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A successor to Birds of the Indian Subcontinent", by the same authors, this handbook explores the birdlife of northern India and Pakistan. The plates are accompanied by text that highlights the identification, voice, habitat, altitudinal range, distribution and status of the birds. The text is on pages facing the plates for easy reference, and there are distribution maps for every species."
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"The avifauna of northern India has a distinctive flavour--a blend of the Oriental, Palearctic, and African regions. Combine that with easy access to some of the world's best-known birding sites, and you get a region that truly deserves its own field guide. This attractive guide amply addresses this need."--Vivek Tiwari, Coordinator, South Asian Natural History Network
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
An excellent field guide with good plates...The text is basic but has enough info for quick I/D of all species within that area...the large sized numbers corresponding to the plates on each page are readily identified for quick analysis....it is slightly lighter than the full Sub-Continent guide which you may not need if only searching in the Northern areas and let's face it... any reduction in the weight of your kit has to be a priority for birdwatchers, especially when carrying binoculars, telescopes and cameras......the book is a worthy and acceptable addition...
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Just returned from Northern India and found this field guide very good. The binding stood up well with the continual use and the illustrations appeared accurate. Disappointed the key field recognition features were not identified on the colour plates (arrow or line). The plumage variations were well illustrated but (a very minor point) I found some a little jumbled for quick reference. Having now used the SASOL Birds of Southern Africa, I wonder why all guides do not have the "pencilled" outline around all plumage illustrations.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Good quality illustrations; text could be upgraded
5 Sep 2008
Format:Paperback
Basics: 2003, softcover, 304 pages, 120 color plates, 800+ species, no range maps
This northern guide is a reduced version of the author's previous and much larger work: A Guide to the Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. This lighter version is a true field guide-sized book that focuses on just those birds found in India's north and northwest states. Generally, this area is north of Mumbai (aka, Bombay) and west of Lucknow.
The 800+ birds found in this northern region are illustrated quite well and are usually shown with multiple plumages when significant differences exist between genders, age, or subspecies. These illustrations are good enough to identify most species. Each plate contains 3-11 birds, made up of 9-32 illustrations. Some of the plates, especially the raptors and shorebirds, are notably crammed with 25-30 illustrations of perched and flying birds. This causes many of the plumages to be a bit small. The shrikes are also illustrated rather small.
Like the book's southern counterpart, the text is the weaker part of this book. Each bird receives 3-15 lines describing it. This text may not always be sufficient to differentiate between many of the more similar birds. Sometimes a line or two is offered about the habitat or distribution. The raptors receive the most coverage while the passerines receive the least (i.e., 3-4 lines). There is only the sparsest of information given for vocalizations on some of the birds. There are also no range maps.
To help supplement the relatively thin text on identification, nine tables are included as appendices. These provide a comparison list of the more difficult bird groups such as nightjars, warblers, rosefinches, and the Yellow Wagtail subspecies.
This guide will serve you well in northern India and is probably the second-best option, aside from the author's combined Birds of India. A superior, but more expensive, book is the Birds of South Asia by Rasmussen.
If you're looking at other titles by the author, Grimmett, keep in mind this northern guide is a sister-work of the southern guide, which each come from the combined (but still condensed) Birds of India. These three books share many of the same plates and text. The combined version includes range maps. Basically, if you own Birds of India, you already own everything in this book. And, these three books all come from the aforementioned larger work that has everything along with extensive, in-depth text.
I've listed several related books below...
1) A Guide to the Birds of India... by Grimmett
2) Birds of India... by Grimmett
3) Birds of South Asia: Volumes 1 & 2 by Rasmussen
4) A Field Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent by Kazmierczak
5) Photographic Guide to Birds of the Himalayas by Grewal/Pfister
6) Birds of Nepal by Grimmett
7) Photographic Guide to Birds of India and Nepal by Grewal
This northern guide is a reduced version of the author's previous and much larger work: A Guide to the Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. This lighter version is a true field guide-sized book that focuses on just those birds found in India's north and northwest states. Generally, this area is north of Mumbai (aka, Bombay) and west of Lucknow.
The 800+ birds found in this northern region are illustrated quite well and are usually shown with multiple plumages when significant differences exist between genders, age, or subspecies. These illustrations are good enough to identify most species. Each plate contains 3-11 birds, made up of 9-32 illustrations. Some of the plates, especially the raptors and shorebirds, are notably crammed with 25-30 illustrations of perched and flying birds. This causes many of the plumages to be a bit small. The shrikes are also illustrated rather small.
Like the book's southern counterpart, the text is the weaker part of this book. Each bird receives 3-15 lines describing it. This text may not always be sufficient to differentiate between many of the more similar birds. Sometimes a line or two is offered about the habitat or distribution. The raptors receive the most coverage while the passerines receive the least (i.e., 3-4 lines). There is only the sparsest of information given for vocalizations on some of the birds. There are also no range maps.
To help supplement the relatively thin text on identification, nine tables are included as appendices. These provide a comparison list of the more difficult bird groups such as nightjars, warblers, rosefinches, and the Yellow Wagtail subspecies.
This guide will serve you well in northern India and is probably the second-best option, aside from the author's combined Birds of India. A superior, but more expensive, book is the Birds of South Asia by Rasmussen.
If you're looking at other titles by the author, Grimmett, keep in mind this northern guide is a sister-work of the southern guide, which each come from the combined (but still condensed) Birds of India. These three books share many of the same plates and text. The combined version includes range maps. Basically, if you own Birds of India, you already own everything in this book. And, these three books all come from the aforementioned larger work that has everything along with extensive, in-depth text.
I've listed several related books below...
1) A Guide to the Birds of India... by Grimmett
2) Birds of India... by Grimmett
3) Birds of South Asia: Volumes 1 & 2 by Rasmussen
4) A Field Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent by Kazmierczak
5) Photographic Guide to Birds of the Himalayas by Grewal/Pfister
6) Birds of Nepal by Grimmett
7) Photographic Guide to Birds of India and Nepal by Grewal
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Nice biik
12 Jan 2007
Format:Paperback
This is a really fine field guide which we plan to use in India, in conjunction with Krys Kazmiercak's filed guide and birdfinding guide.
The plates are terrific. The only drawback is that there are no range maps which are present in the Kaz book.
The plates are terrific. The only drawback is that there are no range maps which are present in the Kaz book.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Good
6 Dec 2009
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
It's really a fieldguide (~300 pages). This book is globally well-illustrated. Sequencing order is sometimes strange. For me, the weak point is distribution : no map, only a small commentary by state (eg. RA : rw for rare wintering bird in Rajasthan or HR : cr for common resident in Haryana). That's why I also used "A Field Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent" from Krys Kazmierczak as complement. This one has clear maps, more species (but still a fieldguide) but smaller illustrations which are not as good.
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