Birds of East Asia China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Russia [Paperback]

With 234 superb color plates, and more than 950 color maps,Birds of East Asiamakes it easy to identify all of the region's species. The first single-volume field guide for eastern Asia, the book covers major islands including Japan and Taiwan, as well as the Asian continent from Kamchatka to the Korean Peninsula. The region's major bird families are presented and distinct species are noted, from the well-known Steller's Sea Eagle--the world's largest eagle--to those less familiar to Western ornithologists, such as the Scaly-sided Merganser, Oriental Stork, and Mugimaki Flycatcher. The maps provide useful information about the seasonal migratory patterns of all bird varieties.

Birds of East Asiais a must-have resource for birdwatchers, ecotourists, and wildlife enthusiasts everywhere.

• A handy single-volume guide to all the bird species of East Asia, including China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Russia
• 234 beautiful color plates
• More than 950 color maps covering seasonal habitats and migration routes

"Winner of the 2009 Louis Brownlow Book Award"Mark Brazilis an experienced field ornithologist and the author of several books, includingA Birdwatcher's Guide to Japan,The Birds of Japan, andThe Whooper Swan. Finally. The first single-volume guide for eastern Asia, and it's exquisitely illustrated. ---Matt Mendenhall,Birder's World Although northeastern Asia boasts a number of regional endemics and is a source of many actual and potential vagrants to North America, the region has been sorely lacking a modern field guide. . . .Birds of East Asiafinally provides a treatment that meets the standards expected for modern field guides. . . . I will certainly take it with me on any future visits to the region. That's a compliment I cannot offer any other current or past field guide to the region. ---Nick Lethaby,Birder Any birder planning tol,