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Natural History – Southeast Asia

A Field Guide to the East Asian-Australasian Flyway

Yong Ding Li and Sayam U. Chowdhury

A Field Guide to the East Asian–Australasian Flyway describes and illustrates the world’s largest migratory flyway, used by nearly 600 species of migratory bird. Some of the best-known migratory species in the world undertake long and daunting migrations in this flyway. Russia, Mongolia, Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, […]

A Field Guide to the Birds of Malaysia

Lim Kim Seng, Yong Ding Li and Lim Kim Chuah

A Field Guide to the Birds of Malaysia is a fully comprehensive field guide to the 829 bird species of Malaysia, including Sabah and Sarawak. The species are clearly illustrated in over 170 plates, with many variants. The main identifying features of each species are described and key facts cover size, voice, range and status, […]

Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo (3rd edition)

Quentin Phillipps

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Published to great critical acclaim in 2009 and with a 2nd edition in 2011, this is a fully revised and updated edition of the most user-friendly field guide to the birds of Borneo, covering Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and the Indonesian states of Kalimantan. The book gives descriptions of 669 species living or reported on the […]

Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Mammals of Borneo and their Ecology (2nd edition)

Written by Quentin Phillipps

A sister publication to the critically acclaimed “Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo”, this is a user-friendly field guide to the mammals of Borneo, covering Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and the Indonesian state of Kalimantan. The book gives descriptions of over 600 species living or reported on the island. These are superbly illustrated in […]

A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Borneo

Indraneil Das

A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Borneo is a fully comprehensive guide to the 321 species of reptile recorded from Borneo, covering crocodiles, turtles, lizards and snakes. With photographs from the author and other top nature photographers, each species is illustrated and mapped. The general introduction includes details of Borneo’s geology, climate and vegetation; […]

A Field Guide to the Birds of Singapore

Lim Kim Seng. Lim Kim Chuah, Yong Ding Li

A Field Guide to the Birds of Singapore is a fully comprehensive field guide to the 422 bird species of Singapore, as well as ‘escapees’ not formally accepted as ‘wild’ birds. The species are clearly illustrated in over 100 plates, with many variants. The main identifying features of each species are described and key facts […]

A Photographic Field Guide to Dragonflies & Damselflies of Singapore

Robin Ngiam and Marcus Ng

A Photographic Field Guide to the Dragonflies & Damselflies of Singapore is a fully comprehensive field guide to the 136 species of dragonfly and damselfly found in Singapore. With stunning, close-up photographs from the authors, each species is illustrated with multiple variants. The general introduction provides a comprehensive overview of dragonfly anatomy, feeding habits, courtship […]

A Field Guide to the Reptiles & Amphibians of Singapore

Law Ing Sind, Law Ingg Thong, Shivaram Rasu, Serin Subaraj, and Sankar Ananthanarayanan

A Field Guide to the Reptiles & Amphibians of Singapore is the most comprehensive up-to-date field guide to the herpetofauna in Singapore, covering caecilians, frogs, lizards, snakes and turtles. With photographs from the authors and other top nature photographers, each species is illustrated with many variants. The species descriptions covers etymology, type locality, length, identifying […]

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of Borneo: Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei & Kalimantan (4th edition)

Wong Tsu Shi

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of Borneo is a fully revised introductory photographic guide to 280 bird species commonly seen in Borneo (including Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan). High quality photographs from one of Borneo’s top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly […]

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of Fraser’s Hill

Geoff Davison

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of Fraser’s Hill is a photographic identification guide to the 280 bird species most commonly seen at Fraser’s Hill, as well as the Cameron and Genting Highlands in Peninsular Malaysia, and is perfect for resident and visitor alike. High quality photographs from the region’s top nature photographers are accompanied […]

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of Malaysia, including Sabah & Sarawak (4th edition)

Geoffrey Davison and Yeap Chin Aik

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of Malaysia is an easy-to-use, introductory photographic guide to 280 bird species commonly seen in Malaysia (including the states of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo). It is suitable for all levels of birder and is perfect for resident and visitor alike. High-quality photographs from some of […]

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of Myanmar

Thet Zaw Naing, Robert Tizard & Geoffrey Davison

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of Myanmar is an introductory photographic identification guide to 280 birds found in the most frequently visited parts of Myanmar, with a further 100 related species referred to in the descriptions. The selection covers widespread, endemic and near-endemic species, as well as species that are rare and threatened in […]

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of the Philippines (3rd edition)

Maia Tañedo, Robert Hutchinson, Adrian and Trinket Constantino

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of the Philippines is an easy-to-use introductory photographic guide to 280 bird species commonly seen in the Philippines, and is perfect for resident and visitor alike. The third edition features fully updated taxonomy and many new photos. High quality photographs from some of the Philippines’ top nature photographers are […]

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of Singapore (3rd edition)

Yong Ding Li, Lim Kim Chuah and Lee Tiah Khee

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of Singapore is a photographic identification guide to 280 bird species commonly seen in Singapore. High quality photographs from Singapore’s top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers geography and climate, vegetation, opportunities for naturalists and […]

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of Thailand

Philip D Round

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of Thailand is a photographic identification guide to 280 bird species commonly seen in Thailand. High quality photographs from one of Thailand’s top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers geography and climate, vegetation, opportunities for […]

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Butterflies of Borneo: Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei & Kalimantan

Honor Phillipps

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Butterflies of Borneo is a photographic identification guide to 122 butterfly species and a selection of moths most commonly seen in Borneo (covering Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan). Honor and Cosmo Phillipps’ high quality photographs are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, wingspan, habits and habitat, larval foodplants […]

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Butterflies of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore & Thailand (3rd edition)

Laurence Kirton

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Butterflies of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore & Thailand is a photographic identification guide to 280 butterfly species commonly seen in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. High quality photographs from the area’s top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly introduction […]

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Butterflies of the Philippines

Jade Aster Badon

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Butterflies of the Philippines is an introductory photographic guide to 289 butterfly species commonly seen in the Philippines, and is perfect for resident and visitor alike. High quality photographs from the Philippines’ top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, wing size, larval foodplant, distribution and […]

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Mammals of Southeast Asia (3rd)

Chris R. Shepherd and Loretta Ann Shepherd

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Mammals of Southeast Asia is a photographic identification guide to 129 species of mammal commonly found in Southeast Asia (covering Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam). High quality photographs from some of the region’s top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions which […]

Naturalist’s Guide to the Lizards of Southeast Asia

Jordi Janssen & Emerson Sy

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Lizards of Southeast Asia is an introductory photographic identification guide to 226 lizard species commonly seen in mainland and maritime Southeast Asia (covering Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Peninsular and east Malaysia, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam). High quality photographs from the region’s top nature photographers, some […]