Birds of Prey of Australia

Birds of Prey of Australia: A Field Guide 2nd ed.

Birds of Prey of Australia: A Field Guide

$23.07
8.1

Portability

5.6/10

Quality

8.8/10

Features

8.8/10

Usability

8.7/10

Completeness

8.8/10

Pros

  • extensive descriptions of each species
  • multiple views of birds in flight in each species account
  • distinctive illustrations
  • range maps opposite plates for each bird

Publisher’s Description:

This book is an illustrated field guide to diurnal raptors, a bird group that many people find among the most difficult birds to identify. Raptors are popular and iconic birds, and important ecologically as well as in legislation, with some species listed as threatened. Birds of Prey of Australia will enable people to more easily identify them. It also provides a brief overview of the biology of raptors and an indication of the current state of knowledge on them.

The book has been completely revised and updated, with 15 years of new data, a section on difficult species-pairs (split-images providing direct contrast), and rearranged in modern field-guide format, making it easy to use and enabling rapid identification of ‘difficult’ raptors.

Birds of Prey of Australia will appeal to a wide range of readers, including ornithologists, raptor biologists, birdwatchers, wildlife rescuers/carers, raptor rehabilitators, zookeepers, naturalists, bushwalkers, ecological consultants, fauna authorities, park rangers, state forestry personnel and students.

2013 Whitley Award Commendation for Vertebrate Guide.

Comments

  1. Portability

    7.90

    Quality

    10.00

    Features

    10.00

    Usability

    9.50

    Completeness

    10.00

    A must have for Australian raptor identification. Very well illustrated and excellent details in the text.

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