Birds of Nepal: Second Edition

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Bloomsbury Publishing, 6 sie 2020 - 368
This fully updated edition of Birds of Nepal is the most comprehensive guide to the birds of this beautiful Himalayan country.

Every species of bird recorded in Nepal is covered in this fantastic guide, including vagrants, with accurate distribution maps for most species. More than 790 species are featured with illustrations and concise text covering essential information for quick and easy reference. The comprehensive text covers voice, habits, habitats, altitudinal range, distribution and status to aid accurate identification.

The texts have been completely re-written for this edition and many of the illustrations have been replaced. In addition, maps have been included for the first time.
 

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Acknowledgements
8
Map of Nepal
9
Introduction
10
Bird Conservation
35
National Organisations
42
International Organisations
44
References
46
Family Summaries
48
Species Accounts
62
Vagrants extirpated and recently recorded species
346
Species collected by Hodgson not definitely recorded in Nepal
357
Index
358
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Informacje o autorze (2020)

Richard Grimmett is Head of Conservation at BirdLife International. Carol and Tim Inskipp are freelance wildlife consultants All three are widely travelled in Asia and authors of a series of books on the birds of the region.

Hem Sagar Baral is manager of the Zoological Society of London's Nepal office and an authority on Nepalese birds.

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