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Lists all 669 Borneo bird species plus distribution maps, including 51 endemics
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The most up-to-date and user-friendly guide to the birds of Borneo, covering Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and Kalimantan. This guide gives descriptions of 669 species living or reported on the island, including 51 endemic species. These are superbly illustrated in 141 color plates with more than 2,000 full color bird images, including most of the sexual variants and immature forms of polymorphic species. Each plate is accompanied by species descriptions covering nomenclature, length, voice, range, distribution and status and habits, with distribution shown by detailed thumnail maps. There are seven habitat plates, 12 regional maps showing Borneo's top 130 birdwatching sites, fast-find graphic indexes to the birds of Kinabalu and other habitats and a full overview of vegetation, climate and ecology. Indonesians refer to Borneo as as "Kalimantan." However, for people outside of Indonesia, Kalimantan refers to the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Borneo is surrounded by the South China Sea to the north and northwest, the Sulu Sea to the northeast, the Celebes Sea and the Makassar Strait to the east and the
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This is the second edition of this book and there are some great updates to the first edition. Several of the plates have been updated noticeably including the Spiderhunters, Blue Flycatchers, Trogons, Hornbills, Broadbills and several plates include food flowers and fruits preferred by the species. New taxonomic information has been included as well as info about the newly discovered Spectacled Flowerpecker. There is also a new birding site map to go with the 12 from the first edition along with more updated information. Also the introduction to birding in Borneo has more updated information and the habitat pages denote endemics with a red star. The endemics page loses the facing plate of Bald-headed Laughingthrush and is replaced with a fabulous plate of Spectacled Flowerpecker with it's inclusion in the islands now 52 endemics. This really is now leaps and bounds ahead of anything else for the island, this goes beyond being just a bird guide to Borneo and into a birding guide to Borneo, you'll find yourself not just enjoying the fantastic plates but absorbing the ornithological history, fauna and an insight of the island along the way, essential! Below is my review from the first edition which still holds true but with a few notes on the second edition differences.
Review of first edition:(with notes on second edition)
Typical, you wait for a guide to come out then two come at once. I found out this was coming out from my guide in Borneo in 2009 and quickly tracked it down once it was available and I'm glad I did. I had taken Mackinnon and Phillipps Birds of Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali (link below) with me and this did quite well but having a Borneo specific guide would have been better. This is a vast improvement over the old guide. First thing I noticed was a handy quick reference guide on the inside cover. Great if you're in the field and want to find some species fast. Each member of a bird family is depicted with a page number you can flip to in a hurry. Then come seven pages of habitat plates with species typically found in those habitats. Then come 24 pages (22 in the second edition) of information about birds and birding in Borneo that has helpful information about how to use the book, facts about Borneo's birds, a list of endemics, notes about vegetation, altitudinal zones and altitudes of mountains, climate, rainfall, migration and glossary, that are all quite informative. Then comes 281 pages of plates (284 in the second edition) with very good artwork by Karen Phillipps. Many of the plates contain work from the earlier book and though a few plates are crowded most have nice spacing and show the work in a nice large size for ease of identification. On the facing plate is information about habitat and distribution, call and range. The range maps are good and in color showing distribution and style of habitat throughout Borneo. Also interspersed throughout the book are little yellow boxes with interesting facts about the species concerned which adds a more personal touch and brings you closer to the birds through someone that has lived there. Following the plates are 11 area maps (12 in the second edition)showing birding locations with GPS and notes about what you will find there. Overall this is a brilliant book, though notes on identification in the text would be helpful for a few confusing species. Not just a field guide but also bird history, where to find birds and more. This is the only guide I'd take to Borneo if I was going back. There is now a second edition with updated and revised text.
"A Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali "
"Birds of Borneo: Brunei, Sabah, Sarawak, and Kalimantan "
"Phillipps' Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo: Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan. First Edition "
Review of first edition:(with notes on second edition)
Typical, you wait for a guide to come out then two come at once. I found out this was coming out from my guide in Borneo in 2009 and quickly tracked it down once it was available and I'm glad I did. I had taken Mackinnon and Phillipps Birds of Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali (link below) with me and this did quite well but having a Borneo specific guide would have been better. This is a vast improvement over the old guide. First thing I noticed was a handy quick reference guide on the inside cover. Great if you're in the field and want to find some species fast. Each member of a bird family is depicted with a page number you can flip to in a hurry. Then come seven pages of habitat plates with species typically found in those habitats. Then come 24 pages (22 in the second edition) of information about birds and birding in Borneo that has helpful information about how to use the book, facts about Borneo's birds, a list of endemics, notes about vegetation, altitudinal zones and altitudes of mountains, climate, rainfall, migration and glossary, that are all quite informative. Then comes 281 pages of plates (284 in the second edition) with very good artwork by Karen Phillipps. Many of the plates contain work from the earlier book and though a few plates are crowded most have nice spacing and show the work in a nice large size for ease of identification. On the facing plate is information about habitat and distribution, call and range. The range maps are good and in color showing distribution and style of habitat throughout Borneo. Also interspersed throughout the book are little yellow boxes with interesting facts about the species concerned which adds a more personal touch and brings you closer to the birds through someone that has lived there. Following the plates are 11 area maps (12 in the second edition)showing birding locations with GPS and notes about what you will find there. Overall this is a brilliant book, though notes on identification in the text would be helpful for a few confusing species. Not just a field guide but also bird history, where to find birds and more. This is the only guide I'd take to Borneo if I was going back. There is now a second edition with updated and revised text.
"A Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali "
"Birds of Borneo: Brunei, Sabah, Sarawak, and Kalimantan "
"Phillipps' Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo: Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan. First Edition "
I am going to Borneo later this year and needed a good field guide, after reading the reviews for several books I eventually decided to buy this one. The book arrived promptly in good condition and I have read it on a regular basis since then and am still finding useful bits of information. I think this is one of the best Field Guides in my collection!! In fact it is not just a field guide it is a combination of a where to watch guide, bird identification (Picture accuracy etc unchecked as yet) and also gives information on migration, mimicry in raptors and other species and more.
As I said earlier cannot comment on accuracy of the plates but they seem well laid out and generally have adequate plumage information.
As I said earlier cannot comment on accuracy of the plates but they seem well laid out and generally have adequate plumage information.
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