Language: Chinese with English and scientific nomenclature and bilingual foreword in English and Chinese
Atlas of Birds in Dongzhaigang, Hainan sums up the history of bird surveys in the past, and presents the results of research carried out in recent years by experts and scholars in the protected areas of Dongzhaigang National Nature Reserve, located on Hainan Island in the South China Sea. The results are collected and collated here to provide bird watching enthusiasts with a large number of photographic images that comprehensively and systematically illustrate the wild birds of Dongzhaigang. The book contains a total of 18 bird orders, 53 families, and 208 species. This includes 52 species of migratory birds that are protected under the Sino-Australian agreement to protect migratory birds (previously this was 81 species), and 91 species of migratory birds included in the Sino-Japanese agreement (previously this was 227 species). A selection of 176 species are described in detail, and with stunning photography.
Summary in Chinese:
Atlas of Birds in Dongzhaigang, Hainan,《海 南东寨港鸟类图鉴》总结了以往专家学者在东寨港地区进行的鸟类调查的历史记录以及近几年来保护区内进行的定期鸟类调查结果,收集并整理了保护区及观鸟爱好 者提供的大量珍贵摄影图片,希望能全面、系统、图文并茂地介绍东寨港野生鸟类的资源。本书共收录鸟种18目,53科,208种。其中列入中澳保护候鸟协定 的鸟类有52种(原协定中共有81种),列入中日保护候鸟协定的有91种(原协定中共有227种)。正文部分选取其中176种鸟类作了详细描述,并配有精 美的摄影图片。