Dimensions
115 x 114 x 22mm
'The Slater Field Guide To Australian Birds', winner of a Whitley award for Best Field Guide, has now been in print for 17 years and has become a household name among birdwatchers. It s the book to which beginners turn to identify birds they see in their backyards and on their camping and bushwalking holidays, and upon which experienced birdwatchers have relied for years.
This revised and updated edition includes:
- 10 new colour illustrations, including 2 full-page plates showing birds recently added to the Australian bird list
- New line drawings showing beak shapes of prions
- 18 new species described
- 14 new or revised distribution maps
- Text and common names updated
The guide is designed for use in the field, to slip easily into a hip-pocket, backpack or glovebox. It describes and illustrates all of the approximately 775 species recorded to date in Australia, nearby islands and seas of the continental
shelf. The 167 superbly painted plates enable easy comparison between similar species.
The concise and informative text emphasises the best way to differentiate each species, with a key sentence setting out the most helpful characteristics to watch for. It details the different plumages of males and females, variations between juvenile and adult birds, and gives information on separate subspecies or races, together with their range, shown on a distribution map. In addition, the eggs of all species that actually breed in Australia are illustrated and nests are described.
