Birds of Central Asia
Raffael Ayé, Manuel Schweizer, Tobias Roth
- 336 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Birds of Central Asia
Raffael Ayé, Manuel Schweizer, Tobias Roth
About This Book
BIRDWATCHER'S HIGHLY COMMENDED BIRD BOOK OF THE YEAR Birds of Central Asia is the first field guide to include the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, along with neighbouring Afghanistan. This vast area includes a diverse variety of habitats, and the avifauna is similarly broad, from sandgrouse, ground jays and larks on the vast steppe and semi-desert to a broad range of raptors, and from woodland species such as warblers and nuthatches to a suite of montane species, such as snowcocks, accentors and snowfinches. This book includes 141 high-quality plates covering every species (and all distinctive races) that occur in the region, along with concise text focusing on identification and accurate colour maps. Important introductory sections introduce the land and its birds. Birds of Central Asia is a must-read for any birder or traveller visiting this remote region.
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Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa | doubtfully recorded Afg |
Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus | Afg |
Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha | doubtfully recorded |
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor | Afg |
Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus | Afg |
Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger | Afg |
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster | recently reliably recorded in Uzb, further occurrence unlikely |
Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina/ Indian Spotted Eagle A. hastata | reports from Afg, Tkm |
Indian Vulture Gyps indicus | doubtfully recorded Afg |
Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca | Afg |
Hooded Crane Grus monacha | Kaz |
White-naped Crane Grus vipio | Kaz |
Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus | Kaz/Uzb |
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima | doubtfully recorded |
Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii | doubtfully recorded Afg |
Red Turtle Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica | doubtfully recorded Afg |
Common Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus | Afg |
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius | doubtfully recorded |
Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus | Afg |
House Crow Corvus splendens | might occur Afg |
Long-billed Bush Warbler Bradypterus major | Tjk |
Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus | Afg |
Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicatus | Afg |
Hodgson’s Bushchat Saxicola insignis | Kaz |
Upland Pipit Anthus sylvanus | Afg |
Arctic Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni | Kaz |
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea | Tkm |
Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata | Uzb |
Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala | Kaz, Uzb |
Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila | Kgz, Tjk |