Field Guide to the Birds of Bangladesh

Field Guide to the Birds of Bangladesh is indispensable to anybody interested in the wildlife of this beautiful country.Bangladesh--an amazing country packed with rich birdlife that until recently has been very much off the beaten trail in terms of birding. Why is this? Part of the reason is there has never been a field guide to its ornithological riches--until now. Birders are increasingly turning to this relatively safe country. And what wonders await them.Written by two of the top birding authorities in the region, Richard Grimmett and Tim Inskipp, along with regional expert Paul Thompson, this book features concise identification text and accurate maps opposite a series of superb plates illustrating all species and subspecies in the country. Cover Half-title Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Taxonomy and Nomenclature Plates and Species Accounts Plumage Terminology Geographical Setting Climate Main Habitats, Threats and Bird Species Forests Coastal wetlands Freshwater wetlands Grasslands Agricultural land Villages and towns Importance For Birds Species diversity Globally threatened species and endemism Migration Birdwatching Areas Conservation Measures Cultural attitudes Commitment to international conservation agreements Institutional framework for conservation Protected and conservation areas National Organisations International Organisations Glossary Family Summaries Plates and Species Accounts Partridges and Pheasants Buttonquails Ducks and Geese Grebes Pigeons and Doves Nightjars Frogmouth Swifts Cuckoos Crakes, Rails and Gallinules Finfoot Bustards Cranes Storks Ibises and Spoonbill Herons Pelican Cormorants Darter Thick-knees Oystercatcher Stilt and Avocet Lapwings and Plovers Painted-snipe Jacanas Pratincoles Sandpipers and Allies Gulls, Terns and Skimmer Jaeger Barn-owl Typical Owls Osprey Kites, Hawks and Eagles Trogon Hornbills Hoopoe Bee-eaters Rollers Kingfishers Asian Barbets Wryneck, Piculets and Woodpeckers Falcons Parrots and Parakeets Pittas Whistler Broadbills Orioles Erpornis Cuckooshrikes and Minivets Woodswallow Iora Fantail Woodshrikes Monarchs Drongos Shrikes Canary-flycatcher Tit Crows Larks Cisticolas and Allies Reed-warblers Grasshopper-warblers and Grassbirds Swallows and Martins Bulbuls Leaf-warblers Bush-warblers Old World Warblers and Parrotbills White-eye and Yuhina Scimitar-babblers and Allies Ground Babblers Laughingthrushes and Allies Nuthatches Starlings and Mynas Thrushes Chats and Old World Flycatchers 230 Fairy-bluebird Leafbirds Sunbirds and Spiderhunters Flowerpeckers Weavers Old World Sparrows Munias Pipits and Wagtails Finches Buntings Appendices 1 Vagrants 2 Species list including Bangla names 3 Hypothetical and unconfirmed birds that might occur in Bangladesh References Index Quick Index