Phillipps' Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo: Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan

by Quentin Phillipps

The most up-to-date and user-friendly guide to the birds of Borneo, covering Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and Kalimantan. This guide gives descriptions of 664 species living or reported on the island, including 51 endemic species. These are superbly illustrated in 141 color plates with more than 2,000 full color bird images, including most of the sexual variants and immature forms of polymorphic species. Each plate is accompanied by species descriptions covering nomenclature, length, voice, range, distribution and status and habits, with distribution shown by detailed thumnail maps. There are seven habitat plates, 12 regional maps showing Borneo's top 130 birdwatching sites, fast-find graphic indexes to the birds of Kinabalu and other habitats and a full overview of vegetation, climate and ecology. Indonesians refer to Borneo as as "Kalimantan". However, for people outside of Indonesia, Kalimantan refers to the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Borneo is surrounded by the South China Sea to the north and northwest, the Sulu Sea to the northeast, the Celebes Sea and the Makassar Strait to the east and the Java Sea and Karimata Strait to the south. To the west of Borneo are the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. To the south is Java. To the east is the island of Sulawesi (Celebes). To the northeast is the Philippines.

Genres: Birds, Reference

366 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[LaFleurBleue · Rating 5 out of 5]

I spent a few hours comparing books before settling on this one.
Some other books I saw had nicer bird drawings;
However this one was the easiest to use to recognize birds spotted in the wild. I especially liked the small map showing the bird distribution in Borneo, the additional comments on its living in the surrounding areas/countries, as well as the bird status (common, rare, endangered, etc...), which is not so often found or easily read and facilite highly the identification, as we have more chance to spot a common bird rather than a very uncommon last seen in the mid-eighties species.