A field guide to the birds of South-East Asia, covering Burma, Malaya, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, and Hong Kong [Hardcover]

Ben F King (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1975

This field guide illustrates and describes every species of bird found in Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam - this includes males, females and juveniles. Featuring 1448 species, the text contains details of the kind of habitat the birds are found in, key identification features and notes on the songs and calls of each species. It also incorporates 112 colour plates which appear opposite their relevant text for quick and easy reference. Maps are included for each species so that any identification can be clarified further.

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By Martin Woodcock and Frank Lambert --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 480 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co; First Edition edition (1975)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395191130
• ISBN-13: 978-0395191132
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,389,624 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good information, but page format weak., June 24, 2008

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Robert Longo (Kurashiki Shi, Okayama Ken Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Birds of South-East Asia (Paperback)

This field guide has excellent information, stating not only the range of each species in Southeast Asia, but outside that region as well. This is one of the book's strong points. There are also lines pointing to good field marks in the species illustrated. However, not all the species are pictured, although all are described in the text. More than 850 of the 1,198 species described are illustrated. Most of the plates are in color, but some are black and white.

Another major strength of the book is the bibliography, probably the best I've seen in any field guide of birds. Useful books on Southeast Asia birds are marked with an asterisk. This is very helpful for one who wishes to know what books to consult.

However, a weakness of this otherwise excellent book is that the illustration plates are scattered throughout the text. It would be much easier if the plates were all grouped together, and then the text section following.

So I must say that Robson's "Birds of Southeast Asia" would be much easier to use in the field. Nevertheless, the field guide reviewed here has some great points, and would serve as a good reference for any really interested in birds of Southeast Asia.