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A Field Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka is the first fully comprehensive, modern field guide to this ornithologically fascinating country. All of Sri Lanka's official avian species are described in the text and depicted in a collection of stunning color plates painted by Tim Worfolk, one of Britain's leading bird artists. The text, accessible to experienced ornithologists and beginners alike, highlights the important identification features such as plumage variations, size, calls and songs, range, distribution, and status for every species. The plates illustrate the various plumage variations for each bird, and show the birds perched and also in flight, where relevant to their identification. An introduction to the guide describes briefly some of the best sites for watching Sri Lanka's abundant avifauna, and provides useful contact addresses for the prospective traveller. This will be an essential purchase for all birdwatchers travelling to the region; the beautiful plates and clearly-written text will also make it a must-have for anyone who loves birds, and Sri Lankan birds in particular.
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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press; 2 edition (March 22, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780199585670
ISBN-13: 978-0199585670
ASIN: 0199585679
Product Dimensions:
7.9 x 0.7 x 5.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.2 out of 5 stars
6 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
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The book arrived before expected - great service.The book is a convenient field size.The organization is acceptable, with detailed bird info separated from plates.The plates and maps are associated together.A useful field guide, I am pleased with the purchase.
Great I love it a fine modern up to date resource to have
THE BASICS:softcover; 48 color plates with good artistry show all 426 species known from the island; more complete than other similar books; species account for each bird focuses primarily on identification; a small range map is shown with each birdTHE REVIEW:Of the few field guides that cover only Sri Lanka, this is easily the best book for several reasons. One, it is the only Sri Lanka guide to illustrate all birds of the island versus showing only the resident birds. Two, quality artistry show many more plumages. And, three, the text contains more information for identification and also offers tips to help distinguish between the similar species.Each plate contains between 4-15 different species with most plates having about 10. To illustrate these birds, each plate may have anywhere between 15 and 40 different illustrations. As an extreme, the plate for the harriers contains only 4 species yet over 40 different illustrations. Consequently, this creates a rather crowded or busy looking page and all the images are slightly small to examine. This same scenario is true for most of the plates showing the raptors, gulls, terns, and shorebirds. However, I'll take this slightly cramped looking plate with all the many plumages over a plate with a limited selection of illustrations.Across from each plate are brief notes (1-4 lines) that address the identification of each bird. A very small range map of Sri Lanka is also supplied for each bird. Due to the small size of the island -- and of the map on the page -- the ranges are generalized. These maps can look much the same between all the birds and are only somewhat useful for making generalizations of the bird's distribution.The final two-thirds of the book contains the species accounts. This is where each bird receives a few short paragraphs dedicated to identifying the bird and comparing it to similar species. This information offers nice detail and good notes that help to identify the bird. Other brief information is given for the voice, status/distribution, habitat, and range.Any birding done in Sri Lanka should use this book as the primary reference. It is both a good book and, the best one dedicated to just Sri Lanka. A few other all-India books would also work, but the vast number of species included across the entire subcontinent would be overkill for the island. -- (written by Jack at Avian Review with sample pages, October 2008)
Aside from the several bird guides for Sri Lanka mentioned here, may I draw readers' attention to 'An Illustrated Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka' by Prof. Sarath Kotagama and Gamini Ratnavira of the Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka (FOGSL) which is affiliated with the Dept. of Zoology of the University of Colombo. It describes the over 490 species recorded from the island and is fully illustrated in colour. Emphasis is on field identification with brief coverage of habits, habitat, distribution, and residence status. The book is printed on glossy paper, is hardcover, and fairly well bound. It would have been nice to have more information on habits but then the book would have been of an impractical size to carry to the field. The entries are in modern 'scientific' style; wish there was space for the old G.M. Henry narrative style (but then all modern field guides give short shrift to literary flourishes!) The book is available from most book stores but will be cheaper if you purchase it directly from the FOGSL offices in the University of Colombo grounds (Tel.:534-2609). The price is around 2500 rupees. A companion publication on the mammals of Sri Lanka is in the works.
For the current traveller this is probably the best identification guide you can take with you. The distribution maps are a bit generalised but they give a general idea, and changes in distribution and status since the time of such writers like Henry have been updated.The illustrations throughout are thorough and the book does its best to help you distinguish between similar looking birds. More on vocalisations would have been helpful.An invaluable and well illustrated reference overall.
I have just come back from three weeks in Sri Lanka. The information and explanations good and clear. The drawings are excellent. But the Binding, within four days in the humidity of Sri Lanka the pictures were coming away from the binding and after three weeks one third of the pictures are detached. If there is one, buy the hardback.
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