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Title: A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka (3rd edition)
Condition: New
Author: Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne
Format: Paperback
EAN: 9781913679002
ISBN: 9781913679002
Publisher: John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd
Genre: Home Garden & Pets
Release Date: 28/10/2020
Description: A fully revised edition of this bestselling, easy-to-use identification guide to 278 bird species covering the most commonly seen in Sri Lanka. Written by an experienced birder with a track record for writing to a popular audience, this is an ideal, portable guide for residents and visitors alike. The author's top quality photographs are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, plumage, distribution, habits and habitat. The species accounts cover 75 of the 82 families of birds recorded in Sri Lanka and distinguish between highly scarce migrants and vagrants to explain what a realistic and good 'country list' and 'trip list' would be for residents and visitors respectively.The user-friendly introduction covers bird topography, bird orders, a novel photographic summary in taxonomic order of all 34 endemic birds that are key target species, and the main sites for viewing the listed species. Also included is a checklist of all of the birds of Sri Lanka encompassing, for each species, its common and scientific names as well as its national status.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 180mm
Item Length: 128mm
Book Series: Naturalist's Guide
Release Year: 2020

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