Background: Introduction to this book
1: Introduction to the region
2: Biogeography
3: Conservation
4: Field techniques for birdwatching
5: When and where to see birds
6: Main Text: Family and Species Descriptions
Appendices
Land birds found on offshore island groups
Bornean montane birds by mountain group
Endemic and endangered species in main reserves
Endangered and threatened species by island
Annotated list of birds of the Malay Peninsula not described in the
text
Sonosketches of characteristic bird calls
Regional ornithological clubs, journals, and museums
Bibliography
Index
'An excellent guide for anyone visiting the area, even containing
chapters on biogeography and conservation. The plates are clear ...
the pictures are good.'
BTO News 189
'this book is essential for anyone visiting the region and will
remain the standard for some years'
Nigel Redman, British Birds 86:636
'This new and enlarged edition is ... very welcome and has been
long awaited by many ornithologists who travel in the region. The
texts on the species have, of necessity been kept brief, but
nevertheless give in a clear layout all important information. The
coloured illustrations are ... all incomparably better than in the
(first edition) for Java and Bali. The book fills a gap and is
indispensable for every ornithologically interested visitor to
the
region.'
Journal fur Ornithologie 1235, 1994
'the most complete and comprehensive field guide for the region of
the Greater Sunda islands ... No doubt, this top field guide will
be wanted by any birder going to the Greater Sunda islands as well
as by many ornithologists as a general reference. I encourage
everyone to have a copy.'
Josef Kren, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Moravian
Ornithological Society, Czechoslovakia'
'This attractive new book fills an important gap in the literature
on the ornithologically rich Indonesian and Malaysian islands of
the Greater Sundas. The superb colour plates by K. Phillipps are
the highlight of the book ... the overall standard of the book is
very high, and it will be an essential addition to the library of
anybody interested in birds of the Oriental region.'
Charles Francis, Ibis, 1994
'We hope that this useful field guide not only attracts crowds of
Birdwatchers but also contributes to the local inhabitants learning
and appreciating their rich bird population, i.e. learning to
protect.'
Ornis, February 1994/Nr.1
`This landmark book deserves a place in the libraries of both
birders and ornithologists.'
H. Douglas Pratt, Louisiana State University, Auk, Vol. 112, April
1995
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