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The first field guide to cover just the birds of this region87 colour plates showing all species found in southern IndiaConcise facing text covering key identification pointsIdeal for field use

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction

How to Use this Book
Descriptive Parts of a Bird
Geographical Setting
Main Habitats
Important Bird Species
Migration
Birdwatching Areas

National Organisations
International Organisations
References
Acknowledgements
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Family Summaries
Colour Plates and Species Accounts
Appendix
Tables
Index

About the Author

Richard Grimmett and Tim Inskipp are ornithologists specialising in the birds of southern Asia. Richard has worked for BirdLife International for more than 40 years and was in charge of the Asia Programme, based in Indonesia and then Japan, between 1997 and 2007. Until recently he was BirdLife’s Director of Conservation and is currently a Senior Conservation Advisor. Tim has visited southern Asia many times since the 1970s and has contributed to many field guides, mainly with his wife Carol Inskipp along with Richard Grimmett.

Reviews

The ideal travelling companion for any birding trip to peninsular India.
*Birding World*