Birds of Thailand

“Value is added to this guide by the inclusion of over 1,000 range maps, different colours giving a good idea of where to find particular species’ and in which season, and by the inclusion of a QR code for every species. These work well and link you to a variety of weblinks containing photo galleries and sound recordings of the species scanned. There is also a list at the front of the book of 34 birding hotspots and what to expect at each – this would have been very useful back in the 1991. For anyone planning a visit to Thailand this book is a must have.”

Paul Stancliffe, BTO, September 2019

“Overall, Birds of Thailand is a very impressive and very welcome field guide, and the two Thai authors and those who helped “prepare” the text (Alex Berryman, Christopher Sharpe, Guy Kirwan, and Tim Marlow) should be congratulated on producing an excellent book. Whilst the text is not as detailed as that in Robson’s guides, it does have the significant advantage of excellent maps, and if you are only going to Thailand you will not be confused by all the non-Thai species that are crowded onto the plates in Robson’s Southeast Asia guide.”

Frank Lambert, The Birder’s Library, 28 September 2019

“The accounts themselves are concise and well written. They cover known subspecies occurring in Thailand, and with reference to potential future splits, there is (sub)species account under the grouping of each taxon where relevant. These are also indicated in the range maps, which are placed beside the relevant illustration on the facing plate, making this very user friendly and easy on the eye.

I can highly recommend (it), having used it in the field recently.”

Mark Andrews, Birdwatch, nº 323, May 2019

“Yet, if you already have Robson’s “Birds of South-East Asia” – taxonomy aside, do you need this book? Yes, you do. I already mentioned the position of the main text and the lack of maps in Robson’s, but the final conceptual nail is the lack of bird names in the plates, hence you have to compare the numbers on the right (plates) and the left (a short text) page. The new Treesucon and Limparungpatthanakij’s book (it will probably be known as the Lynx guide) is, simply, more user-friendly and far more comfortable to use in the field. Without doubt – go for it.”

Dragan Simic, http://www.10000birds.com, January 2019

“To conclude, Lynx produced another good field guide that has a few nice little extras. Though personally I will also bring Robson along next time (eg for the quantity of plates) this book is a must-have for anyone visiting the area. It’s more than fair to say that none of the Lynx field guides have let us down so far.”

Vincent van der Spek, Dutchbirding, September 2018