Atlas of Birds in Chebaling [English]

About this book

Language: Chinese with scientific nomenclature

Chebaling Nature Reserve in Guangdong, a coastal province of southeast China, has a wealth of bird resources, is a suitable location for a variety of scientific research, but is also a well-known birding hotspot in China and outside of it.

This book covers a total of 18 orders, 55 families, 162 genera, and 259 species of birds. Among these are 114 species of resident birds, accounting for 44.0%; 10 species that can migrate of stay, accounting for 3.9%; and 135 species of migratory birds, accounting for 52.1%. Among migratory birds, there are 25 species of vagrant birds (9.7%), 55 species of winter migrants (21.2%), 19 species of summer migrants (7.3%) and 36 species of mixed migratory birds, accounting for 13.9%.

The book features colour photos, supplemented by text giving a detailed description of the ecology of each species.

Summary in Chinese:
车八岭*自然保护区拥有丰富的鸟类资源，除了适合开展各种科学研究外，还是国内外闻名的观鸟胜地。

《车八岭鸟类图鉴》收录鸟类共18目55科162属259种。在这些鸟类中，留鸟有114种，占44.0%；复合型（既有迁徙种群，也有留鸟种群）10种，占3.9%；迁徙鸟类135种，占52.1%，在迁徙鸟类中，过境鸟25种，占9.7%，冬候鸟55种，占21.2%，夏候鸟19种，占7.3%，混合迁徙型（有两种以上的迁徙状态）鸟类36种，占13.9%。

全书以图片为主，文字为辅，翔实地展示了每种鸟类的原色生态，具有较高的艺术欣赏和收藏价值，是一本兼具科学性和实用性的工具书，可供鸟类学、动物学、生态学和生物学专业教师、学生以及农业、林业、环境保护、野生动物保护专业研究人员、观鸟爱好者、摄影爱好者等借鉴参考。

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