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Annotation
This field guide describes each of the 640 species of birds known to occur
or to have occurred in West Malaysia and in Singapore. The comprehensive
text includes data on calls and song, range, distribution, habitat, status
and behaviour. It includes chapters on migration, breeding and conservation.
From the Publisher
This is the first fully comprehensive field guide to the birds of West
Malaysia and Singapore. Every species of bird known to occur or to have
occurred in West Malaysia or Singapore has been included. The birds are
illustrated in a series of 72 stunning full-colour plates, especially
painted for this volume by Alan Pearson, an artist with considerable first-hand
experience of the region. All major plumage variations and key identificatory
features are included. The text, written by well-known Malaysian ornithologist
Allen Jeyarajasingam, is up to date and informative. It includes information
on range, distribution, habitat, status, and behaviour for every bird.
Easy to use for beginners, and comprehensive enough to satisfy more experienced
birdwatchers, this is by far the most current and authoritative guide
to the exciting and abundant avifauna of the region to be published to
date.
FROM THE BOOK:
Table
of Contents
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List of colour plates |
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Anatomy and plumage of a bird |
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Glossary |
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Background |
1 |
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Introduction to West Malaysia and Singapore |
13 |
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Conservation |
30 |
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The Avifauna |
36 |
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Migration |
43 |
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Breeding |
50 |
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Birdwatching in West Malaysia and Singapore |
57 |
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Family and Species Descriptions |
73 |
| App. 1 |
Table of night-bird calls |
426 |
| App. 2 |
Table of barbet calls |
428 |
| App. 3 |
Hills, peaks, hill-stations, and passes cited in the
text |
429 |
| App. 4 |
Islets and islands cited in the text |
431 |
| App. 5 |
Globally endangered and potentially endangered birds
occurring in West Malaysia and Singapore |
434 |
| App. 6 |
Conservation bodies, ornithological clubs, publications,
and museums |
436 |
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Bibliography |
438 |
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Index |
445 |
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