Talk:Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide

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Tentative splits

Eastern Black-tailed GOdwit Limosa (limosa) melanuroides (split from Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa)
Southern Coucal Centropus (sinensis) andamensis (split from Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis)
Fork-tailed Drongo-cuckoo Surniculus (lugubris) dicruroides (split from Drongo-cuckoo Surniculus lugubris)
Ceylon Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus (schisticeps) melanurus (split from White-browed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps)
Mount Victoria Babax Babax (lanceolatus) woodi (split from Chinese Babax Babax lanceolatus)
Indian Reed-warbler Acrocephalus (stentoreus) brunnescens (split from Clamorous Reed-warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus)
Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus (collybita) tristis (split from Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita)
Large-billed Crow Corvus (macrorhynchos) japonensis (split from Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos)
Eastern Jungle Crow Corvus (macrorhynchos) levaillantii (split from Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos)
Indian Jungle Crow Corvus (macrorhynchos) culminatus (split from Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos)

SP-KP (talk) 20:42, 17 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reviews

(for research, to compile a "Critical reaction" section)

Birdwatch, vol. 14, no. 7, 2005, p.48, Simon Papps
Nature 438, 916, Richard Grimmett
Birding Magazine (May/June 2006; 38(3)), Ben King
Bishop & Myers, Emu, 2006, 106, 87–91^[1]
Dickinson, The Auk ^[2]
kennerley, Surfbirds^[3]
Aasheesh Pittie, Indian Birds, review -Pittie, Aasheesh (2005). Indian Birds. 1 (4): 92–94 http://www.indianbirds.in/download/reviews.pdf. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

References

^ Bishop, K. David (2006). "Book review: Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide Volume i: field guide, Volume ii: attributes and status". Emu. 106. doi:10.1071/MUv106n1_BR. {{cite journal}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help); External link in |title= (help); Text "87–91" ignored (help)
^ Dickinson, Edward C (2006). "Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide". The Auk. 123 (3): 916–918. doi:10.1642/0004-8038(2006)123[916:BOSATR]2.0.CO;2. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); External link in |title= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
^ "The Ripley Guide, Volumes 1 and 2". Reviews. Surfbirds.com. Retrieved 2008-02-06.

Other

Indian Birds article on the production of the Ripley guide^[1]

References

^ Rasmussen, Pamela C (2005). "On producing Birds of South Asia". Indian Birds. 1 (3): 50–56. {{cite journal}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); External link in |title= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

Rerate

As C as lacks reception section. Casliber (talk · contribs) 06:19, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

[Bishop-1] Bishop, K. David (2006). "Book review: Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide Volume i: field guide, Volume ii: attributes and status". Emu. 106. doi:10.1071/MUv106n1_BR. {{cite journal}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help); External link in |title= (help); Text "87–91" ignored (help)

[Dickinson-2] Dickinson, Edward C (2006). "Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide". The Auk. 123 (3): 916–918. doi:10.1642/0004-8038(2006)123[916:BOSATR]2.0.CO;2. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); External link in |title= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

[Kennerley-3] "The Ripley Guide, Volumes 1 and 2". Reviews. Surfbirds.com. Retrieved 2008-02-06.

[indianbirds-4] Rasmussen, Pamela C (2005). "On producing Birds of South Asia". Indian Birds. 1 (3): 50–56. {{cite journal}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); External link in |title= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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