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# A Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia: Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia (Princeton Field Guides) Hardcover – 30 Jan 2000

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- **What is this?** A Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia: Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia (Princeton Field Guides) Hardcover – 30 Jan 2000 by craig robson
- **How much does it cost?** 853 Lei with free shipping
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        			&quot;Clearly the book that bird watchers interested in the region need to have . . . This book is indispensable.&quot;--Erik A.T. Blom, Birdwatchers Digest &quot;This is the best field guide to the entire Southeast Asian region, and arguably one of the most informative field guides around. . . . It is sure to be the definitive field-guide to the region for years to come.&quot;--Alison R. Strying, The Auk 
				    	
					
        		
        		
        	
        
        	
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        			Famous for its vast diversity of birdlife, Southeast Asia is an increasingly popular destination for birders and ecotourists. Travelers, however, have long been without an up-to-date, comprehensive bird guide to this fascinating region. &quot;A Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia&quot; fills this need, illustrating and describing all 1,250 species found in Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. The book also covers a wide range of species found in the Indian subcontinent, China, Taiwan, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Borneo, and the Philippines. The introduction presents an overview of the entire region, encompassing information on climate, habitats, and conservation, as well as birdwatching hints and explanations on how to use the book most effectively. One hundred and four color plates, painted by a group of leading artists, depict all species and the majority of distinctive subspecies of the region in every major plumage variation, including variations by age and sex. The text provides unrivaled detail on identification (including comparisons of similar species) and covers voice, habitat, behavior, range, status, and breeding - all vital aids for identification in the field. &quot;A Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia&quot; is a milestone in ornithological publishing and an indispensable field and reference tool.
				    	
					
        		
        		
        	
        
                
        
        
            
            
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Outstanding
            
*by M***. on 2 November 2000*

For a long time there was only one bird guide for the region, King and Dickinson's Field Guide to the Birds of South-East Asia. This well written book did not illustrate all the species, and many of the illustrations were in black and white. Also in the version I own at least, the plates are scattered throughout the text, making things a little hard to find at times.In 1991 Lekagul and Round's Birds of Thailand came out, and more recently Jeyarajasingam and Pearson's Birds of West Malaysia and Singapore appeared. These last two cover only Thailand and the Malaysian part of the Malay peninsula, respectively. They are both good books and certainly a traveler to these areas will find them useful.Now we have this new book by Robson. Here is proof that an "international" guide, one that covers over 1200 species, doesn't need to be a doorstop. This volume is slim and weighs less than some guides that cover fewer species. But it doesn't skimp on information. The well written species entries all are numbered sequentially, that same number appears along with a brief description opposite the bird's image on the plate. For me at least, this makes the book easy to use.The text includes voice descriptions, detailed habitat information (generally more than the region's other guides), descriptions of all distinctive plumages, and nesting information, etc. For the more serious student, there is some mention of subspecies and their ranges. There are no range maps, a defect for some people, but the succinct range descriptions are coupled to a map at the front of the book, and are easy to comprehend.Finally the plates. These are generally excellent, and fairly even in quality, in spite of having been produced by 14 artists! They are clumped together near the front of the book and are crowded as one would expect with over 1200 species to cover. That said, these are in general, easily the best illustrations for birds of this region to date. There may be a species here or there that is better represented in one of the other guides, but here the artists more reliably capture the look of the birds.In my copy the printing is sharp, and the images are clear.  To close, this book picks up where King and Dickinson's left off. We have an expanded species list and more information generally, than that work. And a set of really nice color plates. If packing light means taking only one guide with you, then this is the one to get.
  

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good for anywhere but Indonesia
            
*by D***G on 18 April 2003*

I bought this book on a last-minute trip notice to Indonesia and boy what a mistake it was. Perhaps I was the only one, but Craig Robson's Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia refers to part of SEA north of Singapore (He does list the countries on the cover). This is just a reminder to those who might, as I thought, assume Indonesia would be included in his guide to SEA birds.Otherwise, Robson's guide to birds of SEA was useful for identifying birds in Singapore and East and West Malaysia so far. With nicely illustrated Plates for clear and clean identification, except for the tailor birds which had the colours right but were not illustrated too professionally.Other downsides is that it is a little bulky for long trips into the field and that there are no size guides or range diagrams. Otherwise, if you're planning a trip to the part of SEA (that excludes Indonesia) this is a worthy book to have with you. Though if you're planning trips to specific territories, I'd suggest you buy the relevent country's guide.
  

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Birder's Guide
            
*by R***S on 22 February 2007*

For bird watching in any area, a good field guide is as important as a good set of binoculars.  Seeing the bird is only the first, allbeit a critical step in identification.  A field guide that gives the distinguishing features, the habitat and the most similar birds allows a positive identification.  Robson's Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia fills the need for the identification for birds in this important birding area extending from Viet Nam to Borneo.If there was to be an improvement it would be to make it more into a field tolerant guide with a slightly smaller, perhaps lighter format to fit into the pack.  With such a wide area being covered, maps of areas where the birds have been seen would help for those of us who can be geographically challenged in a new area.  That aside, his descriptions of the birds is excellent and complete.  If you go birding in SE Asia, this guide is a necessary part of your field equipment.
  

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