Birds About Delhi
- Publisher : DK
- Publishing year : December 2018
- Binding : Paperback
- ISBN : 9780241316290
- Imprint : DK
- Age Group : Adult
- Language : English
This definitive field guide is a perfect addition to every bird enthusiast’s library. It covers over 450 bird spec ...
This definitive field guide is a perfect addition to every bird enthusiast’s library. It covers over 450 bird species found in Delhi and its surrounding areas. These range from the most common to the rarest of the rare. The field guide is divided into handy sections, describing each species in detail, accompanied by photographs, annotations and key diagnostic features. Some bird profiles also include behavioral traits to help the birders distinguish the species. Special feature spreads outline key birding hotspots across the city and the surrounding areas. Two key selling points of this book are two exclusive chapters written by renowned ornithologists Dr Martin Kelsey OBE and Bill Harvey. Dr Kelsey, a warblers expert and Harvey, an authority on pipits, outline the key features on these birds -- traditionally very difficult to distinguish, making it easy for all birders to tell apart these almost identical avians.
Nikhil Devasar was born, brought up, and continues to live in Delhi. In the year 2000, he revived the Delhibird Club, an ornithological group that had not functioned for many years. Today, “Delhibird” has a membership of over 50,000 committed amateur and professional ornithologists. Nikhil has inspired and led many of the group’s conservation efforts, such as monitoring the status of birdlife and their habitats. He organizes awareness and education programmes for young people as well as a census of Delhi’s birdlife through the annual “Big Bird Day”, when numerous teams visit birding sites and compile species counts. His expertise has resulted in the publication of several books, and his photographs are regularly featured in Indian and foreign nature magazines and publications.
