Field Guide to Birds of Central Asia

by Raffael Ayé, Manuel Schweizer, Tobias Roth

Overview

BIRDWATCHER'S HIGHLY COMMENDED BIRD BOOK OF THE YEAR

Birds of Central Asia is the first field guide to include the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, along with neighbouring Afghanistan.

This vast area includes a diverse variety of habitats, and the avifauna is similarly broad, from sandgrouse, ground jays and larks on the vast steppe and semi-desert to a broad range of raptors, and from woodland species such as warblers and nuthatches to a suite of montane species, such as snowcocks, accentors and snowfinches.

This book includes 141 high-quality plates covering every species (and all distinctive races) that occur in the region, 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 remote region.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781408142707
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	05/28/2020
Series:	Helm Field Guides
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	118 MB
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About the Author

Raffael Ayé, Manuel Schweizer and Tobias Roth are a trio of ornithologists from Switzerland, based at the University of Berne. They are experts on the birds of Central Asia, with considerable experience in the field. Among their many achievements was the discovery of the breeding grounds of Large-billed Reed Warbler in Tajikistan.
Raffael Ayé is an ornithologist based at the University of Berne. He is an expert on the birds of Central Asia, with considerable experience in the field. Among his many achievements alongside colleagues Manuel Schweizer and Tobias Roth was the discovery of the breeding grounds of the Large-billed Reed Warbler in Tajikistan.
Manuel Schweizer is an ornithologist based at the University of Berne. He is an expert on the birds of Central Asia, with considerable experience in the field. Among his many achievements alongside colleagues Raffael Ayé and Tobias Roth was the discovery of the breeding grounds of the Large-billed Reed Warbler in Tajikistan.
Tobias Roth is an ornithologist based at the University of Berne. He is an expert on the birds of Central Asia, with considerable experience in the field. Among his many achievements alongside colleagues Raffael Ayé and Manuel Schweizer was the discovery of the breeding grounds of the Large-billed Reed Warbler in Tajikistan.

Table of Contents

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