Birds of India

Description

Author: Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp & Tim Inskipp
ISBN: 9780691269825
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Year of Publication: 2026
548 pp., 246 color illus., 1,375 maps
Paperback

The Birds of India includes Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives, and is the third  edition of this all encompassing book… the best field guide to the birds of the Indian subcontinent is now even better.

The best field guide to the birds of the Indian subcontinent is now even better. Thoroughly updated and substantially expanded, this third edition of Birds of India features revised color plates, text, and distribution maps, and sixty-four more pages than the previous edition. Comprehensive and definitive, this is an indispensable guide for anyone birding in this part of the world.

• The leading field guide to the birds of the Indian subcontinent—now thoroughly updated
• Revised color plates, text, and distribution maps—and sixty-four additional pages
• 1,429 species illustrated and described, including all residents, migrants, and vagrants
• 246 color plates depict every species and many distinct plumages and races
• Includes newly identified species

**Available for preorder, to be published in March, 2026

Richard Grimmett is head of conservation at BirdLife International. Carol Inskipp and Tim Inskipp are freelance wildlife consultants. The authors have traveled widely in Asia and together written a series of books on the continent’s birds.