Field Guide to the Birds of Nepal: Second Edition

by Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp, Tim Inskipp, Hem Sagar Baral

Overview

This fully updated edition of Birds of Nepal is the most comprehensive guide to the birds of this beautiful Himalayan country.

Every species of bird recorded in Nepal is covered in this fantastic guide, including vagrants, with accurate distribution maps for most species. More than 790 species are featured with illustrations and concise text covering essential information for quick and easy reference. The comprehensive text covers voice, habits, habitats, altitudinal range, distribution and status to aid accurate identification.

The texts have been completely re-written for this edition and many of the illustrations have been replaced. In addition, maps have been included for the first time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472983190
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	08/06/2020
Series:	Helm Field Guides
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	368
File size:	132 MB
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About the Author

Richard Grimmett is Head of Conservation at BirdLife International. Carol and Tim Inskipp are freelance wildlife consultants All three are widely travelled in Asia and authors of a series of books on the birds of the region.

Hem Sagar Baral is manager of the Zoological Society of London's Nepal office and an authority on Nepalese birds.
Richard Grimmett is a leading expert on the birds of southern Asia. He is co-author of the major work Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (Helm, 1998), from which has sprung several highly acclaimed field guides.
Carol Inskipp is a leading expert on the birds of southern Asia. She is co-author of the major work Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (Helm, 1998), from which has sprung several highly acclaimed field guides.
Tim Inskipp is a leading expert on the birds of southern Asia. He is co-author of the major work Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (Helm, 1998), from which has sprung several highly acclaimed field guides.
Hem Sagar Baral is a leading expert on the birds of southern Asia. For four years, he worked as a naturalist at Royal Chitwan National Park before completing a diploma in geology at Tribhuvan University and then earning a PhD for his work on the lowland grassbirds in Nepal. Hem has found four new species of grassland birds for Nepal: Jerdon's Babbler, Finn's Weaver, Singing Lark and Moustached Warbler.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Map of Nepal

Introduction
Bird Conservation
National Organisations
International Organisations

References
Family Summaries
Species Accounts (1-142)
Appendices
Index

Editorial Reviews

"A must have for anyone birding the country!" - Birdbooker Report

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