This is a neat little book of 110 pages has 200 colour photographs of birds seen at the Rainforest Discovery Centre and surroundings at Sepilok, near Sandakan on the E. Coast of Sabah, East Malaysia on the island of Borneo. 300 bird species have now been recorded, with 15 endemics, including the icon of  Borneo [...]
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This book is a guide to the identification and appreciation of common birds in the gardens and cities of Peninsular Malaysia. There are already a number of good books on bird identifications and field guides, this book does not aim to duplicate that role, it is not too scientific or technical , it is rather [...] Smythies’ Birds of Borneo 4th edition revised by Geoffrey Davison. 1999. The bird book to end all bird books! Opulent and utterly comprehensive, this 4th edition re-instates the fascinating introductory chapters, omitted for reasons of economy from the 3rd edition, and brings them up to date. The book is an object to treasure for [...] This guide is designed essentially for the beginner in birdwatching. It portrays and describes sixty species of common Singapore birds and attempts to be as informative as possible on the characteristics and behaviour of local wild birds, discussing the places where they frequently occur and their sources of food. The equipment needed and the [...] A Field Guide to the Birds of South-East Asia was first published in 2000 and instantly became the definitive ornithological guide to the region. Since then, due to discoveries, vagrants and new understandings in taxonomy, the region’s bird list has increased by 76 species. This fully updated new edition covers all of the new [...] Since the close of the 16th century AD, the edible nests of swiftlets have roused the perplexed curiosity of European travellers to South-east Asia, while at the same time providing one of the most important constituents of traditional Chinese medicine. For both cultures – Western and Eastern – this book clarifies the nature of [...] Nature is at its most fecund in the tropical regions of the world, and the island of Borneo has some of the highest diversity of animals and plants found anywhere in the world. This very diversity sometimes makes it hard to appreciate nature’s bounty most visitors to a tropical lowland forest are overwhelmed by [...] A brand new field guide to the birds of Borneo, fully up to date, with 50 endemic species listed.¬†¬† This compares with 35 endemics just a few years ago.¬† There are 631 species described in all. High quality colour reproduction of more than 1,600 artworks spread over 246 colour pages.¬† The accurate and up to [...] |
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