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Informationen zum Autor Carol Inskipp is a leading expert on the birds of southern Asia. Having had had a deep interest in birds from a very young age, especially in conservation and environment issues., Carol first visited the Indian subcontinent with her husband Tim in 1977. She has made numerous visits to the region since, and together with Richard Grimmett and Tim she has co-authored several bird field guides to the subcontinent. Carol has carried out extensive bird survey work widely in Nepal with Tim and later with Nepalese ornithologists. She has written a number of bird conservation books with Nepalis, including the National Nepal Bird Red List and Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas in Nepal. Richard Grimmett is a keen birder who has visited southern Asia many times. He has co-authored numerous identification guides to the Indian Subcontinent and its constituent regions, mainly in collaboration with Carol and Tim Inskipp. Richard has worked for BirdLife International for more than 40 years and was in charge of the Asia Programme, based in Indonesia and then Japan, between 1997 and 2007. Until recently he was BirdLife’s Director of Conservation and is currently a Senior Conservation Advisor. He lives in Cambridgeshire, UK, and his birding these days is mainly on his local patch, RSPB Ouse Fen. Tim Inskipp is a leading expert on the birds of southern Asia. He was co-author (with his wife Carol, and Richard Grimmett) of the major work Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (Helm, 1998), from which numerous highly acclaimed field guides to the region went on to spring. Sherub is one of Bhutan's pre-eminent naturalists. He is the Chief of Research and Education at the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment in Bhutan. With an avid passion for birds, he has tirelessly worked to document and record their incredible diversity in the country. Klappentext The definitive guide to the birds of Bhutan, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh The nation of Bhutan and the Indian states of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh together form the eastern arm of the Himalayas. This book is the definitive field guide to the birds of this magical corner of Asia.This field guide covers all 809 species that regularly occur in the region, including most vagrants. There are 152 superb colour illustrations, with concise text on facing pages for quick and easy reference covering essential identification information such as voice, habits, habitats, distribution and status.The introduction further includes information on popular birding sites and conservation. Vorwort The definitive guide to the birds of Bhutan, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. Zusammenfassung The definitive guide to the birds of Bhutan, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh The nation of Bhutan and the Indian states of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh together form the eastern arm of the Himalayas. This book is the definitive field guide to the birds of this magical corner of Asia.This field guide covers all 809 species that regularly occur in the region, including most vagrants. There are 152 superb colour illustrations, with concise text on facing pages for quick and easy reference covering essential identification information such as voice, habits, habitats, distribution and status.The introduction further includes information on popular birding sites and conservation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Introduction National Organisations International Organisations References Glossary Family Summaries Species Accounts (1-152) Appendix I: Vagrants Appendix II: List Of Alternative English Names Appendix III: List Of Alternative Generic Names Index Acknowledgements ...
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Carol Inskipp, Richard Grimmett, Tim Inskipp and Sherub
