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Zusatztext 'This book would get the thumbs up even if there was an alternative available' Birdwatching Informationen zum Autor John MacKinnon is Professor of Biodiversity Information at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England. He is currently posted in the Philippines as head of a European Union project to set up an ASEAN Regional Centre for Biodiversity Conservation. He is Chairman of a Special Biodiversity Working Group that advises the Chinese Government on biodiversity matters, and formerly spent eight years living in China andHong Kong working on a number of conservation projects in China. Apart from many technical reports on China he has published two other books on the country - Wild China and A Photoguide to the Birds of China. Among several other books on natural history of Asia, he is also the senior author of A FieldGuide to the Birds of Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali which remains the standard bird guide to the Greater Sunda Islands. Klappentext This is the first truly comprehensive, taxonomically modern, and fully illustrated field guide to Chinese birds. Over 1300 species are illustrated in 128 color paintings, and they are fully described in the text. Color distribution maps are also provided for all illustrated species. The authors have both lived and worked in the region for many years, and they have extensive experience writing and illustrating bird guides. Zusammenfassung China is one of the largest countries in the world, encompassing a diverse range of habitats. As a result, it includes some of the most fascinating birds. Presented in a portable format, this field guide to the birds of China illustrates over 1300 bird species in 128 colour paintings. It offers colour distribution maps for the illustrated species. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART ONE - INTRODUCTORY SECTION; AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION TO REGION; HISTORY OF ORNITHOLOGY IN CHINA; AVIAN BIOGEOGRAPHY OF REGION; CONSERVATION; FIELD TECHNIQUES FOR BIRDWATCHING; ANATOMY AND PLUMAGE OF A BIRD; GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED; PART TWO - SPECIES DESCRIPTIONS; PART THREE - APPENDICES: 1. LIMITED DISTRIBUTION BIRDS OF ENDEMIC BIRD AREAS; 2. LISTS OF THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES OF CHINA; 3. LIST OF BIRDS OF NORTH ARUNACHEL PRADESH NOT DESCRIBED IN BOOK; 4. LIST OF BIRDS EXPECTED ON SPRATLY ISLANDS NOT DESCRIBED IN BOOK; 5. LIST OF CLUBS AND JOURNALS FOR THE AREA; 6. CHINESE NAMES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX AND SYNONYMS ...
