Australia has a remarkable avifauna. Of the 760 species, around 240 are endemic, making this country second only to New Guinea in terms of avian endemism. This field guide, now in its seventh edition, has long been the standard reference for the birds of Australia, and this edition has been extensively revised and updated. There are 20 new plates, and a new distribution map for each species showing subspecies distribution where appropriate. Over 1000 black and white illustrations, many new or redrawn, illustrate behaviours, ...
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Australia has a remarkable avifauna. Of the 760 species, around 240 are endemic, making this country second only to New Guinea in terms of avian endemism. This field guide, now in its seventh edition, has long been the standard reference for the birds of Australia, and this edition has been extensively revised and updated. There are 20 new plates, and a new distribution map for each species showing subspecies distribution where appropriate. Over 1000 black and white illustrations, many new or redrawn, illustrate behaviours, flight silhouettes, detailed comparisons between related species and other useful identification pointers. This classic work has sold over 400,000 copies in its lifetime, and remains the definitive guide for this country.
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Add this copy of Field Guide to the Birds of Australia to cart. $11.31, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Viking Australia.
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Nicholas Day. Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo. 382pp, illustrated throughout in full colour, glossary, index, appendices, checklist, illustrated end-papers. Flexible plastic cover in dust-jacket. Minor edge wear to jacket. The book includes every bird species in Australia illustrated in more than 2000 painted images on 132 colour plates (16 new or revised) and 900 bw line illustrations; fully updated; includes; simple-to-use Key to Families; Field information and revised distribution maps adjacent to each painting of a species. The Handbook section gives detailed information on bird behaviour, feeding and breeding habits.
Add this copy of Field Guide to the Birds of Australia to cart. $55.85, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Viking Australia.