Indian Fieldguides? (1 Viewer)

[Alan G]

I'm off to India next February and I'm suffering the usual quandry of what fieldguide to buy.

We're concentrating on Ranthambore, Bandhavgarh and Kanha NPs.

I know Delhi & Ranthambore will be covered by the Northern Guide but are the latter NPs covered in the Northern Guide or the Southern Guide?

Or should I just pick up the Grimmit Pocket Guide to the Indian Subcontinent and be done with?

Thanks in advance

Alan

 

[Microtus]

You could look at this thread
http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=67765

and this one too
http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=90716

 

[Alan G]

You could look at this thread
http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=67765

and this one too
http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=90716

I already did but they didn't answer my question about whether Kanha & Bandhavgar are covered by the Northern Guide.

Thanks all the same

 

[Marmot]

Although not really what you were asking, but have you checked out the following Bird site which has numerous locations and info....

http://www.kolkatabirds.com/ the main person on this is Sumit K Sen who is a longstanding BF member. A PM to him may help you out with this.
http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=1853

 

[Richard Klim]

I already did but they didn't answer my question about whether Kanha & Bandhavgar are covered by the Northern Guide.

The area of coverage of Birds of Northern India comprises Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and all states to the northwest, and so includes Ranthambhor (Rajasthan), and Kanha and Bandhavgarh (Madhya Pradesh). [The Birdwatching areas section even has entries for Ranthambhor and Bandhavgarh.]

Or you could consider Rasmussen & Anderton 2005 (Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide). Only Vol 1 (Field Guide, including plates & maps) is essential in the field, and is not much larger than Birds of Northern India (which has no distribution maps!).

Richard

 

[Microtus]

Alan, sorry, I didn't completely read your OP.

 

[Alan G]

Thanks for the gen.

I'll pick up a Northern India guide I reckon.

Cheers

Alan

ps: Microtus - no problem.