Field Guide to Birds of Central Asia

The definitive field guide to the birds of Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan.The definitive field guide to the birds of Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan.

Zusatztext ....detailed and clear...the ideal practical guide - don't leave for Central Asia without it. Informationen zum Autor Raffael Ayé, Manuel Schweizer & Tobias Roth Klappentext BIRDWATCHER'S HIGHLY COMMENDED BIRD BOOK OF THE YEAR Birds of Central Asia is the first field guide to include the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, along with neighbouring Afghanistan. This vast area includes a diverse variety of habitats, and the avifauna is similarly broad, from sandgrouse, ground jays and larks on the vast steppe and semi-desert to a broad range of raptors, and from woodland species such as warblers and nuthatches to a suite of montane species, such as snowcocks, accentors and snowfinches. This book includes 141 high-quality plates covering every species (and all distinctive races) that occur in the region, along with concise text focusing on identification and accurate colour maps. Important introductory sections introduce the land and its birds. Birds of Central Asia is a must-read for any birder or traveller visiting this remote region. Vorwort The definitive field guide to the birds of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Zusammenfassung BIRDWATCHER'S HIGHLY COMMENDED BIRD BOOK OF THE YEAR Birds of Central Asia is the first field guide to include the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, along with neighbouring Afghanistan. This vast area includes a diverse variety of habitats, and the avifauna is similarly broad, from sandgrouse, ground jays and larks on the vast steppe and semi-desert to a broad range of raptors, and from woodland species such as warblers and nuthatches to a suite of montane species, such as snowcocks, accentors and snowfinches. This book includes 141 high-quality plates covering every species (and all distinctive races) that occur in the region, along with concise text focusing on identification and accurate colour maps. Important introductory sections introduce the land and its birds. Birds of Central Asia is a must-read for any birder or traveller visiting this remote region. Inhaltsverzeichnis Map of the Region Acknowledgements Introduction How to Use This Book The platesSpecies accountsMapsBird topographyGlossaryTaxonomy and nomenclature Geography and Biogeography TopographyClimateBiomes and habitats in Central Asia Organisations and Websites Species Accounts (34-318) Appendix 1: Old vagrants, undocumented records and doubtfully recorded species Appendix 2: Moult and ageing of large raptors Appendix 3: Identifying gulls References Index ...

....detailed and clear...the ideal practical guide - don't leave for Central Asia without it.

Vorwort
The definitive field guide to the birds of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan.

Autorentext

Raffael Ayé, Manuel Schweizer & Tobias Roth

Klappentext

BIRDWATCHER'S HIGHLY COMMENDED BIRD BOOK OF THE YEAR Birds of Central Asia is the first field guide to include the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, along with neighbouring Afghanistan. This vast area includes a diverse variety of habitats, and the avifauna is similarly broad, from sandgrouse, ground jays and larks on the vast steppe and semi-desert to a broad range of raptors, and from woodland species such as warblers and nuthatches to a suite of montane species, such as snowcocks, accentors and snowfinches. This book includes 141 high-quality plates covering every species (and all distinctive races) that occur in the region, along with concise text focusing on identification and accurate colour maps. Important introductory sections introduce the land and its birds. Birds of Central Asia is a must-read for any birder or traveller visiting this remote region.

Inhalt
Map of the Region Acknowledgements Introduction How to Use This Book The plates Species accounts Maps Bird topography Glossary Taxonomy and nomenclature Geography and Biogeography Topography Climate Biomes and habitats in Central Asia Organisations and Websites Species Accounts (34-318) Appendix 1: Old vagrants, undocumented records and doubtfully recorded species Appendix 2: Moult and ageing of large raptors Appendix 3: Identifying gulls References Index