Phillips' Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo Edition 3
Quentin & Karen Phillipps
Edition 3 2014. User-friendly field guide to the birds of Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and the Indonesian state of Kalimantan).
Published to great critical acclaim in 2009 and with a second edition in 2011, this is a fully revised and updated edition of the most user-friendly field guide to the birds of Borneo, covering Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and the Indonesian states of Kalimantan.
'Phillipps' Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo' gives descriptions of 669 species living or reported on the island, including 51 endemic species. These are superbly illustrated in 141 colour plates with more than 2,000 full colour bird images, including most of the sexual variants and immature forms of polymorphic species. Each plate is accompanied by species descriptions covering taxonomy, size, call, range, distribution, habits and status. Distribution is shown by detailed thumbnail maps. There are 7 habitat plates, 12 regional maps showing Borneo's top 130 birdwatching sites, fast-find graphic indexes to the birds of Kinabalu, and a full overview of vegetation, climate and ecology.
The book is peppered with interesting information about the wildlife of Borneo, including sites for Orangutans, interesting relationships between birds and the floral kingdom of Borneo, etc. 372 pages.
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