Birdwatching

This two-volume guide to Indian ornithology is the most comprehensive work published on the birds, that are found in or visit India in all seasons. More than a thousand species of birds of all kinds are recorded by the author in this indispensable work and properly described and illustrated in detai... More

This book brings together eleven specialist commentators, including journalists, academicians, retired senior police, army and foreign service officers from Bangladesh, US, Thailand and India, who probe Bangladesh's unmistakable emergence as a state which provides sanctuary, if not active abetment,... More

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For over 50 years The Book of Indian Birds has been a close companion of both amateur bird-watching enthusiasts and seasoned ornithologists in India. This much-awaited new edition covers 538 species and includes the extensive changes in the scientific and common bird names that have taken place sinc... More

The earth's biodiversity currently faces an extinction crisis that is unprecedented. Conservationists attempt to intervene in the extinction process either locally by protecting or restoring important species and habitats, or at national and international levels by influencing key policies and promo... More

Ladkh in the northwestern trans-Himalayan reagion is a land of rich biodiversity. It has remained closed to visitors for many years. Yet, during recent years, tourism has 'discovered' the land of scenic landscapes, unspoiled nature, and hospitable people. This book is a complete inventory of all bir... More

Few capitals in the world are blessed with such rich and varied bird-life as Delhi. While these avian visitors and residents have always fascinated the people of this city, it is during the past few years that birdwatching has become a popular hobby among the young and old alike. In this book, the ... More

Over the years, the Handbook has established itself as the most comprehensive and reliable reference work on the birds of the Indian subcontinent and delighted users by its pithy and lively descriptions. Volume 7, first published in 1972, has been thoroughly revised for this second edition, with new... More

Over the years, the Handbook has established itself as the most comprehensive and reliable reference work on the birds of the Indian subcontinent. Volume 10, first published in 1974, has been thoroughly revised for this second edition, with new plates by distinguished bird artist John Henry Dick. Th... More

This monumental ten-volume series, the first volume of which was published in 1996, is the most comprehensive and reliable reference work on the birds of the Indian subcontinent. A thoroughly revised second edition with new plates, text revisions, and the addition of new subspecies, it includes info... More

The Western Ghats of India, identified as a World Biodiversity hotspot by Birdlife International, is an ecological zone of global importance, and supports a variety of habitats--marine waters, mangroves, mixed hill forests, montane grasslands, and scrub forests. The birdlife of this vulnerable hotsp... More

This intriguing book brings together short essays on various aspects of India's wildlife and birds. Set in diverse geographical locations, from the alpine landscape of Arunachel Pradesh to the scrub jungles of Madurai, from the Rann of Kachch to the hills of Assam, this collection includes animated ... More

Though the number of persons who keep poultry is increasing and the knowledge of how to manage poultry is being diffused through the poultry press, the demand for eggs and dead fowls increases in still greater degree. The selection, rearing and general treatments in poultry science was felt as the n... More

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