Lynx Nature Books Blog

Seabirder, author and artist Peter Harrison discusses “SEABIRDS: The New Identification Guide”

Peter Harrison kindly took the time to explain to us some of the interesting details of the 15 years that went into his new book SEABIRDS: The New Identification Guide. […]

Once bitten, twice shy: between the covers of the second edition of the Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago

Two of the books authors, James Eaton and Frank Rheindt, tell us how they managed to avoid going stir-crazy during lockdown with the birth of the second edition, what to […]

Taming the wild world of mammalian taxonomy with Connor Burgin

The Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World treats and illustrates ALL of the mammals of the world and offers their most recent taxonomic classification, updating everything from orders […]

Discover the birds of Malaysia with Chong Leong Puan

Malaysia is one of most ornithologically diverse countries on Earth, and its combination of continental tropical species on the peninsula and those inhabiting north Borneo, makes it one of the […]

Primates and Humans: what’s the difference? Find some clues in this interview with Dr Miquel Llorente, author of the book “Primates”

Miquel Llorente is the author of Primates, Biología, comportamiento y evolución, a monograph specially recommended for those seeking a first contact with primatology in a single volume, including photographs, illustrations […]

Confinement time can be birdwatching time!

The virus SARS-CoV-2, causing the disease known as COVID-19, has extended worldwide and profoundly changed the way many of us live our lives and carry out our work. In these […]

Bat photography: close-up with Glenn Hoye

Glenn Hoye is the photographer with the most images published in the recently released Volume 9, Bats, of the Handbook of the Mammals of the World. He is an ecological […]

As the HMW series crosses the finish line, we look back at its course with Chief Editor Don Wilson

Don E. Wilson is a Chief Editor of the nine volumes of our now-completed Handbook of the Mammals of the World series. He was a good choice for the role, […]

Confessions of a captionist, by Nick Langley

With the publication of Volume 9, the Handbook of the Mammals of the World series will be completed. So now is a good time to step back and reflect on […]

Exploring the birds of Thailand with Uthai and Wich’yanan

The combined experience and motivation of Uthai Treesucon and Wich’yanan Limparungpatthanakij were the driving forces behind the first title of Lynx’s Field Guides Collection, Birds of Thailand. Published just over […]

Want to travel to New Guinea? Come with us off the beaten path with Phil Gregory

Phil Gregory is a well-known tour leader, working for Field Guides Inc. and Sicklebill Safaris, and one of Australia’s foremost birders. He is also one of the most experienced guides […]

Behind the scenes in Vietnam: Birding and bookmaking with Richard and Minh

We are excited to bring you a DOUBLE interview with the co-authors of Lynx’s field guide Birds of Vietnam, Richard Craik and Lê Quý Minh. Read about how they got […]

De la ornitología a la botánica con Eduardo de Juana

Eduardo de Juana, author of the well-known guide Birds of Spain, explains his renewed interest in botany with the publication of a practical guide to the wildflowers of the region […]

News from the Batcave with Ilian Velikov

Ilian Velikov is a wildlife artist and the main illustrator of the forthcoming volume of the Handbook of the Mammals of the World series, Volume 9: Bats. Is his current […]

Birding adventures in Indonesia with James Eaton

James Eaton, co-founder and guide for Birdtour Asia and co-author of Lynx’s field guide Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago tells all on birding and books in this one-on-one interview. How […]

Birds of Thailand reviews

We’re happy to report that our new Field Guide to Thailand has been a huge success, creating interest around the world. It’s hardly surprising as Thailand is the most popular […]

Lynx Field Guides Survey Results

Around 1,000 birders took part in our poll on the Field Guides you would most like to see published in the near future, sharing their preferences with us, and two […]

Tell us which field guides you would like to see us publish next!

Our collection of Field Guides aims to cover, country by country, the entire world. We would like to know which countries you are most interested in. Just answer the survey […]

Birds of Vietnam: now shipping

A global biodiversity hotspot, Vietnam boasts 19 endemic species and subspecies groups, and another 27 near-endemic species, the largest number of any country in mainland South-East Asia. This book, the […]