پرندگان شبه‌جزیره تایلند-مالزی: پرندگان آوازخوان: جلد دوم

This well-illustrated volume covers the passerines of Singapore, peninsular Malaysia, southern Thailand and the tip of Tenasserim (Burma) with their associated island archipelagos.David Wells'historically complete accounts draw on a full range of recent field and museum research. Over 380 species are described, including topics such as systematics, distribution, plumage, biometrics, status, habitat, food and foraging, voice, behaviour, breeding biology, moult and conservation.Along with an accompanying volume, on nonpasserine species, it brings together the most complete modern summery of field survey work and other research on all the birds found in the peninsula. Titlepage ......Page 4 Copyright ......Page 5 Content......Page 6 List of Plates, Figures and Maps ......Page 8 Preface to Volume Two ......Page 9 Acknowledgements ......Page 10 Introduction ......Page 14 Species Accounts ......Page 81 Pittidae......Page 83 Eurylaimidae ......Page 106 Acanthizidae ......Page 125 Eupetidae ......Page 127 Oriolidae ......Page 129 Campephagidae ......Page 138 Phachycephalidae ......Page 165 Aegithinidae ......Page 167 Corvidae ......Page 176 Laniidae ......Page 191 Dicruridae ......Page 201 Rhipiduridae ......Page 215 Monarchidae ......Page 222 Malaconotidae ......Page 231 Paridae ......Page 238 Hirundinidae ......Page 242 Pycnonotidae ......Page 260 Acrocephalidae ......Page 315 Timaliidae ......Page 354 Cisticolidae ......Page 464 Sittidae ......Page 485 Sturnidae ......Page 489 Turdidae ......Page 529 Muscicapidae ......Page 552 Irenidae ......Page 641 Chloropseidae ......Page 644 Nectariniidae ......Page 653 Motacillidae ......Page 719 Ploceidae ......Page 739 Estrildidae ......Page 742 Passeridae ......Page 765 Emberizidae ......Page 773 Fringillidae ......Page 777 Appendix One - Ornithologists in the peninsula ......Page 781 Appendix Two - Corrections and additions to Volume One ......Page 793 References and other sources ......Page 827 Indexes ......Page 843 Colour Plates ......Page 25 This volume covers the avifauna of the Republic of Singapore, peninsular Malaysia, southern Thailand and the tip of Tenasserim (Burma), with their associated island archipelagos to latitude 11 N. This classic region of high biodiversity is home to a rich and special resident avifauna that is joined in season by a host of migrants from north Asia to create aa fascinating faunal mix. Most of its bird species, and nearly all of those endemic to the region, reside in tropical forest habitats. Until surprisingly recently, these forests clothed most of the area. Now, one of the tropical world's fastest rates of agricultural conversion has swept them from all but a fraction of their former range, opening space to newcomers with quite different ecological requirements - a truly dramatic conservation problem under constant watch by ornithologists in all places accessible to field workers. Drawing on a full range of recent field and museum research, this illustrated volume covers the passerines of this fascinating region. Along with an accompanying volume on nonpasserine species, it brings together the most complete modern summary of field survey work and other research on all the birds found in the peninsula