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Zusatztext "This field guide is a nice size for taking out into the field while you are birding and gives enough information regarding identification, abundance and ranges that it should prove valuable if you are planning on birding in Borneo and the plates should make it interesting enough for any birder to enjoy." ---Drew and Alex Lamoreaux, Nemesis Bird Informationen zum Autor Susan Myers is an experienced birder and naturalist based in Melbourne! Australia. She has led tours throughout Asia for Victor Emanuel Nature Tours for more than fifteen years. Klappentext "Myers is clearly an expert on the birds of Borneo! and she has gathered a lot of information together. "Birds of Borneo" offers sound scholarship! solid coverage of subspecies! concise general range and status descriptions! fine treatment of habitat and behavior! and good illustrations. I'm delighted at its publication and look forward to using it in the field."--Rosa Ann Rowlett! Field Guides Inc. Zusammenfassung This is the first comprehensive field guide to illustrate and describe the varied bird species of Borneo, an ecologically significant island comprising Brunei, the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, and the Indonesian provinces of Kalimantan. With close to 1,600 beautiful color illustrations and 630 color distribution maps, this up-to-date guide identifies and details more than 620 bird species by key characteristics and habitat information. It also includes all recently split species, and provides full coverage of the Bornean endemics and distinctive races when they differ from their counterparts on neighboring islands or in mainland Southeast Asia. Birds of Borneo is the essential resource for all birdwatchers and wildlife enthusiasts interested in this remarkable and unique region. A convenient single-volume guide to the bird species of Borneo Up-to-date information on key characteristics and habitats Close to 1,600 color illustrations of more than 620 bird species 630 color distribution maps Includes recently split species and distinctive Bornean races ...
