Vietnam, home to rare secretive pheasants, jewel-like pittas, spectacular laughingthrushes and enigmatic babblers, is Asias most exciting new birding destination. A global biodiversity hotspot, Vietnam boasts 19 endemic species and subspecies groups, and another 27 near-endemic species, the largest number of any country in mainland South-East Asia.
This book, the first comprehensive modern field guide dedicated to Vietnams rich and diverse avifauna, describes all 916 species in text, illustrations and distribution maps.
This book is the hardcover version of Birds of Vietnam. It is also available in a new flexible, water-resistant cover that is perfect for use in the field.
FEATURES
Taxonomy follows the HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World.
Detailed texts covering status, habitat and behaviour, age, sex and geographical variation, voice, and confusion species.
Over 1900 illustrations covering all species and distinctive subspecies, birds in flight, males and females, juveniles and non-breeding plumages, where appropriate.
QR code for each species, linking to the Internet Bird Collection gallery of photos, videos and sounds.
More than 870 full-colour range maps for all species other than vagrants.
Well-marked subspecies groups receive full accounts, and the distributions of subspecies breeding in the region are clearly mapped.
Local species names included.
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Vietnam, hogar de raros y escondedizos faisanes, vistosas pitas, espectaculares y enigmáticos timálidos, es uno de los nuevos destinos ornitológicos más atractivos de Asia. Vietnam es un ?hotspot? global de biodiversidad, cuenta con 19 especies y grupos de subespecies endémicas, y otras 27 especies casi endémicas, más que en cualquier otro país del sudeste asiático continental. Este libro, la primera guía de campo moderna y completa dedicada a la rica y diversa avifauna de Vietnam, trata las 916 especies presentes, incluyendo descripciones, ilustraciones y mapas de distribución. 916 especies; 36 endémicos o casi endémicos, 2 introducidos, 73 accidentales. c. 1900 ilustraciones y más de 870 mapas de distribución.
