Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago – Greater Sundas and Wallacea (second edition)

Author Biography

James A. Eaton: co-founder and guide for Birdtour Asia, has been leading and pioneering birdwatching tours throughout the region since 2005. Having travelled, birded, sound recorded and photographed birds extensively throughout Asia over the past 20 years this field guide is the culmination of that time. With a particular interest in little-known taxa and exploring the most remote areas to enhance what is known about the least-known species in the region, as a consequence he has discovered numerous undescribed species, along with developing birding tourism infrastructure. In addition, devoting much of his time researching the bird trade for conservation NGOs, James has a PhD studying taxonomically cryptic species and their conservation status and a member of several IUCN specialist groups including the Asian Songbird Trade Group.Bas (Sebastianus) van Balen: active in Indonesia ever since his two years of student fieldwork in West Java in 1979-81; freelance ornithologist and consultant for a large number of international and local conservation NGOs and universities throughout Indonesia. Co-editor of Kukila, the Journal of Indonesian Ornithology, from its early days, subject editor of Forktail, Journal of Asian Ornithology, and keen recordist of bird sounds, many of which have been made available at xeno-canto.org.Nick W. Brickle: long-time Indonesia resident, birdwatcher and conservationist from 1992 onwards. Has travelled extensively across the region in pursuit of birds and while working for a number of conservation NGOs. Co-founder of Burung-Nusantara, the Indonesian birdwatching website. Co-editor of Kukila. Continues to work in Indonesia focused on creating new protected areas, on initiatives to reduce deforestation and forest degradation within the commercial forestry sector and on the restoration of degraded forest areas.Frank E. Rheindt: field ornithologist, former guide and currently associate professor and dean’s chair at the National University of Singapore with a research focus on avian phylogenetics and conservation genetics. Travelled Indonesia since 1998, and published dozens of articles on birds in the region based both on DNA and field data. Described or co-described a dozen novel bird species, some of which he discovered himself. He is one of the global leaders on bird taxonomy, serving as commissioner and councillor in the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) and as chair of the taxonomic team of the Working Group on Avian Check-listing (WGAC) of the International Ornithological Union (IOU). After exploring some of the most seldom-visited islands on earth, seeing over 8000 species by age 40, he is now concentrating his efforts on conservation genomic work, including as co-chair for genetics of the IUCN Specialist Group on Asian Songbird Trade. He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Asian Ornithology and serves as associate editor or subject editor for three more journals.