Birds of Southern Africa
Ian Sinclair, Phil Hockey, & Warwick Tarboton
Illustrated by Peter Hayman and Norman Arlott

Winner of Worldtwitch 2002 Best Bird Book--Africa.

Paper | 2002 | $35.00
432 pp. | 5 5/6 x 8 1/4 | 200 color plates. 900+ line illus.

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Birds of Southern Africa is the best and most authoritative guide to the birds of one of the world's most fertile birding regions. Two hundred color plates comprising over 4,000 expert illustrations help birders to distinguish all of southern Africa's approximately 950 bird species. The illustrations have labels highlighting diagnostic features, and many birds are depicted in flight as well as still. Special attention is given to plumage variation by age, sex, and season.

The informative text, written by eminent ornithologists, is fully integrated with the color plates to facilitate use in the field. Detailed species accounts emphasize the essential characteristics of each bird, including information on behavior, calls, and habitat preferences.

All species names and divisions are in line with the latest recommendations of the International Ornithological Committee, while well-known and local common names are also included. Both beginners and advanced birders will appreciate the regional checklist, quick reference guides, and excellent family summaries. Up-to-date distribution maps feature dual shading to indicate areas of low and high abundance, while cross-referencing is made easy with color coding and a simple numbering system.

Absolutely up-to-date and both beautifully and comprehensively illustrated, this field guide is a terrific reference as well as a superb visual record of the rich variety of a region that is home to one-tenth of all bird species.

Review:

"The 200 colored plates are superb and carefully give attention to the natural variations of plumages with age, sex, and seasons. It is certainly the most comprehensive set of illustrations of South African birds in one volume."--Choice

Endorsement:

"Presents a comprehensive set of illustrations unmatched not only for the region covered but for any part of Africa."--Dale A. Zimmerman, Western New Mexico University

Other Princeton books by Norman Arlott:

• Birds of Europe, Russia, China, and Japan: Passerines: Tyrant Flycatchers to Buntings.
• Birds of Europe, Russia, China, and Japan: Non-Passerines: Loons to Woodpeckers.

Series:

• Princeton Field Guides

Subject Areas:

• Birds and Natural History
• Biological Sciences

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