Publication
Struik Publishers (1998), Edition: 2nd Revised edition, 448 pages
Description
A guide to the birds of southern Africa, this title features an advanced technique for improved field identification, and an extensive taxonomy featuring corrected misidentifications and recorded species splits that have occured since the previous edition. Also updated from the second edition are names based on recommendations of the International Ornithological Committee and name hyphenations. The checklist, reading list, family summaries, cross-references to species accounts and societies and club details have also been updated since the last edition.
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LibraryThing member tony_sturges
This field guide to the birds of Southern Africa incorporates many features to allow the reader to quickly and easily identify birds and find information about them. Each species account provides the bird's common name in English and Afrikaans, its scientific name, its Roberts number and its
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length. To help identify species, information is provided on plumage of the male, female and immature bird, typical behaviour, voice, habitat and nests and food. To make the information more accessible, entries are colour coded, reduced bird images make finding bird groups easier and a list of bird families in alphabetical order with their page references appears inside the front cover for quick reference. Recent discoveries and reclassifications are included and the text and maps have been updated. Show Less
Subjects
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1993
ISBN
1868720330 / 9781868720330
Other editions
SASOL Birds of Southern Africa by Ian Sinclair (Paperback)
SASOL Birds of Southern Africa by Ian Sinclair (Paperback)