- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd (29 April 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1906780218
- ISBN-13: 978-1906780210
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 12.7 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 503,898 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
 Trade In this Item for up to £0.25
Get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade in Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of Malaysia and Singapore (Naturalists' Guides) for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £0.25, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
High quality photographs from some of Malaysia's top nature photographers are accompanied in this title by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, length, plumage, distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers climate, vegetation, biogeography, and the main bird watching sites. This is the only regional bird guide to include Mann's complete checklist of the birds of Malaysia, the definitive reference to Malaysian birds.
About the Author
Dr. Geoffrey Davison has spent all his working life in Southeast Asia, as a university lecturer in Malaysia, a conservationist with WWF, and now with the National Parks Board in Singapore. His interests range across ornithology, tropical forest ecology, and animal taxonomy. He has written numerous scientific papers, as well as a number of books about birds and wildlife in Southeast Asia, including best-sellers Photoguide to the Birds of Borneo and Photoguide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia. Yeap Chin Aik began bird watching in his early teens, and is currently Head of the Conservation Division at the Malaysian Nature Society (MNS). He has written several scientific papers, and is one of the main compilers of Important Bird Areas in Malaysia: Key Sites for Conservation.
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a basic introduction to the birds of Malayasia and Singapore, really aimed at the casual birdwatcher rather than the twitchers. It's a compact little book with two species and their photographs per page.
It suffers from the usual drawback of photographic guides in that only one plumage is shown, no female or juvenile images, even when quite different. Many species that occur in the region have no text or photograph, for example no gulls are depicted.
The photos are pretty good for the birds that are covered. This book would be fine for a couple of days stop-over in Singapore, but not suitable for two weeks serious birding in Malaysia
It suffers from the usual drawback of photographic guides in that only one plumage is shown, no female or juvenile images, even when quite different. Many species that occur in the region have no text or photograph, for example no gulls are depicted.
The photos are pretty good for the birds that are covered. This book would be fine for a couple of days stop-over in Singapore, but not suitable for two weeks serious birding in Malaysia
Format:Paperback
Easy to carry and use. true, it does not include all the birds ,but common birds shows by clear photos.it helped me in Malaysia, where I do not have only (Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia by Craig Robson ) which is the best, but heavy and difficult to determine the bird quickly because not contain maps and you should read the text to locate the bird. You need to always be your guide easy to use.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
1 review
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Possibly the best illustrated book on Malaysian birds...!
19 Feb 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Frankly speaking, my birth place was Malaysia. When I was in this country of my birth, I took up the hobby of bird-watching. I particularly like the Dawn Chorus, when myraid of birds greet the dawn with their rioteous songs. I possess several books on Malaysian birds but the best guide is this book: A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of Malaysia....! I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this manual to fellow bird-watchers when they go to the Malaysiana region or for those who reside there. I thank the authors for such a well-illustrated book...keep it up...Cheers!
Was this review helpful?
Let us know
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
