Australia's avifauna is large, diverse and spectacular, reflecting the continent's impressive range of habitats and evolutionary history. With specially commissioned paintings of over 900 species, The Australian Bird Guide is the most comprehensive field guide to Australian birds ever seen. The guide features close to 250 stunning colour plates, with particular emphasis on providing the fine detail required to identify difficult groups and distinctive plumages. Comprehensive species accounts have been written by a dedicated team of ornithologists to ensure identification details, distribution and status are current and accurate. The Australian Bird Guide sets a new standard in field guides, providing an indispensable reference for all birders and naturalists looking to explore Australia's magnificent and unique birdlife.

Review:

"Masterful. . . . The descriptive information for each species is almost encyclopedic in nature, more than any other general field guide that I have seen."--Sam Crowe, The Birdzilla Blog

"This excellent field guide contains 249 high quality color plates depicting 4,000 birds and more than 900 species, showing all plumages, readily identifiable subspecies (races), and other variants. . . . It is a gem to treasure."--Choice

"This excellent field guide is a must have for any birder visiting Australia."--Wildlife Activist

One of CHOICE's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2017

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Store Description

Formerly Badgers Books we have been trading in second-hand and antiquarian books for over forty years, including 20 years online. Now online only we cover a variety of subjects and each book is described in detail on our listings. All orders are through Abe Books only and are usually shipped within 24 hours of receiving the order (excl. Sundays). All orders are packed with care.

Visit Seller's Storefront

Seller's business information

BADGERS BOOKS ONLINE
United Kingdom

Terms of Sale:

Should a book description not be as advertised the seller may request a refund. The cost will be refunded on receipt of the returned item. Please return books in the same or equivalent packaging.

Shipping Terms:

Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.

Payment Methods
accepted by seller

Add to Wants

Items related to THE AUSTRALIAN BIRD GUIDE

THE AUSTRALIAN BIRD GUIDE

Peter Menkhorst, Danny rogers, Rohan Clarke, Jeff Davies, Peter Marshack, Kim Franklin

Used - Soft cover

Seller's business information