Birds of East Asia :China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Russia - Princeton Field Guides
Birds of East Asia :China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Russia - Princeton Field Guides
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Published:
6 March, 2009
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Description
Prizes
Winner of National Academy of Public Administration Louis Brownlow Award 2009
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780691139265 |
| ISBN10 | 0691139261 |
| Number Of Pages | 528 |
| Item Weight | 936 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Princeton University Press |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Winner of the 2009 Louis Brownlow Book Award "Finally. The first single-volume guide for eastern Asia, and it's exquisitely illustrated."--Matt Mendenhall, Birder's World "Although northeastern Asia boasts a number of regional endemics and is a source of many actual and potential vagrants to North America, the region has been sorely lacking a modern field guide... Birds of East Asia finally provides a treatment that meets the standards expected for modern field guides... I will certainly take it with me on any future visits to the region. That's a compliment I cannot offer any other current or past field guide to the region."--Nick Lethaby, Birder "Any birder planning to visit this fascinating part of the world will want to get Birds of East Asia for their trip."--Federick Brock, Wildlife Activist "Eastern Asia, in a biological sense, represents one of the last great frontiers, even for a group as generally well known as birds. Brazil, a field ornithologist with considerable experience with Asian avifauna, has produced the first comprehensive guide to birds of the region... This is an excellent field guide and reference book. Birders who travel extensively in East Asia (or who want to) will own a copy as will any library with strong ornithological holdings."--Choice "This interesting guide, which covers major islands including Japan and Taiwan, as well as the Asian continent from Kamchatka to the Korean peninsula, is amply illustrated with a plethora of color plates and maps that will provide any traveler with the information necessary to identify any bird of this vast region."--Indiana Audubon Quarterly
Author's Bio
Mark Brazil is an experienced field ornithologist and the author of several books, including "A Birdwatcher's Guide to Japan", "The Birds of Japan", and "The Whooper Swan".