use.It has drawbacks however. The overall size (15.5 X 23.8cm) and weight is a bit too big to carry. .8cm) and weight is a bit too big to carry. A revised and updated classic. This is an update of the 2000 field guide - a personal favourite- still featuring the neat and accurate illustrations- great for ID purposes- and the very nice concise and useful species descriptions.Its main advantage is the updated taxonomy and nomenclature, which will be indispensable to more serious birders, including the addition of some 25 newly-recorded species. The new flexi-cover is great and enhances field-use.It has drawbacks however. The overall size (15.5 X 23.8cm) and weight is a bit too big to carry. .8cm) and weight is a bit too big to carry. "OK for living room" according to Kristin M.. Clearly full of information bet somewhat hard to find what you want. Not organized by country so when I went to Cambodia, left it home - also because it's VERY heavy and too big to use as a travel guide to birds.. "A Different Format" according to Chris. The format of all information being on side-by-side pages is very nice, though the information is not as complete as in the original format which I owned previously.
Craig is based in Norfolk, England. He helped to launch the thriving Oriental Bird Club and served on the Council of the OBC for five years, writing numerous papers in their journal during that time. . A selection of leading artists, including Richard Allen, Hilary Burn, Clive Byers, Dan Cole, John Cox, Tony Disley, Martin Elliott, Mike Langman, Ian Lewington, Andrew Mackay, Stephen Message, Chris Schmidt, Jan Wilczur and Tim Worfolk, were specially commissioned to provide the artwork.
The vast diversity of South-East Asian birdlife attracts increasing numbers of birdwatchers each year. This comprehensive field guide to the birds of South-East Asia covers all of the 1,327 species recorded in the region and each has been fully illustrated. Covering Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia, this unique and indispensable guide covers in detail the identification, voice, breeding, status, habitat and distribution of all the species and distinctive subspecies of the region.. This award-winning book, which was first published in 2000, was fully updated in 2009 to include 76 new species for the region that were recent new discoveries for science, taxonomic 'splits' or had been reco