Birds of East Asia
Subtitle: China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Russia
By: Mark Brazil ; illustrated by Dave Nurney ... [et al.].
Series: Princeton field guides; Princeton field guides
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9780691139258; 9780691139265
Description: "With 236 superb color plates, and more than 950 color maps, Birds of East Asia makes identification of all bird species known to the region easy and convenient. The first single-volume field guide for eastern Asia, the book covers major islands including Japan and Taiwan, as well as the Asian continent from Kamchatka to the Korean Peninsula. The region's major bird families are presented and distinct species are noted, from the well-known Steller's Sea Eagle--the world's largest eagle--to those less familiar to Western ornithologists, such as the Scaly-sided Merganser, Oriental Stork, and Mugimaki Flycatcher. The maps provide useful information about the seasonal migratory patterns of all bird varieties. Birds of East Asia is a must-have resource for birdwatchers, eco-tourists, and wildlife enthusiasts everywhere"--
Notes: "Published in the United Kingdom and European Union in 2009 by Christopher Helm ... London"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Avian Topography and Terminology; title: Key to Families; title: Plates and Species Accounts.