Birds in Bhutan

Bhutan boasts a wonderfully diverse avifauna, with a national list of 645 bird species – an extraordinary number for a land-locked and relatively small country. No wonder it tops many well-travelled birders’ lists of favourite destinations.

Those who know it will particularly appreciate this new atlas, which gives the fullest picture of the population, distribution, and seasonal and altitudinal movements of the country’s birdlife ever published. The book will also be much valued as a resource for conservationists working with birds and their habitats in Bhutan.

Tech spec

• Birds in Bhutan by Peter Spierenburg (Oriental Bird Club, Bedford, 2005).
• 383 pages, 90 black-and-white illustrations, more than 950 maps and graphs.
• ISBN 978 0952954514. Hbk, £40.

First published in Birdwatch 161: 52 (November 2005).