A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Japan and North-East Asia
Tadao Shimba

March 3, 2008
504 pages, 5 x 7 1/2
1350 color illus. + 554 maps
ISBN: 9780300135565
Paper
Christopher Helm/A&C Black
Succinct entries for each species describe important identification features, various plumages, how to distinguish similar species, and where, when, and how frequently to expect sightings. Each entry includes one or more superb photographs and a user-friendly range map.
Tadao Shimba is an internationally respected birder and natural history photographer. He has recorded many rare birds and frequently contributes photographs and birding accounts to field guides and magazines. He lives in Battle Creek, MI.
“This is the first photographic field guide for Japan and north-east Asia, and those who plan to study birdlife there will welcome the book’s concise, informative approach.”—Noble S. Proctor, co-author of A Field Guide to North Atlantic Wildlife and Manual of Ornithology