Complete Guide to Australian Birds

Every Australian bird, from backyard to outback

The Complete Guide to Australian Birds by George Adams is an illustrated reference to every wild bird regularly recorded on the Australian mainland, in Tasmania, and around offshore continental islands and oceans. More than 1,400 photographs from Australian wildlife photographers sit alongside clear, readable entries across 27 chapters. Each entry covers names, size, appearance, behaviour, habitat, diet, calls, conservation status and breeding, with a distribution map for each bird. It's equally useful for a first-time birdwatcher on a bushwalk and an experienced birder.

Features

• Covers all wild birds regularly recorded in mainland Australia, Tasmania and offshore continental islands and oceans
• More than 1,400 photographs from Australian wildlife photographers
• 27 chapters with background on each bird group
• Entries include common and scientific names, size, appearance, behaviour, habitat, diet and calls
• Conservation status and breeding information for each bird
• Distribution maps alongside the photographs
• Binocular icons mark the best birdwatching locations
• Includes identifiable subspecies variations
• Features the Night Parrot, once thought extinct, and the newly recognised Lesser Sooty Owl
• Suited to beginners and experienced birders

Specifications

• Author: George Adams
• Publisher: Viking (Penguin Random House Australia)
• Publication Date: November 2018
• Pages: 576
• ISBN-13: 9780143787082
• Format: Paperback
• Dimensions: 15.5 (W) x 23.1 (H) x 3.3 (D) cm
• Claimed Weight: 1.32 kg