Birds of East Asia: China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Russia: 46 (Princeton Field Guides)

Birds of East Asia: China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Russia: 46 (Princeton Field Guides)

by Mark Brazil (Author), Mark Brazil (Author)

Synopsis

With 234 superb color plates, and more than 950 color maps, Birds of East Asia makes it easy to identify all of the region's species. The first single-volume field guide for eastern Asia, the book covers major islands including Japan and Taiwan, as well as the Asian continent from Kamchatka to the Korean Peninsula. The region's major bird families are presented and distinct species are noted, from the well-known Steller's Sea Eagle--the world's largest eagle--to those less familiar to Western ornithologists, such as the Scaly-sided Merganser, Oriental Stork, and Mugimaki Flycatcher. The maps provide useful information about the seasonal migratory patterns of all bird varieties. Birds of East Asia is a must-have resource for birdwatchers, ecotourists, and wildlife enthusiasts everywhere. * A handy single-volume guide to all the bird species of East Asia, including China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Russia *234 beautiful color plates * More than 950 color maps covering seasonal habitats and migration routes

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 528
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 06 Mar 2009

ISBN 10: 0691139261
ISBN 13: 9780691139265
Book Overview: Well-written and well-organized, this excellent book will be widely applauded by the professional and amateur birding community. -- Susan Myers, Victor Emanuel Nature Tours

Media Reviews
Winner of the 2009 Louis Brownlow Book Award Finally. The first single-volume guide for eastern Asia, and it's exquisitely illustrated. --Matt Mendenhall, Birder's World Although northeastern Asia boasts a number of regional endemics and is a source of many actual and potential vagrants to North America, the region has been sorely lacking a modern field guide... Birds of East Asia finally provides a treatment that meets the standards expected for modern field guides... I will certainly take it with me on any future visits to the region. That's a compliment I cannot offer any other current or past field guide to the region. --Nick Lethaby, Birder Any birder planning to visit this fascinating part of the world will want to get Birds of East Asia for their trip. --Federick Brock, Wildlife Activist Eastern Asia, in a biological sense, represents one of the last great frontiers, even for a group as generally well known as birds. Brazil, a field ornithologist with considerable experience with Asian avifauna, has produced the first comprehensive guide to birds of the region... This is an excellent field guide and reference book. Birders who travel extensively in East Asia (or who want to) will own a copy as will any library with strong ornithological holdings. --Choice This interesting guide, which covers major islands including Japan and Taiwan, as well as the Asian continent from Kamchatka to the Korean peninsula, is amply illustrated with a plethora of color plates and maps that will provide any traveler with the information necessary to identify any bird of this vast region. --Indiana Audubon Quarterly
Author Bio
Mark Brazil is an experienced field ornithologist and the author of several books, including A Birdwatcher's Guide to Japan , The Birds of Japan , and The Whooper Swan .