Joseph M. Forshaw AM is a Research Associate in the Ornithology Section at the Australian Museum and the author of a number of award-winning natural history books. In 2015, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to ornithology and wildlife conservation. His previous books include Vanished and Vanishing Parrots (CSIRO Publishing, 2017) and Pigeons and Doves in Australia (CSIRO Publishing, 2015). Frank Knight has been a wildlife illustrator for more than 30 years, producing illustrations for scientific papers, books and lectures. His work appears in Field Guide to the Frogs of Australia (CSIRO Publishing, 2020), with text by Michael Tyler, and in Vanished and Vanishing Parrots (CSIRO Publishing, 2017) by Joseph Forshaw.
"""This book is a must have for anyone with a serious interest in the birds of the region!"" * The Birdbooker Report * ""This is another very fine and comprehensive publication from Joseph Forshaw, and anyone with an interest in these birds will profit greatly from reading it"" -- Steve Holliday * Canberra Bird Notes 48(1) * ""The text is nicely enhanced by Frank Knight's paintings. Each species account has field-guide type illustrations of adults of each sex, a bird in flight, and of downy young."" * Canberra Bird Notes Vol 48(1) *"