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9780198549628

A Field Guide to the Birds of West Malaysia and Singapore

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  • ISBN13:

    9780198549628

  • ISBN10:

    0198549628

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-07-29
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

This new field guide describes each of the 640 species of birds known to occur or to have occurred in West Malaysia and in Singapore. The main author is based in Malaysia, and he and the artist have extensive first-hand field experience of the birds of the region. Every species, includingmajor plumage variations, is illustrated in 72 stunning full-colour plates, especially painted for this volume. The comprehensive text includes data on calls and song, range, distribution, habitat, status, and behaviour. Introductory chapters provide useful and interesting information on migration,breeding, and conservation. A section on birdwatching in the region includes information on key birdwatching sites, and what to look for there. Easy to use for beginners, and comprehensive enough to satisfy experienced birdwatchers, this is by far the most up-to-date and authoritative guide to theexciting and abundant avifauna of this increasingly popular holiday region.

Author Biography


Allen Jeyarajasingam is a teacher and well- known ornithologist based in Kuala Lumpur. He has previously published a photographic guide to the birds of Malaysia and Singapore, as well as being the author of many numerous articles for other bird magazines and books. A keen birdwatcher for some 30 years, he has extensive first-hand experience of birds and birdwatching throughout the region. Alan Pearson is an ornithological artist with a keen interest in the avifauna of Malaysia, of which he has considerable first-hand experience. He has illustrated six field guides, and contributes regularly to bird magazines.

Table of Contents

List of colour plates
xii
Anatomy and plumage of a bird xiv
Glossary xvii
BACKGROUND 1(72)
Introduction to West Malaysia and Singapore
13(17)
Conservation
30(6)
The Avifauna
36(7)
Migration
43(7)
Breeding
50(7)
Birdwatching in West Malaysia and Singapore
57(16)
FAMILY AND SPECIES DESCRIPTIONS 73(352)
APPENDICES 425(13)
Appendix 1: Table of nightbird calls
426(2)
Appendix 2: Table of barbet calls
428(1)
Appendix 3: Hills, peaks, hill-stations, and passes cited in the text
429(2)
Appendix 4: Islets and islands cited in the text
431(3)
Appendix 5: Globally endangered and potentially endangered birds occurring in West Malaysia and Singapore
434(2)
Appendix 6: Conservation bodies, ornithological clubs, publications, and museums
436(2)
Bibliography 438(7)
Index 445

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