Field Guide to the Birds of East Asia

Author: Mark Brazil
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472975928
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 532

Book Description
This is the first single volume guide ever devoted to the eastern Asian avifauna. The eastern Asian region, centring especially on the major islands off the continental coast (including Japan and Taiwan) and the immediately adjacent areas of the Asian continent from Kamchatka in the north and including the Korean Peninsula are an important centre of endemism. Birds endemic to this region include representatives of many of the major families, from the world's largest eagle - Steller's Sea Eagle - to the tiny Formosan Firecrest. The east Asian continental coast and the offshore islands also form one of the world's major international bird migration routes, especially for waterfowl, shorebirds and raptors, while the east Asian continental mainland itself is home to a wide range of species little known to western ornithologists such as Scaly-sided Merganser, Oriental Stork and Mugimaki Flycatcher. The guide features the most up-to-date text available, which, in conjunction with extensive colour plates throughout, facilitates the field identification of all of the species known from the region. Colour distribution maps enhance the text by providing a visual analysis of the summer, winter and migratory ranges of all species.

Birds of Europe, Russia, China, and Japan

Author:
Publisher: Princeton Illustrated Checklis
ISBN: 9780691136851
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Originally published as: A field guide to the birds of the Palearctic: non-passerines. London: HarperCollins, c2009.

Birds of Europe, Russia, China, and Japan

Author:
Publisher: Princeton Illustrated Checklis
ISBN: 9780691133720
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This is the first of two field guides illustrating and describing all of the approximately 1,800 bird species found in the Palearctic--the huge region that includes Europe, Asia north of the Himalayas, and Africa north of the Sahara. This area spans the countries of the former Soviet Union, all of the Russian Arctic, China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and the Middle East excluding the Gulf countries. This first volume covers all the passerines (perching birds, from tyrant flycatchers to buntings) or songbirds and will soon be followed by a companion guide to the nonpasserines (divers to woodpeckers). These volumes are the first and only field guides for many parts of the area covered, and mark the first time all of these birds have been included in a single pair of books. This first volume covers every passerine species and subspecies in the area, in every adult plumage--all illustrated and described by Norman Arlott, a leading bird artist who has many years of field experience with these species. Color plates of all field-identifiable species, including subspecies and color morphs Succinct facing-page text concentrates on key field-identification features, including voice Detailed distribution map for each species Well-researched and accessible Handy format-the ideal field guide Essential for anyone interested in Eurasian birds

Photographic Guide to the Birds of Japan and North-east Asia

Author: Tadao Shimba
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472947231
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 642

Book Description
A spectacular and lavish photographic guide to the birds of Japan, Korea, north-east China and the Russian Far East. Eastern Asia is blessed with a rich and spectacular avifauna, and all 520 regularly occurring species are featured in this spectacular and lavish new photographic guide to the region, covering Japan, northern China, North and South Korea and the Russian Far East. The concise text focuses on key identification criteria, and is accompanied by a distribution map for every species. The accompanying photographs, contributed by Japan's top bird photographers, form a stunning series that will allow both field identification and rich enjoyment at home afterwards. This beautiful book is a must-have for anyone interested in the birds of Asia.

A Field Guide to Birds of the USSR

Author: Vladimir Evgenʹevich Flint
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780691082448
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 353

Book Description
The description for this book, A Field Guide to Birds of Russia and Adjacent Territories, will be forthcoming.

The Birds of Heaven

Author: Peter Matthiessen
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780374199449
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 404

Book Description
In addition, the enormous spans of cranes' migrations have encouraged international conservation efforts.".

Photographic Guide to the Birds of Japan and North-east Asia

Author: Tadao Shimba
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472947258
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1820

Where to Watch Birds in Asia

Author: Nigel Wheatley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780691012148
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 463

Book Description
The layout of the book is very practical, with countries, archipelagos and islands treated alphabetically (countries in the Middle East are covered in a separate section). General introductions to each country are followed by site details, which include bird lists under the heading 'Endemics', 'Specialities', and 'Others', list of other wildlife, if applicable, and the latest information on where to look for the best birds. Over 100 maps and 51 line drawings complement the text. Where to watch birds in Asia will prove invaluable both in the preparation and execution of birding trips to any country in this wonderfully varied continent.

The Complete Birds of the World

Author: Norman Arlott
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691193924
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 656

Book Description
"This is a book like no other--the only truly comprehensive, one-volume illustrated guide to all of the world's birds, covering the complete International Ornithological Congress World Bird List. Featuring more than 300 stunning large-format, full-color plates, this accessible and authoritative encyclopedic reference presents incredibly detailed, accurate, and beautiful paintings of more than 10,700 species by some of the world's best bird artists, led by the legendary Norman Arlott and Ber van Perlo. In addition, The Complete Birds of the World provides detailed but concise identification information about each species on facing pages--including facts about voice, habitat, and geographic distribution. The result is a visual and verbal feast that captures the astonishing variety of bird life around the planet--and that will be cherished by any birder." -- Amazon.

Birds of East Asia

Author: Mark Brazil
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0691139261
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 531

Book Description
"Published in the United Kingdom and European Union in 2009 by Christopher Helm ... London"--T.p. verso.