Field / Identification Guide
New Edition
By: Richard Grimmett(Author), Carol Inskipp(Author), Tim Inskipp(Author)
544 pages, 240+ plates with colour illustrations; colour distribution maps, b/w illustrations
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About this book
With a wide range of habitats and a dazzling and diverse avifauna, the Indian subcontinent is one of the world's greatest birding hotspots. This second edition of Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp and Tim Inskipp's ground-breaking work is a comprehensive field guide to the region, covering all species known to occur in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
Fully revised and updated, this authoritative book includes more than 240 colour plates of detailed illustrations, alongside concise species accounts describing key identification features, range, habitat and voice with accurate range maps for each species.
Peerless in the scope of its coverage yet still portable enough for field use, Field Guide to Birds of the Indian Subcontinent is an essential companion for any birdwatcher tackling the mountains, rainforests, plains, wetlands or deserts of this magical region.
Contents
Introduction
Acknowledgements
How to use this book
- Species included
- Taxonomy and nomenclature
- Species accounts
Plumage terminology
Glossary
The Indian Subcontinent
- Climate
- Main habitats and bird species
- Importance for birds
Threats and conservation
Family summaries
References
Species accounts and plates
Appendix 1 – vagrants
Index
Customer Reviews
Biography
Richard Grimmett is Head of Conservation at BirdLife International. Carol and Tim Inskipp are freelance wildlife consultants. All three authors are widely travelled in Asia and authors of a series of books on the birds of the region.
Field / Identification Guide
New Edition
By: Richard Grimmett(Author), Carol Inskipp(Author), Tim Inskipp(Author)
544 pages, 240+ plates with colour illustrations; colour distribution maps, b/w illustrations
"[...] Overall, Birds of the Indian Subcontinent is an excellent piece of work and a very welcome field guide, and I am greatly looking forward to using it on my upcoming trip to Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. Comprehensive and authoritative, this is an indispensable guide for anyone birding anywhere in the Indian Subcontinent."
– Frank Lambert (22-02-2012), read the full review at The Birder's Library
"Much as the original books were a vast improvement on anything that was available before, so it is with this guide. The authors and artists additional and welcome hard work has resulted in better plates, text and maps incorporating all known and possible splits and much other new information, rendering this single volume pretty much indispensable to a birder travelling in the subcontinent."
– Richard Schofield, British Birds
