A spectacular and lavish photographic guide to the birds of Japan, Korea, north-east China and the Russian Far East.
Eastern Asia is blessed with a rich and spectacular avifauna, and all 520 regularly occurring species are featured in this spectacular and lavish new photographic guide to the region, covering Japan, northern China, North and South Korea and the Russian Far East.
The concise text focuses on key identification criteria, and is accompanied by a distribution map for every species. The accompanying photographs, contributed by Japan's top bird photographers, form a stunning series that will allow both field identification and rich enjoyment at home afterwards.
This beautiful book is a must-have for anyone interested in the birds of Asia.
- 648 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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Photographic Guide to the Birds of Japan and North-east Asia
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Map of the region
- Introduction
- How to use this book
- Bird topography
- Pheasants and Grouse
- Ducks, Geese and Swans
- Identification of Ducks
- Grebes
- Pigeons and Doves
- Divers
- Albatrosses
- Petrels and Shearwaters
- Storm Petrels
- Storks
- Frigatebirds
- Boobies
- Cormorants
- Pelicans
- Herons, Bitterns and Egrets
- Identification of Egrets by Head
- Ibises and Spoonbills
- Cranes
- Rails, Crakes and Coots
- Cuckoos
- Nightjars
- Swifts
- Waders
- Identification of Plovers
- Identification of Sandpipers
- Gulls and Terns
- Skuas
- Auks
- Raptors
- Identification of Raptors in Flight
- Owls
- Kingfishers
- Bee-eaters
- Rollers
- Hoopoes
- Woodpeckers
- Falcons
- Pittas
- Woodswallows
- Orioles
- Minivets and Cuckooshrikes
- Drongos
- Monarchs and Paradise Flycatchers
- Shrikes
- Crows and Jays
- Goldcrests
- Tits
- Larks
- Swallows and Martins
- Bulbuls
- Warblers
- Cisticolas
- Identification of Warblers
- Waxwings
- Nuthatches
- Wrens
- Starlings
- Dippers
- Thrushes
- Robins and Chats
- Identification of Thrushes
- Flycatchers
- Accentors
- Sparrows
- Wagtails and Pipits
- Finches
- Buntings
- Identification of Buntings
- Appendices
- Acknowledgements
- References
- eCopyright
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