Hft, 528 s, 22x14 cm
2009
Efterlängtad fälthandbok över de ornitologiskt mycket spännande östligaste delarna av Asien från Kamchatka i norr till Taiwan i söder (inkl. Japan och Korea). 231 färgplanscher.
This is the first single volume guide ever devoted to the eastern Asian avifauna. The eastern Asianregion, centring especially on the major islands off the continental coast (including Japan and Taiwan) and the immediately adjacent areas of the Asian continent from Kamchatka in the north and including the Korean Peninsula are an important centre of endemism.
Birds endemic to this region include representatives of many of the major families, from the world'slargest eagle - Steller's Sea Eagle - to the tiny Formosan Firecrest. The east Asian continental coast and the offshore islands also form one of the world's major international bird migration routes,especially for waterfowl, shorebirds and raptors, while the east Asian continental mainland itselfis home to a wide range of species little-known to western ornithologists such as Scaly-sided Merganser, Oriental Stork and Mugimaki Flycatcher.
The guide features the most up to date text available, which, in conjunction with extensive colour plates throughout, facilitate the field identification of all of the species known from the region. Distribution maps enhance the text by providing a visual analysis of the summer, winter and migratoryranges of all species.