Yes Tom
That is the book!
I was at the Eruption in Nov 2010
And then birded with guide in Nov 2012.
The Hyatt Gardens are quite nice as well.
Cheers
Steve Potter
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> On 4 Jun 2016, at 4:33 PM, Tom Wilson <> wrote:
>
> All
> I think Steve Potter may be referring to “A Photographic Guide to the Birds
> of Indonesia” by Morten Strange. It is comprehensive in that it covers of
> about 910 species but it covers all of Indonesia from Sumatra to West Papua.
> It does have pretty good range maps that help direct ones checking. I bought
> mine at Jogjakarta airport in 2012. Sadly, my only birding on that trip was
> done when I was out with my bigger conference group (although quite a few
> birds at Borobudur) or in the hotel grounds (Hyatt Jogjakarta). I would have
> liked to cover Merapi, but it was only recently post-eruption (I think) so
> access was limited.
> Cheers
> Tom Wilson
>
> From: Steve Potter
> Sent: Friday, June 3, 2016 1:59 PM
> To: Birding-Aus ;
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Bird Field Guide Book for Java
>
> Hi Stephen
> Yes MacKinnon is still the only field guide. There is also a good photo
> guide. It doesn’t have everything but it is helpful.
> You can pick it up at most airports. Jakarta (Garuda) has a book shop next to
> Roti Boy. "Buns to Die for”. :)
>
> I have a name of a guide in Yogya if you are interested. He took me up GN
> Merapi for a morning. Also the coast is worth a look.
> Regards
>
> Steve Potter
> Bird Tours SA
> m: (+61) 0407398234
> e:
> w: www.birdtourssa.com
> facebook: www.facebook.com/birdtourssa
> blog: http://stevepotteradventures.blogspot.com.au
>
>
>
>
>
> Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2016 12:35:33 +1000
> From: "Stephen Ambrose" <
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Bird Field Guide Book for Java
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> Hi All,
>
>
>
> I may be heading to Java (Yogyakarta to be precise) on a business trip later
> this year and I'm looking for the best bird field guide book for the region.
>
>
>
> I have the 2004 reprint of MacKinnon, J. & Phillipps, K. 1993. A Field Guide
> to the Birds of Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali (Oxford University Press,
> Oxford), but I wondered if there are other field guides that are just as
> useful or better. MacKinnon & Phillipps has texts describing distributions,
> but does not contain maps, plus the main text is in a separate part of the
> book to the plates . I'm also guessing that the taxonomy is a bit dated.
>
>
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Stephen
>
>
>
> Stephen Ambrose
>
> Ambrose Ecological Services Pty Ltd
>
> Ryde NSW
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