Clive Viney
Autore di Birds of Hong Kong and South China
Opere di Clive Viney
Hong Kong Birds 1 copia
香港及華南鳥類 1 copia
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The Birds of Hong Kong and South China di Clive Viney
The book to take to the Mai Po wetlands, or any South China birding. ,Fine illustrations with various plumages included. Field notes include places where some birds can be commonly found. Decent size to take in the field.
Basics: 2005, 8th edition, softcover, 255 pages, 100 color plates, 600+ species, no range maps
When comparing the first edition of this book to the more recent eighth edition, a very positive evolution is apparent in the artwork. Covering all the birds found in Hong Kong, this guide does a very good job at illustrating them. Where applicable, multiple illustrations are given for the various plumages, such as male vs. female, fresh vs. worn, adult vs. juvenile. Perhaps a little more definition could have been illustrated in the Muscicapa flycatchers; some of the Phylloscopus warblers appear a bit too green; and, the Acrocephala warblers need a little more detail in the plumages. However, nearly all artists (and birders) would probably receive the same criticism for these tough groups.
The text ranges from 4-10 lines of concise physical descriptions and identification notes. These are a little too brief at times, but still very helpful. Another sentence or two covers the voice, status and range.
A nice feature is the inclusion of a symbol next to the bird’s name. This designates the bird’s annual presence in Hong Kong. Another nice touch is nine pages covering a variety of birding locations in Hong Kong along with a list of expected birds.
As a side note, many of the same illustrations are found in the earlier work, Chim Viet Nam (Birds of Vietnam) of 2000, but with greater clarity of printing in this Hong Kong guide.
It would be great to see this field guide expanded to cover all of China. Doing so would make it the better guide for this country, which might seem contradictory since the other English guide (A Field Guide to the Birds of China by MacKinnon & Phillipps) shares the same artist. However, this Hong Kong guide uses different illustrations that seem to be a little sharper and are certainly larger. If your trip to China involves only Hong Kong, I’d recommend this book over the other notably bulkier (and more fragile of binding) book.
I’ve listed several related books below…
1) A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Hong Kong by HKBS
2) The Avifauna of Hong Kong by Carey et al.
3) Hong Kong Birds by Herklots
4) Birds of China by de Schauensee
5) A Field Guide to the Birds of China by MacKinnan/Phillipps
6) Birds of China by Zhang
7) Les Oiseaux de Chine de Mongolie et de Coree by Etchecopar
8) A Photographic Guide to Birds of China by MacKinnon/Hicks… (altro)
When comparing the first edition of this book to the more recent eighth edition, a very positive evolution is apparent in the artwork. Covering all the birds found in Hong Kong, this guide does a very good job at illustrating them. Where applicable, multiple illustrations are given for the various plumages, such as male vs. female, fresh vs. worn, adult vs. juvenile. Perhaps a little more definition could have been illustrated in the Muscicapa flycatchers; some of the Phylloscopus warblers appear a bit too green; and, the Acrocephala warblers need a little more detail in the plumages. However, nearly all artists (and birders) would probably receive the same criticism for these tough groups.
The text ranges from 4-10 lines of concise physical descriptions and identification notes. These are a little too brief at times, but still very helpful. Another sentence or two covers the voice, status and range.
A nice feature is the inclusion of a symbol next to the bird’s name. This designates the bird’s annual presence in Hong Kong. Another nice touch is nine pages covering a variety of birding locations in Hong Kong along with a list of expected birds.
As a side note, many of the same illustrations are found in the earlier work, Chim Viet Nam (Birds of Vietnam) of 2000, but with greater clarity of printing in this Hong Kong guide.
It would be great to see this field guide expanded to cover all of China. Doing so would make it the better guide for this country, which might seem contradictory since the other English guide (A Field Guide to the Birds of China by MacKinnon & Phillipps) shares the same artist. However, this Hong Kong guide uses different illustrations that seem to be a little sharper and are certainly larger. If your trip to China involves only Hong Kong, I’d recommend this book over the other notably bulkier (and more fragile of binding) book.
I’ve listed several related books below…
1) A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Hong Kong by HKBS
2) The Avifauna of Hong Kong by Carey et al.
3) Hong Kong Birds by Herklots
4) Birds of China by de Schauensee
5) A Field Guide to the Birds of China by MacKinnan/Phillipps
6) Birds of China by Zhang
7) Les Oiseaux de Chine de Mongolie et de Coree by Etchecopar
8) A Photographic Guide to Birds of China by MacKinnon/Hicks… (altro)
Statistiche
- Opere
- 10
- Utenti
- 56
- Popolarità
- #291,557
- Voto
- 3.1
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 6
- Lingue
- 2