Atnaujinkite slapukų nuostatas

Guide to the Birds of China 2nd Revised edition [Kietas viršelis]

(Honorary Professor (Retired), Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent in Canterbury, UK), Illustrated by , Illustrated by , Illustrated by , Illustrated by , Illustrated by , Illustrated by , Illustrated by , Illustrated by
  • Formatas: Hardback, 556 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 240x162x30 mm, weight: 1 g, 164 colour plates featuring 1484 bird species each with accompanying distribution map, text description and QR code for bird call
  • Išleidimo metai: 21-Jan-2022
  • Leidėjas: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0192893661
  • ISBN-13: 9780192893666
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Hardback, 556 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 240x162x30 mm, weight: 1 g, 164 colour plates featuring 1484 bird species each with accompanying distribution map, text description and QR code for bird call
  • Išleidimo metai: 21-Jan-2022
  • Leidėjas: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0192893661
  • ISBN-13: 9780192893666
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
China covers about 7% of the earth's land surface and encompasses a hugely diverse range of habitats. As a result, it boasts a rich and diverse avifauna, including some of the most spectacular and fascinating birds to be found anywhere in the world.

Building on the enormous popularity and reputation of the original A Field Guide to the Birds of China (2000), John MacKinnon's fully updated and refreshed work remains a truly comprehensive, taxonomically modern, fully illustrated, and authoritative field guide. 1484 bird species are richly
illustrated in 164 annotated colour plates, which are closely integrated with up-to-date colour distribution maps, QR codes providing easy access to birdcalls, IUCN Red List status indicators and new, concise descriptions. These descriptions feature key observations as well as conveying crucial
changes to species distributions resulting from climate change and landscape transformation.

Guide to the Birds of China will appeal to an international and growing audience of professional and amateur ornithologists and birding enthusiasts, academic researchers and students, wildlife photographers, and conservationists.

Recenzijos

uide to the Birds of China will appeal to an international and growing audience of professional and amateur ornithologists and birding enthusiasts, academic researchers and students, wildlife photographers, and conservationists ... Currently the best available English language guide to the birds of China. * Ian Paulsen, THE BIRDBOOKER REPORT *

Introduction to the Region xix
A Brief History of Ornithology in China xxvii
Anatomy and Plumage of a Bird xxxi
Practical Tips for Birdwatching xxxii
Glossary xxxvii
Abbreviations xli
Species Descriptions and Plates
Non-Passerines: Family Anatidae--Waterfowl
2(18)
Family Phasianidae--Pheasants
20(20)
Family Gaviidae--Divers
40(2)
Family Oceanitidae--Austral Storm Petrels
42(1)
Family Diomedeidae--Albatrosses
42(1)
Family Hydrobatidae--Storm Petrels
43(3)
Family Procellariidae--Petrels
46(2)
Family Podicipedidae--Grebes
48(1)
Family Phoenicopteridae--Flamingos
49(1)
Family Phaethontidae--Tropicbirds
49(1)
Family Ciconiidae--Storks
50(3)
Family Threskiornithidae--Ibises
53(3)
Family Ardeidae--Herons
56(8)
Family Pelecanidae--Pelicans
64(2)
Family Fregatidae--Frigatebirds
66(1)
Family Sulidae--Boobies
66(2)
Family Anhingidae--Anhingas
68(1)
Family Phalacrocoracidae--Cormorants
68(2)
Family Pandionidae--Ospreys
70(1)
Family Accipitridae--Hawks and Eagles
70(23)
Family Otididae--Bustards
93(1)
Family Rallidae--Rails
93(8)
Family Gruidae--Cranes
101(3)
Family Turnicidae--Buttonquails
104(1)
Family Burhinidae--Thick-knees
105(1)
Family Haematopodidae--Oystercatchers
105(1)
Family Ibidorhynchidae--Ibisbill
106(1)
Family Recurvirostridae--Stilts
106(2)
Family Charadriidae--Lapwings and Plovers
108(6)
Family Rostratulidae--Painted-Snipe
114(1)
Family Jacanidae--Jacanas
114(1)
Family Scolopacidae--Snipes, Sandpipers, and Phalaropes
114(18)
Family Glareolidae--Pratincoles
132(1)
Family Laridae-Gulls
133(15)
Family Stercorariidae--Jaegers
148(2)
Family Alcidae--Murres
150(1)
Family Pteroclidae--Sandgrouse
151(1)
Family Columbidae-- Pigeons and Doves
151(12)
Family Cuculidae--Cuckoos
163(7)
Family Tytonidae--Barn Owls
170(1)
Family Strigidae--Typical Owls
171(10)
Family Podargidae--Frogmouths
181(1)
Family Caprimulgidae--Nightjars
181(3)
Family Hemiprocnidae--Treeswifts
184(1)
Family Apodidae--Swifts
184(5)
Family Trogonidae--Trogons
189(1)
Family Coraciidae--Rollers
190(2)
Family Alcedinidae--Kingfishers
192(3)
Family Meropidae--Bee-eaters
195(1)
Family Upupidae--Hoopoes
196(2)
Family Bucerotidae--Hornbills
198(2)
Family Megalaimidae--Barbets
200(3)
Family Indicatoridae--Honeyguides
203(1)
Family Picidae--Woodpeckers
204(9)
Family Falconidae--Falcons
213(5)
Family Psittacidae--Parrots
218(4)
Passerines
Family Eurylaimidae--Broadbills
222(1)
Family Pittidae-Pittas
222(4)
Family Vangidae--Woodshrikes
226(1)
Family Artamidae--Woodswallows
226(1)
Family Aegithinidae--loras
226(1)
Family Campephagidae--Cuckooshrikes and Minivets
227(3)
Family Laniidae--Shrikes
230(6)
Family Vireonidae--Erpornis and Shrike Babblers
236(1)
Family Oriolidae-Old World Orioles
237(3)
Family Dicruridae--Drongos
240(4)
Family Rhipiduridae--Fantail Flycatchers
244(1)
Family Monarchidae--Monarch Flycatchers
244(2)
Family Corvidae--Crows
246(11)
Family Bombycillidae--Waxwings
257(1)
Family Stenostiridae--Fairy Flycatchers
257(1)
Family Paridae--Tits
258(8)
Family Remizidae--Penduline Tits
266(1)
Family Panuridae--Reedling
266(1)
Family Alaudidae--Larks
267(5)
Family Pycnonotidae--Bulbuls
272(7)
Family Hirundinidae--Swallows and Martins
279(5)
Family Pnoepygidae--Cupwings (formerly Wren Babblers)
284(1)
Family Timaliidae (part)--Scimitar Babblers and Allies
285(1)
Family Cettiidae-Bush Warblers
286(6)
Family Aegithalidae--Bushtits
292(3)
Family Phylloscopidae--Leaf Warblers
295(16)
Family Acrocephalidae-- Reed Warblers
311(5)
Family Locustellidae--Grasshopper Warblers
316(6)
Family Cisticolidae--Cisticolas and Prinias
322(3)
Family Timaliidae--Scimitar Babblers and Allies
325(9)
Family Pellorneidae--Fulvettas and Ground Babblers
334(7)
Family Leiothrichidae--Laughingthrushes and Allies
341(19)
Family Sylviidae-Old World Warblers
360(14)
Family Zosteropidae--Yuhinas and White-eyes
374(3)
Family Irenidae--Fairy Bluebird
377(1)
Family Regulidae--Crests
377(1)
Family Elachuridae--Elachuras
378(1)
Family Troglodytidae--Wrens
378(2)
Family Sittidae-Nuthatches
380(4)
Family Tichodromidae--Wallcreeper
384(1)
Family Certhiidae--Treecreepers
384(2)
Family Sturnidae--Starlings
386(6)
Family Turdidae--Thrushes and Allies
392(12)
Family Muscicapidae--Old World Flycatchers and Robins
404(31)
Family Cinclidae--Dippers
435(1)
Family Chloropseidae--Leafbirds
435(3)
Family Dicaeidae--Flowerpeckers
438(1)
Family Nectariniidae--Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
439(4)
Family Passeridae--Old World Sparrows
443(3)
Family Ploceidae--Weavers and Allies
446(2)
Family Estrildidae--Munias
448(1)
Family Prunellidae--Accentors
449(3)
Family Motacillidae--Wagtails and Pipits
452(6)
Family Urocynchramidae--Pink-tailed Rosefinch
458(2)
Family Fringillidae--Finches and Buntings
460(19)
Family Calcariidae--Snow Buntings
479(1)
Family Emberizidae--Buntings
479(10)
Family Passerellidae--American Sparrows
489(1)
Appendices
1 Additional Birds of SE Xizang
490(1)
2 Additional Birds of the South China Sea
491(1)
Selected Bibliography 492(1)
Index 493
John MacKinnon is an honorary Professor at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology at the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK. He has spent many years in China working on a variety of conservation projects for WWF, World Bank, European Union, and UNDP. He has written many papers, reports and several books on Chinese biodiversity plus several books on Asian birds. John's interests range into mammals and butterflies, photography and film-making. His wife Lu Hefen (Monica) has helped widely in translation and organization of the production and his daughter Annie is an artist who has provided several plates for the book.

The late Karen Phillipps (1948-2020) was born in SE Asia and had a long track record of illustrating books on birds, mammals, and even plants of China and SE Asia. Her interpretations of wildlife are much loved and encouraged and inspired so many readers to become actively involved in appreciating and watching their local fauna. More than 1000 of Karen's paintings are featured in this book.



Additional artwork has been provided by a total of seven new artists for this book. Yang Xiao Nong has painted the difficult leaf warblers, harriers, and some thrushes; Liu Li Hua has tackled some of the tricky wren babblers and warblers; Xiao Yao has contributed the rosefinches and Yuhinas with Gao Zhi; Gao Chang completed many gap species in several families; Lan Jian Jun contributed many water-birds and shorebirds whilst Annie MacKinnon added new woodpeckers, bulbuls and tits.