Birds of Vietnam
- Series : Lynx and BirdLife International Field Guides
- Publisher : Lynx Edicions
- Published In : Barcelona
- Illustrations : 1900+ illus, c. 870 distribution maps
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Description:
2nd edition. Vietnam, home to rare secretive pheasants, jewel-like pittas, spectacular laughingthrushes and enigmatic babblers, is Asia’s most exciting new birding destination. A global biodiversity hotspot, Vietnam boasts 16 endemic species and subspecies groups, and a further 42 near-endemic species and subspecies, the largest number of any country in mainland South-East Asia. This book, the first comprehensive modern field guide dedicated to Vietnam’s rich and diverse avifauna, describes all 928 species in text, illustrations and distribution maps.
* Fully updated second edition with new additions to the Vietnam country list and the latest global conservation status for each species following the IUCN Red List.
* Taxonomy follows the HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World.
* Detailed texts covering status, habitat and behaviour, age, sex and geographical variation, voice, and confusion species.
* Over 1900 illustrations covering all species and distinctive subspecies, birds in flight, males and females, juveniles and non-breeding plumages, where appropriate.
* QR code for every species, linked to complementary audiovisual material.
* More than 870 full-colour range maps for all regularly occurring species.
* Well-marked subspecies groups receive full accounts, and the distributions of subspecies breeding in the region are clearly mapped.
* Local species names included.
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