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Author: Sálim Ali Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 588
Book Description
This abundantly illustrated volume has been a close companion of both amateur bird-watching enthusiasts and seasoned ornithologists in India for nearly 50 years. This twelfth edition includes over 530 color illustrations, and 240 addition species.
Author: Sálim Ali Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 588
Book Description
This abundantly illustrated volume has been a close companion of both amateur bird-watching enthusiasts and seasoned ornithologists in India for nearly 50 years. This twelfth edition includes over 530 color illustrations, and 240 addition species.
Author: Sálim Ali Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 9780195621679 Category : Birds Languages : en Pages : 332
Book Description
This is the eleventh fully revised and enlarged edition of the landmark work which has been the indispensable companion of ornithologists for nearly fifty years. The handy fieldguide includes full-color illustrations and succinctly describes the habits and habitats of approximately 300 bird species most frequently encountered in the plains, foothills, wetlands and sea coasts of India. Professionals and amateurs alike will value this convenient classic.
Author: Richard Grimmett Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1472972503 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 1745
Book Description
A field guide to all the bird species found in India, Pakistian, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives. This comprehensive and definitive guide is the successor to the bestselling Pocket Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent by the same authors. 1375 species are illustrated and described, including all residents, migrants and vagrants. The plates, text and maps have been extensively revised. The 226 colour plates face concise descriptions and maps for quick at-a-glance reference. Many of the plates, depicting every species and many distinct plumages and races, have been repainted for this edition and a number of new species added. This guide also provides tables, summarising identification features of particularly difficult groups such as nightjars, warblers and rosefinches. This is the ideal companion for anyone birding in the region.
Author: Ranjit Manakadan Publisher: OUP India ISBN: 9780198077237 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
The book deals with the birds of the Indian Subcontinent and not includes Afghanistan and the Chagos Archipelago. The main part of the book is taken up by bird topography and complemented by 112 plates containing illustrations of 1251 species to describe how their family/species perceived in the society.
Author: Norman Arlott Publisher: HarperCollins UK ISBN: 0007560680 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 819
Book Description
This comprehensive new field guide is an excellent addition to the world-renowned series – the ultimate reference book for travelling birdwatchers.
Author: Richard Grimmett Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 0713651679 Category : Birds Languages : en Pages : 306
Book Description
An exploration of the birdlife of northern India and Pakistan. The plates are accompanied by text that highlights the identification, voice, habitat, altitudinal range, distribution and status of the birds. The text is on pages facing the plates, and there are distribution maps for every species.
Author: Richard Grimmett Publisher: ISBN: 9780691006871 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 888
Book Description
Birdwatchers have long waited for a comprehensive and up-to-date identification guide for the Indian subcontinent. This exhaustively researched and beautifully produced book will finally meet that need. Written by three leading experts on the region--Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp, and Tim Inskipp--the book provides complete information about the 1,300 species of birds found in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. The guide is firmly rooted in the authors' extensive field experience, reflected in the accuracy and fullness of their bird descriptions. The guide features more than 150 color plates by eminent bird illustrators from Europe and India that depict all the species in the region, ranging from the Himalayan Snowcock in the north to the Sri Lanka Spurfowl in the south. The plates include all relevant identifiable subspecies, as well as ages and sexes. The text consists of a detailed identification section, discussing the differences between similar species and containing descriptions of vocalizations, habits, habitat, breeding, distribution, and status. There are distributional maps for nearly all species. And the authors' introduction provides useful background information about such subjects as conservation, the history of ornithology on the subcontinent, and the climate. A detailed bibliography provides an introduction to the prolific literature on the subcontinent. This is a landmark publication that will be enthusiastically welcomed by all birdwatchers with an interest in the extraordinary variety of birds in this vast and diverse region.
Author: Satish Pande Publisher: ISBN: 9780198066255 Category : Birds Languages : en Pages : 505
Book Description
This book explains the Latin names of all birds of the Indian Subcontinent. The Introductory section on science and philosophy of bird nomenclature describes several aspects like toponyms, eponyms, descriptive and other epithets, as well as the role of International Commission for ZoologicalNomenclature (ICZN). Information about all taxon-authors of birds of the Indian Subcontinent is provided in a separate section. The book also provides information on the conservation and endemic status and distribution of all birds. With four separate indexes of common names, generic names, specific names of birds, and of taxon-authors, this volume includes 18 lithographs by John Gould, Elizabeth Gould, and Henry Richter, 15 specially commissioned portraits of Taxon-authors, 309 bird sketches, and 8 black and white photographsof prominent ornithological personalities.
Author: Krys Kazmierczak Publisher: Christopher Helm Publishers, Incorporated ISBN: 9781408109786 Category : Birds Languages : en Pages : 352
Book Description
This guide covers all the species of birds found on the Indian subcontinent. It provides a companion for anyone travelling in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, the Maldives and Sri Lanka.
Author: Sálim Ali
Author: Sálim Ali
Author: Sálim Ali
Author: Richard Grimmett
Author: Ranjit Manakadan
Author: Norman Arlott
Author: Richard Grimmett
Author: Richard Grimmett
Author: Satish Pande
Author: Bikram Grewal
Author: Krys Kazmierczak