Synopsis
The Compact Australian Bird Guide is an easy-to-use and beautifully illustrated quick identification guide to all bird species regularly occurring in Australia. The content has been carefully designed to provide the reader with key information to enable rapid identification of a bird, in a convenient form.
Based on the award-winning The Australian Bird Guide, this compact format features over 700 bird species that are resident or regular visitors to the Australian mainland and Tasmania, and surrounding seas accessible within a day trip by boat.
The Compact Australian Bird Guide will appeal to both the beginner and experienced birdwatcher, and includes up-to date species descriptions, distribution maps, illustrations and quick guide comparison pages for major groups. Ideal for your next holiday, field trip or simply to use in your own backyard.
Features
- Compact portable size, ideal for field trips.
- Combines superb illustrations with carefully crafted text to guide the user to fast and accurate identifications.
- Includes concise information on plumage, habitat, voice and size.
- Provides visual quick guides to easily compare species.
- Includes up-to-date distribution maps and icons that indicate how likely you are to encounter each species.
- Structured by the broad habitat where a species is most likely to be encountered: marine, freshwater and land.
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About the Authors
Jeff Davies is an Australian artist with a focus on portraits of Australian birds and their environments.
Peter Menkhorst is a zoologist at the Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, Victoria.
Danny Rogers is an ecologist at the Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, Victoria.
Rohan Clarke is a lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University.
Peter Marsack is an award-winning artist based in Canberra.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Compact Australian Bird Guide is an easy-to-use and beautifully illustrated quick identification guide to all bird species regularly occurring in Australia. The content has been carefully designed to provide the reader with key information to enable rapid identification of a bird, in a convenient form.Based on the award-winning The Australian Bird Guide, this compact format features over 700 bird species that are residents of or regular visitors to the Australian mainland and Tasmania, and surrounding seas.The Compact Australian Bird Guide will appeal to both the beginner and experienced birdwatcher, and includes up-to-date species descriptions, distribution maps, illustrations and quick guide comparison pages for major groups. Ideal for your next holiday, field trip or simply to use in your own backyard. The essential quick identification guide, based on the award-winning The Australian Bird Guide. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781486312245
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Octavo, paperback,252 pp.,colour illustrations, maps. SIGNED BY THE SENIOR AUTHOR AND ARTIST, JEFF DAVIES. The essential quick identification guide, based on the award-winning The Australian bird guide (ABG), first published 2017. Both books are at their best together. If you have a copy of AGB then this is a great reference. The compact Australian bird guide is an easy-to-use, beautifully illustrated quick identification guide to over 700 bird species regularly occurring in Australia and surrounding seas. This book has been carefully designed to provide key information for rapid identification with concise information on plumage, habitat, voice and size using the superb illustrations from The Australian Bird Guide. The compact Australian bird guide is portable, uses the current taxonomy and the layout is by habitat. It will appeal to all classes of birdwatcher, from the beginner to the very experienced. Seller Inventory # 43509
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Compact Australian Bird Guide is an easy-to-use and beautifully illustrated quick identification guide to all bird species regularly occurring in Australia. The content has been carefully designed to provide the reader with key information to enable rapid identification of a bird, in a convenient form.Based on the award-winning The Australian Bird Guide, this compact format features over 700 bird species that are residents of or regular visitors to the Australian mainland and Tasmania, and surrounding seas.The Compact Australian Bird Guide will appeal to both the beginner and experienced birdwatcher, and includes up-to-date species descriptions, distribution maps, illustrations and quick guide comparison pages for major groups. Ideal for your next holiday, field trip or simply to use in your own backyard. The essential quick identification guide, based on the award-winning The Australian Bird Guide. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781486312245
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Compact Australian Bird Guide is an easy-to-use and beautifully illustrated quick identification guide to all bird species regularly occurring in Australia. The content has been carefully designed to provide the reader with key information to enable rapid identification of a bird, in a convenient form.Based on the award-winning The Australian Bird Guide, this compact format features over 700 bird species that are residents of or regular visitors to the Australian mainland and Tasmania, and surrounding seas.The Compact Australian Bird Guide will appeal to both the beginner and experienced birdwatcher, and includes up-to-date species descriptions, distribution maps, illustrations and quick guide comparison pages for major groups. Ideal for your next holiday, field trip or simply to use in your own backyard. The essential quick identification guide, based on the award-winning The Australian Bird Guide. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781486312245
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