Description
| Product ID: | 9780713670387 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | IN |
| Series: | Helm Field Guides |
| Title: | Field Guide to Birds of Central Asia |
| Authors: | Author: Manuel Schweizer, Tobias Roth, Raffael Aye |
| Page Count: | 336 |
| Subjects: | Zoology: birds (ornithology), Birds (ornithology), Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest, Wildlife: birds & birdwatching, Central Asia |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The definitive field guide to the birds of Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. BIRDWATCHER''S HIGHLY COMMENDED BIRD BOOK OF THE YEARBirds of Central Asia is the first field guide to include the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, along with neighbouring Afghanistan.This vast area includes a diverse variety of habitats, and the avifauna is similarly broad, from sandgrouse, ground jays and larks on the vast steppe and semi-desert to a broad range of raptors, and from woodland species such as warblers and nuthatches to a suite of montane species, such as snowcocks, accentors and snowfinches. This book includes 141 high-quality plates covering every species (and all distinctive races) that occur in the region, along with concise text focusing on identification and accurate colour maps. Important introductory sections introduce the land and its birds.Birds of Central Asia is a must-read for any birder or traveller visiting this remote region. |
| Imprint Name: | Helm |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2012-10-25 |
