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The Australian Bird Guide

Revised Edition

Peter Menkhorst Danny Rogers Rohan Clarke Jeff Davies

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English
CSIRO Publishing
01 August 2019
Winner of the 2018 ABIA Small Publisher's Adult Book of the Year

Winner of the 2017 Whitley Medal

Australia's avifauna is large, diverse and spectacular, reflecting the continent's impressive range of habitats and evolutionary history. With specially commissioned paintings of over 900 species, The Australian Bird Guide is the most comprehensive field guide to Australian birds ever seen.

This Revised Edition includes updated maps, artwork and species accounts, reflecting current knowledge of the biology and distribution of Australia's birds. It features around 4700 specially commissioned colour illustrations of over 900 species, with particular emphasis on providing the fine detail required to identify difficult groups and distinctive plumages. Comprehensive species accounts have been written by a dedicated team of ornithologists to ensure identification details, distribution and status are current and accurate. A new easier-to-use index is also included. 

The Australian Bird Guide sets a new standard in field guides, providing an indispensable reference for all birders and naturalists looking to explore Australia's magnificent and unique birdlife.

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Illustrated by:   Jeff Davies, Peter Marsack
Imprint:   CSIRO Publishing
Country of Publication:   Australia
Edition:   Revised Edition
Dimensions:   Height: 245mm,  Width: 170mm,  Spine: 35mm
Weight:   1.400kg
ISBN:   9781486311934
ISBN 10:   1486311938
Pages:   576
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Peter Menkhorst got hooked on birding at age seven and is now a zoologist at the Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research. He has been involved in a number of major publications, including co-authoring A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia (OUP) with Frank Knight. He was awarded the Australian Natural History Medallion in 1998. Danny Rogers started birding when he was four years old, and regrets those wasted first four years. He is a waterbird ecologist at the Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, is author or co-author of many papers, and prepared many of the plumage sections in the Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds (OUP). Rohan Clarke is an ecologist and ornithologist at Monash University. He enjoys birding remote island outposts and leading pelagic excursions to watch seabirds, and was co-author of Finding Australian Birds: A Field Guide to Birding Locations (CSIRO Publishing). Jeff Davies is a lifelong birder who completed a Fine Arts Painting Major at Caulfield Institute of Technology. He has contributed artwork for a number of publications, including the Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds (OUP). Peter Marsack trained as a zoologist but has also worked extensively as a natural history artist and illustrator. He was an artist for the multi-Volume Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds (OUP), and a prize-winner in the inaugural Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize. Kim Franklin, BA (Fine Art) has had an interest in birds throughout his life. His illustrations have featured in a number of publications including the Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds (OUP) and Raptors of the World (Helm).

Reviews for The Australian Bird Guide: Revised Edition

Like looking through a new pair of binoculars, The Australian Bird Guide makes it seem like you are seeing even familiar birds for the first time. -- Sean Dooley * Australian Birdlife * This field guide is an invaluable reference for anyone with an interest in this country's birdlife. Gardening Australia, November 2019 * Gardening Australia * Books, such as The Australian Bird Guide, are important for the conservation of Australia's flora and fauna; they bring nature to people and enable everyone to identify and take joy in the birds, other animals, and plants that we share the world with. Harry F. Recher, Pacific Conservation Biology 26(1) 2020 Reviews of the First Edition (May 2017): -- Harry F. Recher * Pacific Conservation Biology 26(1) *


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