A Field Guide to the East Asian-Australasian Flyway - Sayam Chowdhury

AField Guide to the East Asian-Australasian Flyway describes and illustrates theworld's largest migratory flyway, used by nearly 600 species of migratory bird. Some of the best-known migratory species in the world undertake long anddaunting migrations in this flyway. Russia, Mongolia, Japan, China, Taiwan,South Korea, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Philippines, Malaysia,Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand are all part of thisamazing passage. The species covered include shearwaters and petrels; terns andgulls; shorebirds; raptors; cuckoos; nightjars and owls, and passerines. Thisbook covers the natural history of these migratory birds, the threats theyface, what is being done to protect them and the best spots to seecongregations of these incredible travellers. Editors Yong Ding Li and Sayam U. Chowdhury have drawn together a team of experts each with personal knowledge ofthe migration hotspots to deliver a fascinating read and an important record ofthe ecology of these intrepid species.