180 forms of waterbirds and 36 wetland dependant birds from Northern India are illustrated in 40 colour plates. Precise information on diagnostics, habits, habitat, residential status, food, abundance, distributional range is provided. Conservation status of Threatened species is given. The Globally and Nearly Threatened species are distinctly marked in drawings. 204 distribution maps are individually placed with species. Bibliographic location and waterbird ...
First comprehensive handbook on Indian Wetland birds, which provides information on 310 wetland bird species from India. Each species description comprises brief diagnostics, at least a photograph, a painting and its geographical distribution depicted in a colour map. The population, residential and conservation status of Indian wetland birds has been analysed. Globally threatened species from India have been listed along with descriptions of their critical ...