Wildlife of India

A richly illustrated color photographic field guide to the wildlife of India, covering nearly 1,000 species of birds, mammals, butterflies, insects, reptiles, flowers, and trees

The Indian subcontinent is exceptionally rich in wildlife because of its wide variety of habitats and climates, ranging from the ocean to the Himalayas and from the Rajasthan dessert to Cherapunji in Meghalaya, one of the wettest places on earth. This diversity supports a huge range of charismatic species, from the iconic Bengal Tiger to Clouded Leopards, crocodiles to King Cobras, hornbills to eagles. Covering these animals and many others, as well as trees and flowers, this color photographic field guide describes and illustrates more than 980 species from all over India, including the Andaman and Nicobar islands.

The guide begins with an overview of India's climate and geography, its wildlife habitats and how to enjoy them, threats to wildlife, and extreme rarities. The main part of the book includes concise species descriptions of 570 birds, 120 mammals, 72 butterflies and other insects, 72 reptiles, and 72 trees and flowers, each one accompanied by at least one photograph. The book concludes with a section on wildlife-watching in the national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, which offer the best chance of seeing many of the species described.

• Describes and illustrates more than 980 species from all across India--including some 570 birds, 120 mammals, 72 butterflies and other insects, 72 reptiles, and 72 trees and flowers
• Features more than 1,000 color photographs