A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka
Author : Bikram Grewal
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,31 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Birds
ISBN : 9788172345389
Author : Bikram Grewal
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,31 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Birds
ISBN : 9788172345389
Author : Richard Grimmett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 46,17 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Birds
ISBN : 0713651679
An exploration of the birdlife of northern India and Pakistan. The plates are accompanied by text that highlights the identification, voice, habitat, altitudinal range, distribution and status of the birds. The text is on pages facing the plates, and there are distribution maps for every species.
Author : Bikram Grewal
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,15 MB
Release : 2022-07-15
Category :
ISBN : 9781913679200
A Naturalist's Guide to the Mammals of India is an easy-to-use identification guide to the 200 mammal species most commonly seen in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Compact and fact-filled, it is perfect for resident and visitor alike. This new 2nd edition includes updated taxonomy and many new images. High quality photographs from India's top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits, and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers the early study of mammals in India, types of habitat, and details of orders and families. Also included is an up-to-date checklist of all of the mammals of India encompassing, for each species, its common and scientific name, and its global IUCN status.
Author : Bikram Grewal
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 26,71 MB
Release : 2022-05-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 069121770X
A comprehensive and user-friendly photographic field guide covering more than 1,000 birds, mammals, insects, reptiles, and plants The Indian subcontinent is exceptionally rich in wildlife because of its wide variety of habitats and climates, ranging from the ocean to the Himalayas and from the Rajasthan desert to Mawsynram in Meghalaya, one of the wettest places on earth. This diversity supports a huge range of charismatic species, from the iconic Tiger to Clouded Leopards, crocodiles to King Cobras, hornbills to eagles. Covering these animals and many others, as well as trees and flowers, this color photographic field guide describes and illustrates more than 1,000 species from all over India, including the Andaman and Nicobar islands. The guide begins with an overview of India’s climate and geography, its wildlife habitats and how to enjoy them, and threats to wildlife. The main part of the book includes concise species descriptions of 770 birds, 114 mammals, 72 butterflies and other insects, 54 reptiles, and 54 plants, each accompanied by a photograph. The book concludes with a section on wildlife-watching in the national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, which offer the best chance of seeing many of the species described. Describes and illustrates more than 1,000 species from all across India—including some 770 birds, 114 mammals, 72 butterflies and other insects, 54 reptiles, and 54 plants Features more than 1,000 color photographs Includes a guide to national parks and wildlife sanctuaries and the key species to be seen there
Author : Bikram Grewal
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 16,15 MB
Release : 2017-04-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0691176493
This is the only comprehensive photographic field guide to the birds of the entire Indian subcontinent. Every distinct species and subspecies—some 1,375 in all—is covered with photographs, text, and maps. The guide features more than 4,000 stunning photographs, many never before published, which have been carefully selected to illustrate key identification features of each species. The up-to-date facing-page text includes concise descriptions of plumage, voice, range, habitat, and recent taxonomic changes. Each species has a detailed map reflecting the latest distribution information and containing notes on status and population density. The guide also features an introduction that provides an overview of birdlife and a brief history of ornithology in India and its neighbors. The result is an encyclopedic photographic guide that is essential for everyone birding anywhere in the subcontinent. Covers all 1,375 subcontinental bird species Features more than 4,000 stunning photographs to aid quick field identification Includes up-to-date facing-page text and range maps Contains concise descriptions of plumage, voice, habitat, and much more
Author : T C Jerdon
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,97 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
Category :
ISBN : 9781019618431
This book is a comprehensive guide to the birds of India. The author provides a detailed description of each species, their habitats, and their behavior. The book is illustrated with beautiful color plates, making it an indispensable resource for bird lovers, naturalists, and travelers. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Richard Grimmett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 1745 pages
File Size : 38,85 MB
Release : 2019-05-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1472972503
A field guide to all the bird species found in India, Pakistian, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives. This comprehensive and definitive guide is the successor to the bestselling Pocket Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent by the same authors. 1375 species are illustrated and described, including all residents, migrants and vagrants. The plates, text and maps have been extensively revised. The 226 colour plates face concise descriptions and maps for quick at-a-glance reference. Many of the plates, depicting every species and many distinct plumages and races, have been repainted for this edition and a number of new species added. This guide also provides tables, summarising identification features of particularly difficult groups such as nightjars, warblers and rosefinches. This is the ideal companion for anyone birding in the region.
Author : Yong Ding Li
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,72 MB
Release : 2016-02-05
Category : Bird watching
ISBN : 9781909612716
This easy-to-use identification guide to the 280 bird species most commonly seen in Singapore is perfect for resident and visitor alike. High quality photographs from Singapore's top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers geography and climate, vegetation, opportunities for naturalists and the main sites for viewing the listed species. Also included is an all-important checklist of all of the birds of Singapore encompassing, for each species, its common and scientific name, IUCN status.
Author : Krys Kazmierczak
Publisher : Christopher Helm Publishers, Incorporated
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,9 MB
Release : 2008-10-10
Category : Birds
ISBN : 9781408109786
This guide covers all the species of birds found on the Indian subcontinent. It provides a companion for anyone travelling in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, the Maldives and Sri Lanka.
Author : Sálim Ali
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 42,81 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
ISBN :
This abundantly illustrated volume has been a close companion of both amateur bird-watching enthusiasts and seasoned ornithologists in India for nearly 50 years. This twelfth edition includes over 530 color illustrations, and 240 addition species.