{"product_id":"guide-to-the-birds-of-china-paperback","title":"Guide to the Birds of China - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn MacKinnon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKaren Phillipps\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eYang Xiao Nong\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChina covers about 7% of the earth's land surface and encompasses a hugely diverse range of habitats. As a result, it boasts a rich and diverse avifauna, including some of the most spectacular and fascinating birds to be found anywhere in the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBuilding on the enormous popularity and reputation of the original \u003cem\u003eA Field Guide to the Birds of China\u003c\/em\u003e (2000), John MacKinnon's fully updated and refreshed work remains a truly comprehensive, taxonomically modern, fully illustrated, and authoritative field guide. 1484 bird species are richly illustrated in 164 annotated colour plates, which are closely integrated with up-to-date colour distribution maps, QR codes providing easy access to birdcalls, IUCN Red List status indicators and new, concise descriptions. These descriptions feature key observations as well as conveying crucial changes to species distributions resulting from climate change and landscape transformation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuide to the Birds of China\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal to an international and growing audience of professional and amateur ornithologists and birding enthusiasts, academic researchers and students, wildlife photographers, and conservationists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn MacKinnon, \u003cem\u003eHonorary Professor (Retired), Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent in Canterbury, UK\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn MacKinnon\u003c\/strong\u003e is an honorary Professor at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology at the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK. He has spent many years in China working on a variety of conservation projects for WWF, World Bank, European Union, and UNDP. He has written many papers, reports\u003cbr\u003eand several books on Chinese biodiversity plus several books on Asian birds. John's interests range into mammals and butterflies, photography and film-making. His wife Lu Hefen (Monica) has helped widely in translation and organization of the production and his daughter Annie is an artist who has\u003cbr\u003eprovided several plates for the book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe late \u003cstrong\u003eKaren Phillipps\u003c\/strong\u003e (1948-2020) was born in SE Asia and had a long track record of illustrating books on birds, mammals, and even plants of China and SE Asia. Her interpretations of wildlife are much loved and encouraged and inspired so many readers to become actively involved in appreciating\u003cbr\u003eand watching their local fauna. More than 1000 of Karen's paintings are featured in this book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdditional artwork has been provided by a total of seven new artists for this book. \u003cstrong\u003eYang Xiao Nong\u003c\/strong\u003e has painted the difficult leaf warblers, harriers, and some thrushes; \u003cstrong\u003eLiu Li Hua\u003c\/strong\u003e has tackled some of the tricky wren babblers and warblers; \u003cstrong\u003eXiao Yao\u003c\/strong\u003e has contributed the rosefinches and Yuhinas with \u003cstrong\u003eGao\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZhi\u003c\/strong\u003e; \u003cstrong\u003eGao Chang\u003c\/strong\u003e completed many gap species in several families; \u003cstrong\u003eLan Jian Jun\u003c\/strong\u003e contributed many water-birds and shorebirds whilst \u003cstrong\u003eAnnie MacKinnon\u003c\/strong\u003e added new woodpeckers, bulbuls and tits.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52709554553139,"sku":"9780192893673","price":109.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VE55QWxVbmZDOUZQdUxLZFBFQmQvUT09.webp?v=1763463546","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/guide-to-the-birds-of-china-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}