Photographic Guide to the Birds of Japan and North-east Asia

Photographic Guide to the Birds of Japan and North-east Asia
ISBN-10
1472947231
ISBN-13
9781472947239
Category
Nature
Pages
648
Language
English
Published
2019-05-16
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Author
Tadao Shimba

Description

Eastern Asia is blessed with a rich and spectacular avifauna, and all 520 regularly occurring species are featured in this spectacular and lavish new photographic guide to the region, covering Japan, northern China, North and South Korea and the Russian Far East. The concise text focuses on key identification criteria, and is accompanied by a distribution map for every species. The accompanying photographs, contributed by Japan's top bird photographers, form a stunning series that will allow both field identification and rich enjoyment at home afterwards. This beautiful book is a must-have for anyone interested in the birds of Asia.

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