NEW FIELD GUIDE "BIRDS OF CENTRAL ASIA"

Birds of Central Asia is the first field guide to include the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, 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.

Birds of Central Asia 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 visting this remote region.

Series: Helm Field Guides. Raffael Ayé (Author), Manuel Schweizer (Author), Tobias Roth (Author), Arend Wassink (Contributor), Dave Nurney (Illustrator), Per Alström (Illustrator), Adam Bowley (Illustrator), Carl D'Silva (Illustrator), Kim Franklin (Illustrator), John Gale (Illustrator), Alan Harris (Illustrator), Ren Hathway (Illustrator), Christopher Schmidt (Illustrator), Brian Small (Illustrator), Jan Wilczur (Illustrator), Tim Worfolk (Illustrator), Martin Woodcock (Illustrator). 336 pages, 141 plates with colour illustrations; 14 colour photos, 5 b/w illustrations, 3 colour maps, colour distribution maps. For more information please visit http://www.nhbs.com/title.php?bkfno=189999&ad_id=1403.