A photographic guide to the birds of Malaysia and Singapore : Including Southeast Asia, the Philippines and Borneo / editors, Julia Walkden and Rod Ritchie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Walkden, Julia, editor.

Ritchie, Rod, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds--Malaysia.

Birds.

Birds--Singapore.

Birds--Malaysia--Identification.

Birds--Singapore--Identification.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[North Clarendon, Vermont] : Periplus, [2000]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Periplus is proud to present the very first comprehensive photographic guide to the birds of Malaysia and Singapore, mainland Southeast Asia, the Philippines and Borneo. Included are the birds of Thailand and Indochina, as well as those found in South China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.This book covers 668 species and contains more than 700 color photographs. There is a distribution map for each species.Many of the photographs in this magnificent volume appear for the first time and have been carefully selected to show the most important species. The concise text provides vital information that will

Contents:

""Frontcover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""HOW TO USE THIS BOOK""; ""NON-PASSERINES""; ""Grebes - Podicipedidae""; ""Pelicans - Pelecanidae""; ""Boobies - Sulidae""; ""Cormorants - Phalacrocoracidae""; ""Darters - Anhingidae""; ""Frigatebirds - Fregatidae""; ""Herons, egrets, bitterns - Ardeidae""; ""Storks - Ciconiidae""; ""Ibises - Threskiornithidae""; ""Geese, ducks - Anatidae""; ""Osprey - Pandionidae""; ""Hawks, eagles, vultures - Accipitrae""; ""Falcons - Falconidae""; ""Pheasants - Phasianidae""; ""Buttonquail -Turnicidae""

""Cranes - Gruidae""""Rails, crakes - Rallidae""; ""Finfoots - Heliornithidae""; ""Jacanas - jacanidae""; ""Paintedsnipe - Rostratulidae""; ""Oystercatchers - Haematopodidae""; ""Lapwings, plovers - Charadriidae""; ""Curlews, sandpipers, snipe -Scolopacidae""; ""Stilts, avocets - Recutvirostridae""; ""Phalaropes - Phalaropidae""; ""Thick-knees - Burhinidae""; ""Pratincoles - Glareolidae""; ""Gulls, terns - Laridae""; ""Pigeons, doves - Columbidae""; ""Parrots - Psittacidae""; ""Cuckoos - Cuculidae""; ""Barn Owls - Tytonidae""; ""Owls - Strigidae""; ""Frogmouths - Batrochostomidae""

""Nightjars - Caprimulgidae""""Nightjars - Caprimulgidae""; ""Treeswifts - Hemiprocnidae""; ""Trogons - Trogonidae""; ""Kingfishers - Alcedinidae""; ""Bee-eaters - Meropidae""; ""Rollers - Coraciidae""; ""Hoopoe - Upupidae""; ""Hornbills - Bucerotidae""; ""Barbets - Megalaimidae""; ""Honeyguides - Indicatoridae""; ""Woodpeckers - Picidae""; ""PASSERINES""; ""Broadbills - Eurylaimidae""; ""Pittas - Pittidae""; ""Larks - Alaudidae""; ""Swallows - Hirundinidae""; ""Cuckoo-shrikes, minivets""; ""Ioras, leafbirds - Chloropseidae""; ""Bulbuls - Pycnonotidae""; ""Drongos - Dicruridae""

""Orioles - Oriolidae""""Fairy Bluebirds - Irenidae""; ""Crows, jays, magpies - Corvidae""; ""Tits - Paridae""; ""Nuthatches - Sittidae""; ""Treecreepers - Certhiidae""; ""Philippine Creepers - Rhabdornithidae""; ""Babblers - Timaliidae""; ""Thrashes - Turdidae""; ""Warblers - Sylviidae""; ""Flycatchers - Muscicapidae""; ""Fantails - Rhipiduridae""; ""Monarchs - Monarchidae""; ""Whistlers, accentors -Pachycephalidae""; ""Wagtails, pipits - Motacillidae""; ""Wood-swallows - Artamidae""; ""Shrikes - Laniidae""; ""Starlings, mynas - Sturnidae""; ""Sunbirds, spiderhunters - Nectariniidae""

""Flowerpeckers - Dicaeidae""""White-eyes - Zosteropidae""; ""Sparrows - Passeridae""; ""Weavers - Ploceidae""; ""Munias - Estrildidae""; ""Finches - Fringillidae""; ""Buntings - Emberizidae""; ""GLOSSARY""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""FURTHER INFORMATION""; ""INDEX OF COMMON NAMES""; ""INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES""; ""Other Ebooks""; ""Backcover""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 11, 2015).

ISBN:

1-4629-1561-2

OCLC:

904406945