Birds of Prey of Australia

A Field Guide

Stephen Debus

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CSIRO Publishing
01 July 2019

Birds (ornithology); Wildlife: birds & birdwatching

Raptors are popular and iconic birds, and are important ecologically, with some species listed as threatened. Yet they are among the most difficult birds to identify. This fully updated third edition of the popular and award-winning field guide Birds of Prey of Australia contains two sections: a field guide with distribution maps, detailed illustrations and information on identification; and a handbook which includes an overview of the current knowledge about raptors, including their biology, ecology and behaviour. An illustrated section on difficult-to-distinguish species pairs is also included, along with new photographs.

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.

By: Stephen Debus
Imprint: CSIRO Publishing
Country of Publication: Australia
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 148mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9781486311118
ISBN 10: 1486311113
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 July 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

BirdLife Australia Preface to the first edition Preface to the second edition Preface to the third edition About the author About the illustrator Introduction: Birds of prey PART I: FIELD GUIDE Species descriptions Vagrants Difficult species-pairs PART II: HANDBOOK Osprey Small kites Pernine kites Large kites and sea-eagles Goshawks and sparrowhawks Australasian endemic hawks Harriers Booted eagles Falcons Threats, conservation and the future Glossary Bibliography Index

Stephen Debus has studied or observed all 24 of Australia's resident raptor species during the past 40 years, almost half of them intensively and some over many years. Awarded BirdLife Australia's D.L. Serventy Medal for ornithological publication, his many works include the books Australian Birds of Prey in Flight (2019), Australasian Eagles and Eagle-like Birds (2017) and Queensland's Threatened Animals (2012).

Reviews for Birds of Prey of Australia: A Field Guide

This book is a very thorough and well-organized field guide that I would consider essential for anyone interested in identifying Australian raptors. -- William E. Davis * The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 131(4) *