INDOMALAYAN
South and Southeast Asia, including India, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
The titles listed under these headings are BRAND NEW books listed alphabetically by author.
Price is for the cloth (hardback) edition unless indicated otherwise. Buteo Books makes
every effort to keep these titles in stock, but both price and availability are subject
to change.
674. ALFRED, J.R.B., Arun KUMAR, P.C. TAK and J.P. SATI. Waterbirds of Northern
India. Zoological Survey of India, 2001. Color plates, distribution maps. 227 pp.
$55.00
675. ALI, Sálim, Biswamoy BISWAS, and S. Dillon RIPLEY. The Birds of
Bhutan. Calcutta: Zoological Survey of India, 1996. B&W plates of habitats. 207 pp.
Paper. $30.00 An annotated checklist covering 516 species recorded in the
Kingdom.
676. ALI, Sálim and S. Dillon RIPLEY. Handbook of the Birds of India and
Pakistan, Together with Those of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka. Second Edition
. Oxford University Press, 1978-1999. Sponsored by the Bombay Natural History Society.
Color plates by John Henry DICK show nearly every Indian bird. Paperback set in slipcase.
$325.00
- Volume 1. Divers to Hawks. 1978. 384 pp. Paper.
- Volume 2. Megapodes to Crab Plover. 1980. 344 pp.
- Volume 3. Stone Curlews to Owls. 1981. 327 pp.
- Volume 4. Frogmouths to Pittas. 1983. 267 pp.
- Volume 5. Larks to the Grey Hypocolius. 1987. 278 pp.
- Volume 6. Cuckoo-Shrikes to Babaxes. 1996. 247 pp.
- Volume 7. Laughing Thrushes to the Mangrove Whistler. 1996. 236 pp.
- Volume 8. Warblers to Redstarts. 1997. 281 pp.
- Volume 9. Robins to Wagtails. 1998. 310 pp.
- Volume 10. Flowerpeckers to Buntings. 1999. 250 pp.
677. BRANSBURY, John. A Birdwatcher's Guide to Malaysia. Waymark, 1993.
Illustrated with color photos and maps. 40 major sites in both east and west Malaysia, with
details of accommodation and access, with a full species checklist, plus a checklist of
mammal species. 282 pp. Paper. $30.00
678. BRIFFETT, Clive and Sutari Bin SUPARI. Images of Asia: The Birds of
Singapore. Oxford University Press, 1993. Color illustrations of 120 species. Maps.
Includes a checklist and site guide. 104 pp. $38.00
679. CAREY, G.J., et al, Editors. The Avifauna of Hong Kong. Hong Kong Bird
Watching Society, 2001. Status and distribution, with historical comparisons, an assessment
of the effects of wild bird trade, and much more, by a host of recognized authors. 564 pp.
$75.00
680. CHALMERS, M.L. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Hong Kong. Hong Kong,
1986 (Fourth edition) Illustrated. 279 pp. Paper. $32.50
23-224. CHAN, S., M.J. CROSBY, M.Z. ISLAM, and A.W. TORDOFF. Important Bird Areas
in Asia: Key Sites for Conservation. BirdLife International, 2004. A comprehensive,
country-by-country inventory of key sites, detailing 2,293 Important Areas and threatened
species found there. 297 pp. Paper. $39.95
681. COATES, Brian J. and K. David BISHOP. A Guide to Birds of Wallacea:
Sulawesi, The Moluccas and Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Queensland: Dove
Publications, 1997. 64 color plates illustrating 698 species by Dana GARDNER. 535 pp.
$75.00
The only comprehensive field guide to the birds of these Indonesian islands,
situated between the Oriental and Australian regions. The avifauna is noted for its high
degree of endemism.
24-207. DANIEL, J.C. and Gayatri W. UGRA. Petronia: Fifty Years of Post-independence Ornithology in India: A Centenary Dedication to Dr.
Salim Ali. Oxford, 2003. Color and b&w illustrations. 342 pp. $49.50
Petronia is the generic name of the Yellow-throated Sparrow, the
bird that started Dr. Salim Ali on his lifelong ornithological journey.
682. DAVISON, G.W.H. and CHEW Yen Fook. A Photographic Guide to the Birds of
Borneo. Color photos of 252 species. 144 pp. Paper. $15.95
683. DAVISON, G.W.H. and CHEW Yen Fook. A Photographic Guide to the Birds of
Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Covers 252 species. 144 pp. Paper. $15.95
684. DICKINSON, Edward C., Robert S. KENNEDY, & Kenneth C. PARKES. The Birds
of the Philippines: An Annotated Check-List. British Ornithologists' Union Check-list
No. 12, 1991. Maps, color photos of habitats. 507 pp. $75.00
685. FISHER, Tim and Nigel HICKS. A Photographic Guide to Birds of the
Philippines. Ralph Curtis, 2000. 144 pp. Paper. $15.95
686. FRANCIS, Charles M. Pocket Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Sabah, 1984.
50 color plates by A.M. HUGHES from Smythies' The Birds of Borneo. 123 pp.
Paper. $16.00
687. GILLIARD, E. Thomas. Notes on a Collection of Birds from Bataan, Luzon,
Philippine Islands. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History: Volume 94,
Article 8, pp. 457-504. 1950. Paper. $15.00
688. GOGORZA Y GONZALEZ, Jose. Aves de Las Islas Filipinas. Comprende:
Comentarios a los "Datos para la Fauna Filipina" publicado en 1887 por
José Gogorza y González, por D. Rafael PARDO; Datos para la Fauna Filipina
(facsimile); Listado Actualizado de las Aves de las Islas Filipinas...Bibliografía
por D. Rafael Pardo. Valencia: 1997. 180 pp. Paper. $30.00
689. GOODMAN, Steven M. and Pedro C. GONZALES. The Birds of Mt. Isarog National
Park, Southern Luzon, Philippines...Distribution. Chicago Field Museum: Fieldiana:
Zoology, New Series, No 60, 1990. Publication 1415. 39 pp. Paper. $12.00
690. GREWAL, Birkram. Birds of the Indian Subcontinent. Odyssey, Second
edition. 1995. Photographs of over 500 species. Checklist of 2060 species. 193 pp. Paper.
$35.00
691. GREWAL, Bikram. A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India and Nepal,
Ralph Curtis, 1999. Pocket guide with color photos and maps for 252 species. 144 pp. Paper.
$15.95
692. GREWAL, Bikram and Bill HARVEY. A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India
and the Indian Subcontinent, including Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and
the Maldives. Princeton University Press, 2003. Color photos, distribution maps,
frequency and status for 668 species. 512 pp. Paper. $29.95
Though the titles of the two preceding books are similar, the first book is a pocket size guide to common
species, while the second is a larger, more comprehensive guide.
693. GREWAL, Bikram and Otto PFISTER. A Photographic Guide to Birds of the
Himalayas. Ralph Curtis, 1998. Color photos of 252 species. 144 pp. Paper. $15.95
694. GRIMMETT, Richard and Tim INSKIPP. Princeton Field Guides: Birds of Northern
India. Princeton University Press, 2003. 120 color plates by a host of well-known
artists, distribution maps. Introductory information about travel, habitats and ornithology
in the region. 320 pp. Paper. $35.00
The avifauna of Northern India is a blend of Oriental, Palearctic and African
species.
695. GRIMMETT, Richard, Carol INSKIPP, and Tim INSKIPP. A Guide to the Birds of
India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Princeton,
1999. 153 color plates by Clive BYERS, et al. 888 pp. $120.00 Substantial and
comprehensive, a superbly illustrated handbook.
696. GRIMMETT, Richard, Carol INSKIPP, and Tim INSKIPP. Birds of India, Pakistan,
Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Princeton, 1999. A portable field guide
version of the preceding handbook, including all 153 color plates by Clive BYERS, et al. 384 pp. Paper. $35.00
In Europe, this book was published by Christopher Helm under the title "Pocket Guide
to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent".
697. GRIMMETT, Richard and Tim INSKIPP. Field Guide to the Birds of Southern
India. Christopher Helm, 2005. 87 color plates illustrate over 600 species, including
all breeding species, regular visitors and vagrants. A comprehensive field guide to all
the birds of central and southern India, including Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka,
Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep, including Pondicherry and the Maldives. 240 pp. Paper. Currently Unavailable
698. GRIMMETT, Richard, Carol & Tim Inskipp. Birds of Nepal. Princeton
University Press, 2000. Color plates of all 760 species, plus habitat, conservation, and
family summary information. 288 pp. Paper. $29.95
699. HARRISON, John. A Field Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka. Oxford, 1999.
219 pp. 72 plates. Paper. $96.00
700. HARVEY, W. G. Birds in Bangladesh. University Press, Dhaka, 1990.
Annotated checklist. 188 pp. $25.00
701. HASAN, Mubashir. Birds of the Indus. Oxford University Press, 2001.
Color photographs accompany descriptions, habits, and habitats. Common and scientific names
given, as well as Urdu, Hindi, and Sindhi. 348 pp. $45.00
702. HENRY, G.M. A Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka. Third edition. Oxford,
1998. Revised and enlarged by Thilo W. HOFFMAN, Deepal WARAKAGODA and Upali EKANAYAKE.
Color plates including two new plates by Bruce HENRY. 488 pp. $45.00
703. HOLMES, Derek and Karen PHILLIPPS. The Birds of Peninsular Malaysia.
Oxford, 1998. Color illustrations of some 150 species by PHILLIPPS. 96 pp. $43.00
704. HONG KONG BIRD WATCHING SOCIETY ANNUAL REPORTS. Geoff CAREY, Editor. In-
depth articles on identification problems and other topics of interest.
Hong Kong Bird Report, 1994. 228 pp. Paper. $30.00
Hong Kong Bird Report, 1995. 260 pp. Paper. $30.00
705. INSKIPP, Carol. A Birdwatchers' Guide to Nepal. Prion, 1988. Map of
Nepal, maps of sites, directions, faunal checklists. Tips for the best times and
locations, access information and accomodations. 115 pp. Paper. $28.00
706. INSKIPP, Carol. Nepal's Forest Birds: Their Status and Conservation.
ICBP Monograph No. 4, 1989. 187 pp. Paper. $20.00
707. INSKIPP, Carol and Tim. A Guide to the Birds of Nepal. Second edition.
Smithsonian, 1991. Detailed information on distribution and status of 836 species. Eight
color plates to aid identification of difficult species, distribution maps. 400 pp.
$55.00
708. INSKIPP, Carol, Tim INSKIPP, and Richard GRIMMETT. Helm Field Guides: Birds
of Bhutan. A&C Black, 1999 (2004). 70 color plates. New printing with corrections.
The first detailed field guide to the birds of
Bhutan, revised and updated. 192 pp. Paper. OUT OF PRINT
709. INSKIPP, Tim, Nigel LINDSEY and William DUCKWORTH. An Annotated Checklist of
the Birds of the Oriental Region. Oriental Bird Club, 1996. Lists 2,586 species
recorded in the region from Pakistan to China. 304 pp. Paper. $35.00
24-226. ISLAM, M. Zafar-ul and Asad R. RAHMANI. Important Bird Areas in India: Priority Sites for
Conservation. BirdLife International, 2004. Color
photos and maps. 1133 pp. $189.50
Copies are shipped from India so, while new, may have
sustained superficial damage in transit.
711. KAZMIERCZAK, Krys. A Field Guide to Birds of the Indian Subcontinent.
Yale/Pica Press. Illustrated by Ber VAN PERLO. 1300 maps, 96 color plates illustrate all
1300 recorded species. 352 pp. $45.00
712. KAZMIERCZAK, Krys and Raj SINGH. A Birdwatchers' Guide to India. Prion,
1998. Maps. Faunal checklists. A detailed site guide, largest in the series, and very
possibly the best. 334 pp. Paper. $45.00
713. KOTAGAMA, Sarath and Prithiviraj FERNANDO. A Field Guide to the Birds of
Sri Lanka. Colombo: Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka, 1994. 32 color plates
depicting 238 species. 224 pp. Paper. $40.00
714. KUKILA: Bulletin of the Indonesian Ornithological Society. Articles, news, and book reviews.
Volume 8. August, 1996. 169 pp. Paper. $15.00
Volume 9. October, 1997. 192 pp. Paper. $15.00
Volume 10. February, 1999. 181 pp. Paper. $20.00
Volume 11. November 2000. 183 pp. Paper. $15.00
Volume 12. July 2003. Articles on the Satanic Nightjar, the Pale-bellied White-
Eye, the Birds of Lembata, Lesser Sundas, the Status of three Northern Migrant Raptors,
much more. 84 pp. Paper. $25.00
Volume 13. May 2006. 107 pp. Paper. Articles include: new bird records Nusa Tenggara Islands, northern Sumatra;
habitat of the Sulawesi Woodcock; summary of recent literature and many more. $30.00
715. LAYTON, Lesley. Songbirds in Singapore: The Growth of a Pastime. Oxford,
1991. Songbird singing competitions. 89 pp. $21.00
24-232. LOZUPONE, Patsy, Bruce M. BEEHLER, and S. Dillon
RIPLEY. Ornithological Gazetteer of the Indian
Subcontinent. Center for Applied Biodiversity Science at Conservation International, 2004. An alphabetical
listing of nearly 4,000 geographic place names, keyed to ornithological
observations. 190 pp. Paper. $19.50
23-250. LWIN, Kyaw Nyunt and Kin Ma Ma THWIN. Birds of Myanmar. Silkworm Books,
due October 2005. 74 color illustrations by Aung THANT. Includes a checklist. 163 pp.
Paper. $35.00
717. MADOC, G.C. An Introduction to Malayan Birds. Malayan Nature Society,
1956 (1976). 234 pp. Paper $17.50
718. MAHABAL, Anil and B.S. LAMBA. On the Birds of Poona and Vicinity.
Calcutta: Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 1987. 115 pp. Paper. $20.00
720. MAYR, Ernst. The Birds of Timor and Sumba. Bulletin of the American
Museum of Natural History: Volume 83, Article 2, pp. 123-194. 1944. Paper. $20.00
721. MEES, G.F. Geographical Variation in Birds of Java. Nuttall
Ornithological Club, Publication No. 26, 1996. Maps. 119 pp. $25.00
26-241. MEES, G. F. The Avifauna of Flores (Lesser Sunda Islands)
. Leiden: Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, 2006. Journal Zoologische Mededelingen,
Volume 80-3. In English. Seven color plates of eggs. Maps. 261 pp. Paper. $115.00
722. MUKHERJEE, A.K. Birds of Arid and Semi-arid Tracts. Zoological Survey of
India, 1995. Color and b&w plates. 322 species of northwestern India. 303 pp. Paper. $30.00
26-244. NAOROJI, Rishad. Birds of Prey of the Indian Subcontinent. A&C Black,
2006. Comprehensive information on 69 species of diurnal birds of prey, illustrated in
15 color plates and over 850 color photos. Each species is shown in all usual plumage
forms, in flight and at rest. Distribution maps. 692 pp. $80.00
723. NGUYEN Cu, LE Trong Trai, and Karen PHILLIPPS. Chim Viet Nam.
IUCN/BirdLife International, 2000. Color plates, map, checklist. Some text and color plates
taken from Viney & Phillipps' Birds of Hong Kong and South China. 250 pp. In
Vietnamese with English names. Paper. $50.00
24-244. PANDE, Satish. Birds of Western Ghats, Kokan, and Malabar
(Including Birds of Goa). Bombay Natural History Society/Oxford University Press,
2003. Color photos of birds, nests, and eggs. 371 pp. $84.50
23-264. PFISTER, Otto. Birds and Mammals of Ladakh. Oxford, 2005. 276 bird
species and 30 larger mammals, including local and alternative names, habitat, behavior,
status and distribution. A thorough documentation of the wildlife of this Trans-Himalayan
area of India. 450 color photos. 361 pp. $74.50
724. RAND, Austin L. and Dioscoro S. RABOR. Birds of the Philippine Islands:
Siquijor, Mount Malindang, Bohol. And Samar. Fieldiana: Zoology, 35:7, 221-441. 1960.
Paper. $20.00
725. RASMUSSEN, Pamela C. and John C. Anderton. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley
Guide. Lynx Edicions, 2005. Two volumes. Volume 1: Field Guide: Covers all South
Asian birds (including for the first time Afghanistan and Chagos Islands), with 180 plates
by a Who's-Who of nature artists. Thumbnails on endpapers. 378 pp. Volume 2: Attributes
and Status: Morphology, distribution, vocalizations and taxonomy. Describes all 1,428
species recorded for the region, over 25 recent splits, sonograms, and the region's first
hypothetical list. Maps on endpapers. 682 pp. $110.00/Set
These volumes are not available separately.
Read a Book Review of Birds of South Asia.
726. ROBSON, Craig. Birds of Thailand. Princeton University Press, 2002. 128
color plates, range maps. 272 pp. Cloth - $49.50; Paper - $24.95
The same format as the highly lauded Birds of Southeast Asia, with many
improvements, including range maps and a paperback option.
727. ROBSON, Craig. A Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia. Princeton, 2000.
104 color plates. Comprehensive guide to the 1,251 species of Thailand, Peninsular
Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. 504 pp. $80.00
23-267. ROBSON, Craig. Birds of Southeast Asia. Princeton, 2005. Updated,
paperback edition with more than 140 color plates, covering all 1,270 species. 304 pp.
Plastic covers. Concise, paperback version of Item #727. $29.95
728. ROUND, P.D. Resident Forest Birds in Thailand: Their Status and
Conservation. ICBP, 1988. 211 pp. Paper. $22.50
729. SAHA, B.C. and J.M. DASGUPTA. Birds of Goa. Zoological Survey of India,
1992. 56 pp. Paper. $15.00
730. SHELDON, F.H., R.G. MOYLE, and J. KENNARD. Ornithology of Sabah: History,
Gazetteer, Annotated Checklist, and Bibliography. American Ornithologists' Union:
Ornithological Monographs No. 52, 2001. Maps. 285 pp. Paper. $25.00
731. SMYTHIES, B.E. The Birds of Borneo. Fourth edition. Natural History
Publications (Borneo), 1999. Revised by G.W.H. DAVIDSON. Color plates by Commander A.M.
HUGHES. Newly written chapters on the Borneo environment, migration, and conservation. 853
pp. $175.00
732. STRANGE, Morten and Allen JEYARAJASINGAM. Birds: A Photographic Guide to the
Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Sun Tree Publishing, 1993. 290 species
illustrated. 258 pp. Paper. $35.00
733. STRANGE, Morten. Birds of South-east Asia: A Photographic Guide to the Birds
of Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Indonesia. New Holland, 1998.
Color photos. 112 pp. 8 ½ x 11. Paper. $22.95
734. STRANGE, Morten. A Photographic Guide to Birds of Indonesia. Princeton
University Press, 2001. Almost 700 color photos illustrating 686 species, maps. 416 pp.
Paper. $29.95
735. STRANGE, Morten. A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia,
Including the Philippines and Borneo. Princeton University Press, 2000. Maps. 398 pp. Paper.
$29.95
25-234. STRANGE, Morten and Dennis YONG. Birds of Taman Negara: An
Illustrated Guide and Checklist. Draco Publishing, 2006. 98 characteristic
birds illustrated in color photos; annotated checklist of all 380 species. 120 pp.
Paper. $17.50
25-235. STRANGE, Morten. Birds of Fraser's Hill: An Illustrated Guide and
Checklist. Draco Publishing, 2007 (2004). Updated edition, reprinted with
corrections and additions. 95 characteristic birds illustrated in color
photos; annotated checklist of all 247 species. 120 pp. Paper. $17.50
736. TILFORD, Tony. A Photographic Guide to Birds of Java, Sumatra, and Bali.
Ralph Curtis, 2000. Photos by Alain COMPOST. 136 pp. Paper. $15.95
737. VAN MARLE, J.G. & K.H. VOOUS. The Birds of Sumatra. British
Ornithologists' Union Check-list No. 10, 1988. 240 pp. Paper. $45.00
26-266. VINEY, Clive, Karen PHILLIPPS, and LAM Chiu Ying. Birds of
Hong Kong and South China. Eighth Edition. Hong Kong, 2005. A comprehensive field
guide with 100 color plates. Includes where to watch birds, a Hong Kong calendar, and
maps. 255 pp. Paper. $42.50
739. WEBSTER, Michael and Clew Yen FOOK. Photographic Guide to Birds of Thailand
. Ralph Curtis, 1999. Color photos and map. Covers 252 species. 144 pp. $15.95
740. WELLS, David R. The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula. Volume One: The Non-
Passerine Birds of Southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Princeton
University Press, 1998. Over 70 color plates. 648 pp. $95.00
NEW! WELLS, David R. The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula.
Volume Two: Passerines. Covering Burma and Thailand south of the Eleventh Parallel,
Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. London: Christopher Helm, 2007. Over 380 species
are described, accompanied by distribution maps and 55 color plates.
800 pp. $125.00 - Read a review
742. WHITE, C.N.M. and Murray D. BRUCE. The Birds of Wallacea: An Annotated
Check-list. (Sulawesi, The Moluccas & Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia). British
Ornithologists' Union Check- list No. 7, 1986. Bibliography. 524 pp. Paper. $85.00
743. WIJEYERATNE, Gehan de Silva, Deepal WARAKAGODA and T.S.U. de ZYLVA.
Photographic Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka. Ralph Curtis, 2000. Color photos and
distribution maps for 252 species. 144 pp. Paper. $15.95
744. WILLIAMS, Winston. Singapore's Fabulous Jurong Bird Park. World-Wide
Publications, 1983. A photographic guide to the park and its birds. [64 pp.] Paper.
$5.00
745. WOODCOCK, Martin. Collins Handguide to the Birds of India, Nepal, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. 1980 (1990). Paper. OUT OF PRINT
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