Vietnam, home to rare secretive pheasants, jewel-like pittas, spectacular laughingthrushes and enigmatic babblers, is Asia’s most exciting new birding destination. A global biodiversity hotspot, Vietnam boasts 19 endemic species and subspecies groups, and another 27 near-endemic species, the largest number of any country in mainland South-East Asia.
This book, the first comprehensive modern field guide dedicated to Vietnam’s rich and diverse avifauna, describes all 916 species in text, illustrations and distribution maps. This book is bound in a new flexible, water-resistant cover that is perfect for use in the field.
Key features:
Taxonomy follows the HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World.
Detailed texts covering status, habitat and behaviour, age, sex and geographical variation, voice, and confusion species.
Over 1900 illustrations covering all species and distinctive subspecies, birds in flight, males and females, juveniles and non-breeding plumages, where appropriate.
QR code for each species, linking to the Internet Bird Collection gallery of photos, videos and sounds.
More than 870 full-colour range maps for all species other than vagrants.
Well-marked subspecies groups receive full accounts, and the distributions of subspecies breeding in the region are clearly mapped.
Local species names included.
About the authors
Richard Craik - Founder of Vietnam Birding, Richard has worked in tourism development in Vietnam since the early 1990s and has travelled and watched birds extensively throughout Vietnam and the region during this time. He has been contributing to travel guides, journals and other media on ecotourism, conservation and birds in Vietnam for over 25 years.
Lê Quý Minh - A well-known figure in the conservation community in Vietnam and one of the most experienced birding guides in the region, Minh has been head guide at Vietnam Birding since 2007. He previously worked at Bach Ma National Park in Central Vietnam for 12 years, heading up the ecotourism and environmental education departments.
FREE GIFT! The book comes with a code linking to a free download:
A Checklist of the Birds of Vietnam, specially created by authors Richard Craik and Lê Quý Minh and which includes check boxes to register sightings and valuable tips on hotspots for the most sought-after birds.
Product details
Language: English
Format: 23 x 16 cm, Flexi-cover (Also available in a hardback version)
Pages: 400
Publication date: December 2018
916 species; 36 endemics or near-endemics, 2 introduced, 73 vagrants.
c.1900 illustrations and over 870 distribution maps
