City of Belmont - Ruth Faulkner Public Library

The Australian bird guide

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 28-29) and index

federal national government publication

mapsillustrations

index present

non fiction

The Australian bird guide

bibliography

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

Alphabetical quick reference to bird groups -- Acknowledgements -- Constructing the guide -- Identifying birds -- Birding in Australia -- A guide for birders to the evolution and classification of Australian birds -- Key to abbreviations and symbols -- Species accounts -- Checklist of species