#255
Title: A Photographic Guide to Birds of Thailand
Authors: Michael Webster & Chew Yen Fook
Publisher: Asia Books
Year: 1997
144 pages
For
a pocket guide, this does a reasonably good job. The photographs are
clear and the color register is pretty good. Page corner icons indicate
the birds' group. The descriptions emphasize the birds' habits and
physical characteristics. It's no substitute for a larger and more
technical volume, but is serviceable for the casual viewer out on a
walk.
I bought this on Khao San Road in Bangkok when I was in
Thailand in February because there were large numbers of Asian
Openbilled Storks (Anastomus oscitans) and Chinese Pond-herons (Ardeola
bacchus) in the areas near my hotel, plus a number of other birds with
which I was unfamiliar. It was 425 baht (about $12) from Asia Books; New
Holland Publishers has it for a little over $8 from Amazon.uk.
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