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 is an ornithologist based in Switzerland. An expert on the birds of Central Asia, Ayé is currently managing director of BirdLife Switzerland. Manuel Schweizer is an internationally renowned ornithologist and lifelong birder with a strong expertise in the systematics and identification of Palearctic birds. He is curator of ornithology at the Natural History Museum of Bern and lecturer at University of Bern, Switzerland. He is co-author of a field guide, Birds of Central Asia, and his work on avian systematics, phylogenetics and biogeography have been published in major scientific journals. His many contributions to leading birding magazines bridge the gap between scientific research and practical birding. He has been elected as a fellow of the International Ornithological Union, and has been a member of the Swiss Rarities Committee for many years. Klappentext The definitive guide to the birdlife of Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Central Asia includes a diverse variety of habitats with a rich avifauna that includes some truly mouthwatering specialities, from sandgrouse, ground jays and larks on the vast steppe and semi-desert to woodland species such as warblers and rosefinches and a suite of montane species including snowcocks, accentors and snowfinches. Ornithologically, Central Asia is very hard to beat. This book represents the only comprehensive guide to the region. It includes 141 high-quality plates, covering every species (and all distinctive subspecies) that occur in the six countries covered, 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 region, and an essential addition to the backpack. Vorwort The definitive field guide to the birds of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Zusammenfassung The definitive field guide to the birds of Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...

....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 is an ornithologist based in Switzerland. An expert on the birds of Central Asia, Ayé is currently managing director of BirdLife Switzerland. Manuel Schweizer is an internationally renowned ornithologist and lifelong birder with a strong expertise in the systematics and identification of Palearctic birds. He is curator of ornithology at the Natural History Museum of Bern and lecturer at University of Bern, Switzerland. He is co-author of a field guide, Birds of Central Asia, and his work on avian systematics, phylogenetics and biogeography have been published in major scientific journals. His many contributions to leading birding magazines bridge the gap between scientific research and practical birding. He has been elected as a fellow of the International Ornithological Union, and has been a member of the Swiss Rarities Committee for many years.

Klappentext
The definitive guide to the birdlife of Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan.

Central Asia includes a diverse variety of habitats with a rich avifauna that includes some truly mouthwatering specialities, from sandgrouse, ground jays and larks on the vast steppe and semi-desert to woodland species such as warblers and rosefinches and a suite of montane species including snowcocks, accentors and snowfinches. Ornithologically, Central Asia is very hard to beat.

This book represents the only comprehensive guide to the region. It includes 141 high-quality plates, covering every species (and all distinctive subspecies) that occur in the six countries covered, 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 region, and an essential addition to the backpack.

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