Birds of Mongolia

Description

Mongolia is a huge landlocked country in the centre of Asia. It encompasses a diverse range of habitats including forests, mountains, vast plains and of course the Gobi Desert. For many years it was closely allied with Russia, although it has never been part of the Soviet Union. There has never been a guide to the birds of Mongolia before and this new field guide will provide full details of every species to be found in the country. Using plates specially created for the book, the guide will follow traditional field guide design with plates arranged opposite the text. Detailed maps - a mapping feat never before attempted for this remote land - accompany the text.

Sundev Gombobaatar is Mongolia's most famous ornithologist. He is Professor of Zoology at the National University of Mongolia and Vice President of the Mongolian Ornithological Society. Axel Braunlich is German by birth but has travelled extensively in Mongolia, where he now lives and is actively involved with various conservation programmes there.

'I quickly became pleasantly immersed in the book, spent an hour going through it page by page, and realized I must share it with The Birding Wire readers ... If you're looking for a good novel, consider opting instead for the Birds of Mongolia; I strongly recommend it.' -- Paul Konrad * The Birding Wire *