new book "The Birds of Kazakhstan" (1 Viewer)

In end of 2005 new book The Birds of Kazakhstan (abridged edition) by Gavrilov E. I. and Gavrilov A. E. is published in English. In Kazakhstan 503 species of birds reliable recorded. Out of them 90 are sedentary, 313 breeding migrant, 68 occur during migration only, 29 accident and 3 with unknown status. For each English and Scientific names, status, distribution (on subspecies level), habitat, information about breeding and migration are given in species accounts. For each subspecies morphological peculiarities are given. In expected list 11 species mentioned, as they found nearby or Kazakhstan's border. Rejected list consist of 12 species, which erroneously identified in field, not confirmed documentary or not recorded more than last 100 years. For some places frequently visited by foreign ornithologists and bird-watchers (Sorbulal Lake, Konshengel' village, Djelturanga village, Bolshoye Almatinskoye Lake, Syugatinskaya valley, Merke Gorge, Kurgaldjinskiy reserve, Kazakhstanishe Altai, Chokpak Ringing Station, Stone Lake, Berkara gorge, Kyzylkol' Lake and Griffon Vulture colony) interesting bird species are listed. Number of copies is limited.
If you wish this book, please write to Andrey Gavrilov [email protected]

See also www.birds.kz. Unfortunatelly only Russian now.