Birds of Southern Africa: Fifth Revised Edition - Paperback

Birds of Southern Africa: Fifth Revised Edition - Paperback

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Birds of Southern Africa: Fifth Revised Edition - Paperback

Birds of Southern Africa: Fifth Revised Edition - Paperback

$39.95
Sale price  $39.95 Regular price 

by Ian Sinclair (Author), Phil Hockey (Author), Warwick Tarboton (Author)

A substantially revised and expanded new edition of the bestselling standard field guide for southern Africa, now with a dedicated app providing access to vocalizations

Now in its fifth edition, Birds of Southern Africa has been brought fully up to date by its expert authors and greatly enhanced with a wide range of new information and features. Providing comprehensive coverage of the bird life of South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and southern Mozambique, this comprehensive book is sure to maintain its place as one of Africa's most trusted field guides.

This fifth edition offers:
  • New "bird-call" feature--access calls by scanning QR codes in the guide with a free downloadable app
  • More than 800 new illustrations, including all-new plates for raptors and seabirds
  • Comprehensive coverage of southern Africa's birds, including the latest species records
  • Redesigned plates noting identification features
  • Calendar bars depicting species' occurrence and breeding periods
  • Fully updated species accounts and distribution maps
  • Fresh contributions from new authors and illustrators
  • Alphabetical and illustrated quick references to bird groups

Author Biography

Ian Sinclair, one of Africa's foremost field birders, has led many expeditions to find and research birds and has written more than twenty books on African birds. Phil Hockey (1956-2013) was director at the FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology at the University of Cape Town and a widely recognized authority on the biology of southern African birds. Warwick Tarboton is a well-known bird expert who has written numerous books on southern African birds and dragonflies. He was awarded the Gill Memorial Medal for services to ornithology south of the Zambezi. Niall Perrins is a dedicated photographer and bird guide who runs Bustards Birding Tours. Dominic Rollinson holds a doctorate in seabird conservation from the FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology and works as a guide for Birding Ecotours. Peter Ryan, director of the FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, is a bird photographer and author who has written a number of books on the birds of southern Africa and on Subantarctic Islands.

Number of Pages: 488
Publication Date: February 14, 2023

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