Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of India: Including Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan - Softcover

Bikram Grewal; Garima Bhatia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1909612073 ISBN 13: 9781909612075

Publisher: John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

The user-friendly introduction covers geography and climate, vegetation, opportunities for naturalists and the main sites for viewing the listed species. Also included is an all-important checklist of all of the birds of India encompassing, for each species, its common and scientific name as well as its vernacular name, its status in each state as well as its global IUCN status as at 2013.

About this title

About the Author

Bikram Grewal grew up in the dense evergreen forests of India's north-east where he first developed his love for birds. He gave up his full-time publishing career to devote his time to the conservation of Indian wildlife, especially working on rare birds. He is the author of over ten books on birds of the subcontinent and also acts as a consultant on eco-tourism to several Indian states. He helped conceive the 'birdsofindia' website, which is now the biggest birding site in India and is ranked amongst the top ten birding sites in the world. He is a trustee of the Wildlife Preservation Society of India (WPSI). He was awarded the Lifetime Award for spreading awareness about birds and conservation in India.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1909612073
• ISBN 13: 9781909612075
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176