A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia: Including the Philippines and Borneo

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Morten Strange

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia

Including the Philippines and Borneo

Morten Strange

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English

Tuttle
01 September 2014

Photographs: collections; Wildlife: birds & birdwatching

"""A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia"" is the first comprehensive photographic guide to the birds of mainland Southeast Asia, the Philippines and Borneo. It covers important bird species found in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, as well as southern China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Philippines. Of an estimated 10,000 living bird species in the world, Southeast Asia is home to over 3,000 of them--making this one of the most diverse avifaunal regions on the planet and a bird-watcher's paradise. This comprehensive guide covers over 660 species and has more than 700 color photographs. It is an invaluable guide to anyone planning a visit to Asia who is interested in birds. It gives a distribution map for each species and a checklist at the back. Many of the photographs in this book appear for the first time and have been carefully selected to illustrate the most important species and their key features. The text provides vital information to ensure accurate identifications. ""A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia"" is indispensable reading for bird lovers everywhere."

By: Morten Strange
Imprint: Tuttle
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 191mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 595g
ISBN: 9780804844512
ISBN 10: 0804844518
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 01 September 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Morten Strange is a Danish-born, Singapore-based bird photographer, author and publisher. After retiring, he decided to devote his time contributing to the knowledge of birds in Southeast Asia. He has traveled all over the region to study and photograph avifauna in the wild and he contributes his knowledge and photographs to conservation organizations such as BirdLife International. He was Editor-in-chief of Nature Watch until 2012.