A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of the Philippines

A Naturalist’s Guide to theBirds of the Philippines is an easy-to-use introductory photographic guideto 280 bird species commonly seen in the Philippines, and is perfect forresident and visitor alike. The third edition features fully updated taxonomyand many new photos.

 High quality photographs from some of the Philippines’ topnature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, whichinclude nomenclature, length, plumage, distribution, habits and habitat. Theuser-friendly introduction covers geography, climate, habitat types,biogeography, the main sites for viewing the listed species and tips foridentifying birds in the field. Also included is an all-important checklist ofall of the birds of the Philippines encompassing, for each species, its commonand scientific names as well as vernacular names, and its global status.