A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia: Including the Philippines & Borneo

by Strange, Morten

• ISBN13: 9789625934037
• ISBN10: 9625934030
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-02-01
• Publisher: Tuttle Pub

Summary

Birds of Mainland Southeast Asia covers the rare and exotic birds of the region, including Malaysia, Thailand, Indochina, as well as Borneo, South China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Included are 669 species.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	8	(2)
Introduction	10	(14)
How to Use This Book	24	(18)
SYSTEMATIC SECTION	42	(334)
NON-PASSERINES:
Grebes -- Podicipedidae	42	(1)
Pelicans -- Pelecanidae	42	(1)
Boobies -- Sulidae	43	(1)
Cormorants -- Phalacrocoracidae	44	(1)
Darters -- Anhingidae	45	(1)
Frigatebirds -- Fregatidae	46	(1)
Herons, egrets, bitterns -- Ardeidae	47	(10)
Storks -- Ciconiidae	57	(3)
Ibises -- Threskiornithidae	60	(1)
Geese, ducks -- Anatidae	61	(9)
Osprey -- Pandiondae	70	(1)
Hawks, eagles, vultures -- Accipitrae	70	(14)
Falcons -- Falconidae	84	(1)
Pheasants -- Phasianidae	85	(8)
Buttonquail -- Turnicidae	93	(1)
Cranes -- Gruidae	93	(1)
Rails, crakes -- Rallidae	94	(5)
Finfoots -- Heliornithidae	99	(1)
Jacanas -- Jacanidae	100	(1)
Paintedsnipe -- Rostratulidae	101	(1)
Oystercatchers -- Haematopodidae	101	(1)
Lapwings, plovers -- Charadriidae	102	(6)
Curlews, sandpipers, snipe -- Scolopacidae	108	(16)
Stilts, avocets -- Recurvirostridae	124	(1)
Phalaropes -- Phalaropidae	125	(1)
Thick-knees -- Burhinidae	125	(1)
Pratincoles -- Glareolidae	126	(1)
Gulls, terns -- Laridae	127	(7)
Pigeons, doves -- Columbidae	134	(11)
Parrots -- Psittacidae	145	(5)
Cuckoos -- Cuculidae	150	(9)
Barn Owls -- Tytonidae	159	(1)
Owls -- Strigidae	160	(5)
Frogmouths -- Batrochostomidae	165	(3)
Nightjars -- Caprimulgidae	168	(2)
Swifts -- Apodidae	170	(3)
Treeswifts -- Hemiprocnidae	173	(1)
Trogons -- Trogonidae	174	(3)
Kingfishers -- Alcedinidae	177	(7)
Bee-eaters -- Meropidae	184	(3)
Rollers -- Coraciidae	187	(1)
Hoopoe -- Upupidae	188	(1)
Hornbills -- Bucerotidae	189	(7)
Barbets -- Megalaimidae	196	(7)
Honeyguides -- Indicatoridae	203	(1)
Woodpeckers -- Picidae	204	(11)
PASSERINES:
Broadbills -- Eurylaimidae	215	(3)
Pittas -- Pittidae	218	(5)
Larks -- Alaudidae	223	(1)
Swallows -- Hirundinidae	224	(2)
Cuckoo-shrikes, minivets	226	(4)
Ioras, leafbirds -- Chloropseidae	230	(4)
Bulbuls -- Pycnonotidae	234	(15)
Drongos -- Dicruridae	249	(4)
Orioles -- Oriolidae	253	(2)
Fairy Bluebirds -- Irenidae	255	(1)
Crows, jays, magpies -- Corvidae	255	(5)
Tits -- Paridae	260	(3)
Nuthatches -- Sittidae	263	(1)
Treecreepers -- Certhiidae	264	(1)
Philippine Creepers -- Rhabdornithidae	264	(1)
Babblers -- Timaliidae	265	(29)
Thrushes -- Turdidae	294	(15)
Warblers -- Sylviidae	309	(13)
Flycatchers -- Muscicapidae	322	(11)
Fantails -- Rhipiduridae	333	(2)
Monarchs -- Monarchidae	335	(1)
Whistlers, accentors -- Pachycephalidae	336	(2)
Wagtails, pipits -- Motacillidae	338	(3)
Wood-swallows -- Artamidae	341	(1)
Shrikes -- Laniidae	342	(3)
Starlings, mynas -- Sturnidae	345	(6)
Sunbirds, spiderhunters -- Nectariniidae	351	(11)
Flowerpeckers -- Dicaeidae	362	(4)
White-eyes -- Zosteropidae	366	(2)
Sparrows -- Passeridae	368	(1)
Weavers -- Ploceidae	369	(2)
Munias -- Estrildidae	371	(2)
Finches -- Fringillidae	373	(2)
Buntings -- Emberizidae	375	(1)
Glossary	376	(3)
Bibliography	379	(3)
Further Information	382