A Field Guide to the East Asian-Australasian Flyway

Description:

This field guide describes and illustrates the world's largest migratory flyway, used by nearly 600 species of migratory birds. Some of the best-known migratory species in the world undertake long and daunting migrations in this flyway. Russia, Mongolia, Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand are all part of this amazing passage. The species covered include shearwaters and petrels; terns and gulls; shorebirds; raptors; cuckoos; nightjars and owls, and passerines.

This book covers the natural history of these migratory birds, the threats they face, what is being done to protect them and the best spots to see congregations of these incredible travellers. Editors Yong Ding Li and Sayam U. Chowdhury have drawn together a team of experts, each with personal knowledge of the migration hotspots, to deliver a fascinating read and an important record of the ecology of these intrepid species.