Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka
Author(s): Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne
This easy-to-use identification guide to the 280 bird species most commonly seen in Sri Lanka is perfect for resident and visitor alike.The author's top quality photographs are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, length, plumage, distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers bird topography, bird orders, endemics and the main sites for viewing the listed species. Also included is an all-important checklist of all of the birds of Sri Lanka encompassing, for each species, its common and scientific names as well as its global status.
Product Information
Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne is one of Sri Lanka's most high profile wildlife personalities. Gehan graduated in Civil Engineering from the Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine. He went on to qualify as a Chartered Accountant in London and become a risk management specialist in banking. He is passionate about Sri Lanka's natural history and has authored and photographed over 300 articles for national and international newspapers and magazines on Sri Lankan biodiversity, travel and business topics. His many books include Wild Sri Lanka also published by John Beaufoy Publishing and Sri Lankan Wildlife (Bradt Publishers).
General Fields
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- : John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd
- : John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd
- : 0.277
- : 23 April 2015
- : 180mm X 128mm X 13mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : 300 colour photographs
- : 176
- : 598.095493
- : English
- : Paperback
- : Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne