Birds of South Africa
Author: Austin Roberts
Publisher:
Published: 1957
Total Pages: 620
ISBN-13:
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Roberts Bird Guide
Author: Hugh Chittenden
Publisher:
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781920602024
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Roberts Bird Guide (2nd Edition) has gone to great trouble to concentrate on, and illustrate, difficult-to-identify species and family groups such as raptors, warblers, cisticolas and waders. Special attention has been given to make sure there is far greater coverage of male-female differences and there are also many more juvenile illustrations. Unlike all previously published southern African bird guides, this new edition will be scattered with informative photographs that are incorporated in the text pages and each plate illustration is augmented with an introduction. Apart from the approximately 240 plate spreads, the guide also has 12 photographic and illustrated double spreads that show head enlargements and other details. Plates are annotated far more definitively than other guides - highlighting key identification features, especially for difficult-to-identify species. Plates are richly illustrated with vignettes, which will make any birding experience more informative.
Roberts Bird Guide
Author: Hugh Chittenden
Publisher: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund
Published: 2007-01-01
Total Pages: 456
ISBN-13: 9780620383134
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCollins Bird Guide
Author: Lars Svensson
Publisher:
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 399
ISBN-13: 9780007100828
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith expanded text and even larger colour illustrations, this guide covers every species and every plumage you will see, with detailed information on identification, habitat and voice.
Sasol Birds of Southern Africa
Author: Ian Sinclair
Publisher: Struik Pub
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 445
ISBN-13: 9781868720330
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa
Author: Terry Stevenson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2020-11-12
Total Pages: 624
ISBN-13: 1472986628
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis spectacular new edition of the best-selling Helm field guide of all time covers all resident, migrant and vagrant species found in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Over 1,300 species are illustrated with full details of all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Concise text describes the identification, status, range, habits and voice, with fully updated range maps for each species. This authoritative book will not only be an indispensable guide to the visiting birder, but also a vital tool for those engaged in work to conserve and study the avifauna of the region – East Africa shelters a remarkable diversity of birds, many seriously endangered with small and vulnerable ranges.
The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa
Author: Ian Sinclair
Publisher: Struik Publishers
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781770072435
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis eagerly awaited new edition of The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa has been brought fully up to date with the third edition of the Field Guide to Birds of Southern Africa. The new edition incorporates the most recent information about bird taxonomy, as well as the latest bird names based on recommendations of the International Ornithological Committee. All distribution maps have been revised and feature dual shading to show relative abundance of a species in the region, as well as crosses to indicate the occurrence of vagrants. Numerous illustrations have been updated and revised where necessary. The essays on identifying problem species have also been revised and updated to bring the book in line with international birding developments.
Complete Photographic Field Guide Birds of Southern Africa
Author: Ian Sinclair
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Published: 2017-08-18
Total Pages: 2155
ISBN-13: 1775846261
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe most comprehensive photographic guide of southern Africa’s birds in one volume, this brings a new dimension to bird ID in the region. It describes and illustrates all 958 birds, plus 17 species from Antarctica and Southern Ocean islands. Over 2,500 photographs show plumage variations and colour morphs. Text by Africa’s top birding authors focuses on identification, call, habitat, status, breeding and diet. Distribution maps show migratory status and bird density, and calendar bars show species’ prevalence and breeding. An indispensable companion in the field.
Birding in South Africa's National Parks
Author: Rob Little
Publisher: Jacana Media
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781431426898
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBirding in South Africa's National Parks is the first book dedicated to birding in South African parks. The 19 featured national parks are grouped within the four biogeographic regions--northern, arid, frontier and Cape regions. Pertinent and interesting facts about where to find birds, including the top 10 birds of each park and a description of general habitats, are presented in a readable fashion. Over 100 photographs illustrate some of the special birds found in the parks. Of the 700 regularly seen terrestrial species in South Africa, at least 640 can be found in the 19 national parks, with 13 of the 15 species endemic to South Africa and another 19 of the 20 species endemic to South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. The special birds listed at the back of the book for each park include iconic flagship species of the biome that the park represents, elusive birder's bucket-list species and special southern African endemic species. Birding in South Africa's National Parks will be a worthy addition to the bookshelves of bird enthusiasts, particularly birders and ecotourists visiting South Africa from across the world.
Birds of Liberia
Author: Wulf Gatter
Publisher: Helm
Published: 2013-02
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781408190227
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn geographical terms, Liberia is still regarded as one of the least known areas of Africa. An inventory of its birds was only undertaken for the first time in the 1960s and 1970s. Liberia has the most extensive area of rainforest within the Upper Guinea region of West Africa. In 1980, half the country was covered by primary forest and -significant areas of lowland rainforest were only first surveyed after 1981. This book is the result of 15 years of research by the author and includes a complete checklist of the birds of the region. It contains distribution maps for 400 species as well as a wealth of other ornithological information. Fresh insights are given into the impact of forest destruction on the distribution of species. There is also new information on the movement of diurnal migrants and the numbers and ecology of migrant Palearctic and Afrotropical species. Of particular interest are the recently -discovered endemic species in the region of Mt. Nimba which straddles the border of Guinea and the Ivory Coast. This book adds considerably to our knowledge of West African birds and will be regarded as a model for future studies of the area.
