The Australian Bird Guide – the most comprehensive field guide to Australian birds ever published.

Australia's avifauna is large, diverse and spectacular, reflecting the continent's wide range of habitats and evolutionary history. This book covers every regularly occurring species in Australia, including subspecies and rarities. Illustrations of more than 900 species on almost 250 plates, with particular emphasis on providing the fine detail required to identify difficult groups and distinctive plumages, make The Australian Bird Guide the most comprehensive guide to Australian birds ever published.

This revised edition includes updated maps and artwork, reflecting advances in our knowledge of the biology and distribution of Australia's birds, plus fully updated text to ensure identification, distribution and status details are current and accurate, along with an improved index.

This book sets the standard for coverage of Australia's remarkable avifauna. It is truly indispensable for anyone looking to explore Australia's magnificent and unique birdlife.

About the Author

Peter Menkhorst has more than thirty-five years’ experience in ecological research and the survey and management of Australian mammals and birds. He has worked in a range of environmental roles in the Victorian government since 1976 and is the author of Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia. Danny Rogers is principal ecologist with the Department of Environment, Water, and Natural Resources in Adelaide. Rohan Clarke is a lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University.

Jeff Davies is a lifelong birder who completed a Fine Arts Painting Major at Caulfield Institute of Technology. He has contributed artwork for Shorebirds of Australia, Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds and The Penguins. Kim Franklin has exhibited in Africa and Europe. His illustrations have featured in ornithological books including HANZAB, Birds of the Western Palearctic, Raptors of the World (Helm) and Pheasants, Partridges, and Grouse (Helm). Peter Marsack trained as a zoologist but has also worked extensively as a natural history artist and illustrator. He was an artist for HANZAB, and a prize-winner in the inaugural Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize.

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