A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Japan and North-East Asia

Tadao Shimba

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English

Christopher Helm Publishe
01 June 2007

Photography & photographs; Birds (ornithology); Wildlife: birds & birdwatching

Series: Helm Photographic Guides

Despite its rich avifauna and popularity with tourists, Japan has long been lacking a good English-language field guide. This new photographic guide will be the first book to cover the Japanese avifauna in English for over 25 years, and the first photoguide to the country in English. It will also include the birds of neighbouring mainland regions of eastern Asia, namely Korea, NE China and eastern Siberia. Over 520 species are illustrated with hundreds of stunning colour photographs. The text succinctly describes the key identification features and each species has a distribution map. This guide will be an essential companion for anyone visiting Japan or eastern Asia.

By: Tadao Shimba
Imprint: Christopher Helm Publishe
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 125mm,
Weight: 724g
ISBN: 9780713674392
ISBN 10: 0713674393
Series: Helm Photographic Guides
Pages: 504
Publication Date: 01 June 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tadao Shimba was born in Tokyo, Japan, and developed an interest in nature when visiting his mothers home town in the foothills of the beautiful Japanese Alps every summer. This interest developed seriously in the ensuing years, during which he has recorded many rare birds, including four new species records for Japan. He has contributed numerous reports to various magazines and is a well-known and respected bird-watcher in Japan. He has also contributed superb photographs to various field guides and wildlife magazines in Japan, the United States and Australia.

Reviews for A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Japan and North-East Asia

'...This guide is a great achievement and the standard of photography in it is excellent. Any birder planning to visit this large region should take this book with them.' Birdwatch (May 2008)