Garden Birds in Southern Africa

Garden Birds in Southern Africa

Author: Duncan Butchart

Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa

Published: 2017-11-01

Total Pages: 816

ISBN-13: 1775844757

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This guide profiles 101 garden birds likely to be found in gardens across southern Africa, informing readers about what to look and listen for, and where and when. It is also an inspirational guide to creating a bird-friendly garden that is also a reservoir of biodiversity, wherever you are in the region. With an attractive layout and multiple colour images, it offers the following: Descriptions and photos of 101 garden birds. How to get to know your local species, their feeding, breeding, calls and general behavior. How to design your garden to attract the widest range of birds and other wildlife. The best plants and structures to provide food and shelter for birds. Detailed lists of recommended trees, shrubs, climbers, aloes and grasses.


The Wildlife of Southern Africa

The Wildlife of Southern Africa

Author: Vincent Carruthers

Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa

Published: 2017-02-06

Total Pages: 1866

ISBN-13: 1775844641

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A field guide to the wildlife of southern Africa, describing over 2,000 plants and animals, with accurate illustrations in full colour. This book has been a trusted fi eld companion for many years. Comprehensively updated, it now features range maps for most groups. The chapters are colour-coded for easy reference, and diagnostic features appear in bold type within the descriptions. Each chapter is written by a leading expert in the field. All the main plant and animal groups are covered: Lower invertebrates, Spiders and other arachnids, Insects, Freshwater fishes, Frogs, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, Grasses, sedges, ferns and fungi, Wild flowers, Trees


Sasol Birds of Southern Africa

Sasol Birds of Southern Africa

Author: Ian Sinclair

Publisher: Struik Pub

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 445

ISBN-13: 9781868720330

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This field guide to the birds of Southern Africa incorporates many features to allow the reader to quickly and easily identify birds and find information about them. Each species account provides the bird's common name in English and Afrikaans, its scientific name, its Roberts number and its length. To help identify species, information is provided on plumage of the male, female and immature bird, typical behaviour, voice, habitat and nests and food. To make the information more accessible, entries are colour coded, reduced bird images make finding bird groups easier and a list of bird families in alphabetical order with their page references appears inside the front cover for quick reference. Recent discoveries and reclassifications are included and the text and maps have been updated.


Wildlife of Southern Africa (Traveller’s Guide)

Wildlife of Southern Africa (Traveller’s Guide)

Author: David Hosking

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Published: 2011-09-29

Total Pages: 475

ISBN-13: 0007413262

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The perfect companion for the safari enthusiast, this complete traveller’s guide to the wildlife of Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Malawi is a must-have for all those considering a trip to the game reserves of this highly popular region.


South Africa Birds

South Africa Birds

Author: James Kavanagh

Publisher: Pocket Naturalist Guide

Published: 2018-05-17

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781583559864

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One of the world' s top birding hotspots, South Africa' s diverse habitats harbor more than 950 species. South Africa Birds is a 12-panel laminated folding guide that features 140 species found in South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and southern Mozambique and includes a map of birding hotspots. Perfect for travelers.


Wildlife of the Okavango

Wildlife of the Okavango

Author: Duncan Butchart

Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa

Published: 2016-09-01

Total Pages: 550

ISBN-13: 1775843394

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A remarkable variety of animals and plants can be found in the wilderness region surrounding the Okavango Delta. This photographic guide covers more than 470 of the area’s most conspicuous and interesting mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs, fi shes, invertebrates, trees and aquatic plants. An informative introduction describes the area’s geology, climate, habitats and the key roles played by some animals, such as termites and elephants. The species accounts feature concise text describing the species’ appearance, size, habits, habitat and status, with full-colour photographs to facilitate identification.


Birds of Africa

Birds of Africa

Author: Chris Stuart

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13:

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A comprehensive account of the birds of Africa. The text covers all the avifaunal families that occur in Africa, discusses the species that occur within each family, and provides representative examples of each family in depth.


The Complete Photographic Guide to Southern African Birds

The Complete Photographic Guide to Southern African Birds

Author: Burger Cillié

Publisher:

Published: 2021-05-06

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 9781928363125

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The most comprehensive and up-to-date photographic guide to Southern African birds With over 5,000 photographs covering all bird species in Southern Africa, this new guide promises to be a feast of information. The accompanying free app features bird calls as well as additional photographs of other colour variations. The five authors discuss all bird species recorded in Southern Africa in concise text, with emphasis on identification and behaviour. Over 5,000 excellent colour photographs are used in the book and app to illustrate the different plumages of male, female, adult, juvenile, breeding or other colour variations. New distribution maps show the migration status and relative abundance of each species. The Complete Photographic Guide to Southern African Birdsis an essential companion for every birder to this region.