This is a compact, easy-to-use bird identification guide for any birdwatcher visiting Malaysia and Singapore.
The forests and coastline of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore are home to a fantastic and vast array of birds, and offer many outstanding and easily accessible birdwatching locations.
With easy-to-use thumbnail silhouettes, two regional distribution maps showing the best birding localities, up-to-date tips on birdwatching and information on bird biology and behaviour, this guide is an invaluable aid for any visiting birdwatcher, and is an ideal photographic complement to New Holland's Field Guide to the Birds of South-east Asia.
Dr G.W.H. Davison has worked for many years on behalf of WWF Malaysia, which was established in 1972 and is a registered trust fund concerned with the wise use of all natural resources. He is a specialist in the birdlife of the region, and is also the author of the Photographic Guide to the Birds of Borneo, as well as The National Parks and other Wild Places of Malaysia, both published by New Holland.
Chew Yen Fook is an experienced and highly respected bird photographer, specialising in the avifauna of South-east Asia. He is also the photographer for the Photographic Guide to the Birds of Borneo and the Photographic Guide to the Birds of Thailand.