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A Photographic Field Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka
Artist/Author: de Silva Wijeyeratne, Gehan$40.00 Add to cartA fully comprehensive field guide to the 462 bird species of Sri Lanka. With photographs from the author and the region’s other top-quality nature photographers, each species is illustrated, including variants where relevant. Photographic Field Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka is focused on field use to help beginners and experts identify species.
The main identifying features of each species are described and key facts cover size, habitat, distribution, voice and status in the country.
Distribution maps provide an at-a-glance view of where the birds can be found. Photographic Field Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka also includes information on climate and topography, orders and families, residents, migrants, endemics, vagrants and highly scarce migrants, topography and the key birdwatching sites. The checklist provides complete information on the local status of each species.
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Birds of the Himalayas (Pocket Photo Guide)
Artist/Author: Grewal, Bikram and Otto Pfister.$22.00 Add to cartThe Himalayas, the world’s highest mountain range, are a birdwatcher’s paradise. Many of its species are high altitude specialists, including Tibetan and Himalayan Snowcocks, Snow Partridge, Ibisbill, Tibetan Sandgrouse, Hume’s Groundpecker, Tibetan Snowfinch and Great Rosefinch. The area comprises a mosaic of different habitats which host a huge range of avian species, with families such as raptors, gamebirds, flycatchers and warblers particularly well represented. 252 of the Himalayas’ most interesting and spectacular birds are featured in this concise and easy-to-use guide, and each species is illustrated with a colour photograph which is accompanied by text giving key information on identification, habitat and distribution.
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A naturalist’s guide to the birds of Sri Lanka.
Artist/Author: de Silva Wijeyeratne, Gehan.$28.00 Add to cartThis identification guide covers the 280 bird species most commonly seen in Sri Lanka. Colour photographs are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, length, plumage, distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers bird topography, bird orders, endemics and the main sites for viewing the listed species. Also included is an all-important checklist of all of the birds of Sri Lanka encompassing, for each species, its common and scientific names as well as its global status. This guide will be a great reference for residents and visitors alike.
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Collins Field Guide: Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
Artist/Author: Arlott, Norman.$75.00 Add to cartOUT OF STOCK. REPRINT UNDER CONSIDERATION. This comprehensive new field guide is an excellent addition to the world-renowned series. Containing detailed illustrations, every species of bird you might encounter in Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Andaman Islands, the Nicobar Islands and the Maldives is featured, apart from non-established introductions. Beautiful artwork depicts their breeding plumage, and non-breeding plumage when it differs significantly. The accompanying text concentrates on the specific characteristics and appearance of each species that allow identification in the field, including voice and distribution maps.
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A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of India: Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka
Artist/Author: Grewal, Bikram and Garima Bhatia.$33.00 Add to cartThis user-friendly guide provides an introduction to the 280 species of bird likely to be encountered in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka. A detailed introduction covers geography and climate, vegetation, opportunities for naturalists and the main sites for viewing the listed species. Also included is an all-important checklist of all of the birds of the Indian subcontinent encompassing, for each species, its common and scientific name as well as its vernacular name, its status in each state as well as its global IUCN status as at 2013.
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Birds of the Indian Subcontinent: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives
Artist/Author: Grimmett, Richard, Carol Inskipp, and Tim Inskipp.$73.00 Add to cartThis field guide is the successor to the pocket guide by the same authors. Many of the plates have been repainted for this title and a number of new species added. This field guide covers all the 1375 bird species found in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives. For each species the full colour plates face the descriptions and maps for quick at-a-glance reference. This guide also provides tables, summarising identification features of particularly difficult groups such as nightjars, warblers and rosefinches.
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A Field Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent
Artist/Author: Kazmierczak, Krys (Author), Ber van Perlo (Illustrator)$40.00 Add to cartThis guide is the ideal companion for bird enthusiasts travelling in Pakistan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan or Sri Lanka. It would also be useful for peripheral regions for which few guides exist. More than 1,330 species are illustrated in full colour, including a few from neighbouring countries which might be expected to occur in the region. Concise information is provided on field identification (including voice) with details on habitat, altitudinal range, status and abundance. The 96 colour plates are arranged in familiar Peters-based order, illustrating every species and distinct subspecies as well as female plumage if different, and some juveniles. There are also over 1,300 colour distribution maps.
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Field guide to the birds of southern India.
Artist/Author: Grimmett, Richard and Tim Inskipp.$55.00 Add to cartThis handy guide covering just southern India uses updated versions of the superb plates from the Birds of the Indian subcontinent [stock id 11452]. These are accompanied by succinct text highlighting identification, voice, habitat, altitudinal range, distribution and status. The text is on facing pages to the plates, for easy reference.
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Field guide to the birds of northern India.
Artist/Author: Grimmett, Richard and Tim Inskipp.$60.00 Add to cartThis guide is a successor to the much acclaimed Birds of the Indian subcontinent [stock id 11452] by the same authors. Covering just northern India, the superb plates are accompanied by succinct text highlighting identification, voice, habitat, altitudinal range, distribution and status. The text is on facing pages to the plates, for easy reference.
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Birds of Nepal (Revised Edition)
Artist/Author: Grimmett, Richard et al.$75.00 Add to cartThis fully updated edition of Birds of Nepal is the most comprehensive guide to the birds of this beautiful Himalayan country. The texts have been completely re-written for this edition and many of the illustrations have been replaced. In addition, maps have been included for the first time.
Every species recorded in Nepal is covered, including vagrants, with accurate distribution maps for most species. 142 colour plates are featured, illustrating more than 790 species with text on facing pages for quick and easy reference. The comprehensive text covers identification, voice, habits, habitats, altitudinal range, distribution and status.
