Birds of Africa South of the Sahara
Ian Sinclair & Peter Ryan
Assisted by Patrice Christy and Phil Hockey
Illustrated by Norman Arlott, Peter Hayman, and Alan Harris

Winner of WorldTwitch 2003 Best Bird Book - Africa

Paper | 2004 | $49.50 / £29.95
760 pp. | 5 5/6 x 8 1/4 | 359 color plates. 2,100+ maps.

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This compact and easy-to-use guide is the first book to describe and illustrate all of the birds found in sub-Saharan Africa. Detailing more than 2,100 species, it covers the entire Afrotropic Region, including Socotra, Pemba, and the islands in the Gulf of Guinea.

Stunning color illustrations depict most distinctive plumages as well as diagnostic flight patterns and major geographic variants. Range maps are provided for each species, and the well-formatted text highlights precise identification features and differences between similar species as well as providing concise information on habitat, status, and calls. All information is completely up-to-date, incorporating the latest taxonomy (including descriptions of many new species never before illustrated) and the most recent atlas surveys.

Offering unrivalled coverage of African birds in a single volume, this book will tempt many more birders to one of the world's richest faunas.

Table of Contents:

Forewards 8
Acknowledgements10
Introduction 11
Species accounts 16
Further reading 732
Glossary 733
Illustrated glossary 734
List of Sponsors, Collectors and Subscribers 736
Indexes 740
Scientific names 740
Common names 749

Other Princeton books by Norman Arlott:

• Birds of Europe, Russia, China, and Japan: Passerines: Tyrant Flycatchers to Buntings.
• Birds of Southern Africa.

Another Princeton book by Peter Hayman:

• Birds of Southern Africa.

Another Princeton book by Alan Harris:

• Sylvia Warblers.

Another Princeton book by Ian Sinclair:

• Birds of Southern Africa.

Series:

• Princeton Field Guides

Subject Areas:

• Birds and Natural History
• Biological Sciences

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Paper: Not for sale in the Commonwealth (except Canada) and the European Union

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For customers in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Asia, and Australia
Paper: $49.50 ISBN13: 978-0-691-11815-4

For customers in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and India
Paper: £29.95 ISBN13: 978-0-691-11815-4

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