The Australian Bird Guide: Revised Edition

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. This Revised Edition includes updated maps, artwork and species accounts, reflecting current knowledge of the biology and distribution of Australia’s birds. It features around 4700 specially commissioned colour illustrations of over900 species, 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. A new easier-to-use index is also included. 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. Winner of the 2018 ABIA Small Publishers Adult Book of the Year Winner of the 2017 Whitley Medal Features Superb, specially commissioned artwork that provides a level of fine detail not found in any other Australian guides 4700+ detailed paintings illustrating species variations Coverage of all species and distinctive subspecies recorded in Australia and its external territories, using the latest taxonomy Indexed by both the common and scientific names