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Birds of Northern India / Richard Grimmett & Tim Inskipp.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Grimmett, Richard, 1960- author.
Inskipp, Tim, author.
Series:
Helm field guides.
Helm field guides
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Birds--India--Identification.
Birds.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (306 pages) : illustrations, map.
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
London : Christopher Helm, 2018.
Summary:
An exploration of the birdlife of northern India and Pakistan. The plates are accompanied by text that highlights the identification, voice, habitat, altitudinal range, distribution and status of the birds. The text is on pages facing the plates, and there are distribution maps for every species.
Contents:
Cover
Title Page
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
How to Use this Book
Descriptive Parts of a Bird
Geographical Setting
Main Habitats
Important Bird Species
Migration
Birdwatching Areas
National Organisations
International Organisations
References
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Family Summaries
Colour Plates and Species Accounts
SNOWCOCKS, PARTRIDGES AND FRANCOLINS
QUAILS AND BUTTONQUAILS
PARTRIDGES, SPURFOWL AND HIMALAYAN QUAIL
PHEASANTS
DUCKS
GEESE AND DUCKS
DIVING DUCKS
YELLOW-RUMPED HONEYGUIDE AND WOODPECKERS
WOODPECKERS
BARBETS
HORNBILLS
COMMON HOOPOE, TROGONS AND ROLLERS
KINGFISHERS
BEE-EATERS
CUCKOOS
CUCKOOS AND MALKOHAS
COUCALS AND PARAKEETS
SWIFTS
MEDIUM-SIZED AND SMALL OWLS
LARGE OWLS
SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED OWLS
NIGHTJARS
PIGEONS
DOVES
GREEN PIGEONS
BUSTARDS AND FLORICANS
CRANES
RAILS AND CRAKES
SANDGROUSE
WOODCOCK, SNIPES AND PAINTED-SNIPE
GODWITS, CURLEWS AND TRINGA SANDPIPERS
MISCELLANEOUS WADERS
MISCELLANOUS WADERS AND JACANAS
PLOVERS
LAPWINGS
COURSERS, PRATINCOLES AND INDIAN SKIMMER
GULLS
LARGE TERNS
MEDIUM-SIZED AND SMALL TERNS
OSPREY, BAZA AND KITES
SEA EAGLES AND FISH EAGLES
VULTURES
VARIOUS RAPTORS
HARRIERS
ACCIPITERS
ORIENTAL HONEY-BUZZARD AND BUZZARDS
AQUILA EAGLES,
EAGLES AND HAWK EAGLES
FALCONETS AND FALCONS
FALCONS
GREBES, DARTER AND CORMORANTS
EGRETS AND HERONS
SMALL HERONS AND BITTERNS
FLAMINGOS, IBISES AND EURASIAN SPOONBILL
PELICANS
STORKS
PITTAS, LONG-TAILED BROADBILL AND LEAFBIRDS
SHRIKES
JAYS, MAGPIES AND TREEPIES
CROWS
WOODSWALLOW, ORIOLES AND CUCKOOSHRIKES
MINIVETS, FLYCATCHER-SHRIKE AND FANTAILS
DRONGOS
BLACK-NAPED MONARCH TO DIPPERS
THRUSHES.
THRUSHES AND SHORTWINGS
FLYCATCHERS
FLYCATCHERS AND NILTAVAS
RUBYTHROATS AND ROBINS
ROBINS AND REDSTARTS
REDSTARTS AND FORKTAILS
COCHOAS AND BUSHCHATS
WHEATEARS
STARLINGS AND MYNAS
NUTHATCHES AND TREECREEPERS
TITS
TITS AND WINTER WREN
MARTINS AND BARN SWALLOW
SWALLOWS AND HOUSE MARTINS
BULBULS
PRINIAS
MISCELLANEOUS WARBLERS
BUSH WARBLERS
LOCUSTELLA AND SYLVIA WARBLERS
ACROCEPHALUS WARBLERS AND GRASSBIRDS
HIPPOLAIS AND PHYLLOSCOPUS WARBLERS
PHYLLOSCOPUS WARBLERS,
WARBLERS
LAUGHINGTHRUSHES
BABBLERS, INCLUDING SCIMITAR AND WREN BABBLERS
BABBLERS
BABBLERS, MINLAS AND FULVETTAS
RUFOUS SIBIA, YUHINAS AND PARROTBILLS
LARKS
FLOWERPECKERS AND SUNBIRDS
SUNBIRDS
SPARROWS AND SNOWFINCHES
WAGTAILS
LARGE PIPITS
PIPITS
ACCENTORS AND MOUNTAIN FINCHES
WEAVERS AND AVADAVATS
FINCHES
FINCHES, INCLUDING ROSEFINCHES
ROSEFINCHES
BULLFINCHES AND GROSBEAKS
BUNTINGS
Appendix
Acknowledgements
eCopyright.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9781408188743
1408188740
9781408188750
1408188759
OCLC:
1050448468

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