Are you a birder who enjoys traveling to exotic places to enjoy the rich diversity of avifauna this planet offers? Before you go, you'll need the best birding field guide available for that region. Or are you a dreamer like me, longing for the day when world travel will be a reality and you enjoy reading about the birds you hope to see in your lifetime? Either way, your best place to find the specific field guide you'll want is the
Princeton Field Guides collection. They've got you covered for pretty much every continent, country, and island of the sea. Even the for sea itself.
Check out the latest releases from Princeton University Press and dream along with me!
The best field guide to the birds of the Indian subcontinent is now even better. Thoroughly revised, with 73 new plates and many others updated or repainted, the second edition of Birds of India now features all maps and text opposite the plates for quicker and easier reference. Newly identified species have been added, the text has been extensively revised, and all the maps are new. Comprehensive and definitive, this is the indispensable guide for anyone birding in this part of the world.
- The leading field guide to the birds of the Indian subcontinent--now thoroughly revised and improved
- 1,375 species illustrated and described, including all residents, migrants, and vagrants
- 226 color plates--including 73 new ones--depict every species and many distinct plumages and races
- Concise text and accurate distribution maps opposite plates for easy reference
- Includes newly identified species
Richard Grimmett is head of conservation at BirdLife International. Carol Inskipp and Tim Inskipp are freelance wildlife consultants. The authors have traveled widely in Asia and together written a series of books on the continent's birds.
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Melanesia harbors an amazing range of endemic bird species and subspecies, many of which are poorly known. Birds of Melanesia is the first comprehensive field guide to all 501 species found in the Bismarck Archipelago, Bougainville, the Solomons, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia. This beautifully illustrated guide features 86 color plates that depict almost every species--including many endemic subspecies--and many of the plates are arranged by island group for easy reference. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features and distribution, as well as key features for all subspecies. Distribution bars are also given for all species except extreme vagrants.
- Covers all 501 species recorded in Melanesia, 204 of which are endemic
- Features 86 color plates that illustrate almost every species
- Provides detailed species accounts
- Includes distribution bars for all species except extreme vagrants
Guy Dutson is an ornithologist and tour leader. He is the world's leading authority on the birds of the southwest Pacific, where he has described or rediscovered several species.
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Located in the southern Caribbean off the coast of Venezuela, the islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire are home to a colorful diversity of bird species. Birds of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire is the first comprehensive field guide to the birds of the region and the ideal companion for identifying the islands' remarkable avian population. This compact and portable book contains close to 1,000 superb color illustrations on 71 color plates and detailed descriptions of every species. Concise text on facing pages highlights key identification features, including voice, habitat, behavior, and status. This field guide is essential for all birdwatchers and wildlife enthusiasts interested in this part of the world.
- First-ever comprehensive field guide to the birds of the Lesser Antilles
- Complete coverage of the islands' bird species, including residents, migrants, and vagrants
- Close to 1,000 illustrations on 71 color plates depicting every species and all major plumages and races
- Concise text on facing pages highlights key identification features, including voice, habitat, behavior, and status
Bart de Boer is a Dutch ornithologist. He is the author of Our Birds: Curaçao, Bonaire, Aruba and Our Animals: Curaçao, Bonaire, Aruba. Eric Newton is an amateur ornithologist who resides on Curaçao. Robin Restall is the principal author and sole illustrator of Birds of Northern South Americ
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