Birds Of Greater Southern Africa (Paperback)

The definitive field guide to the birds of the Greater Southern African region.

This spectacular field guide includes all resident, breeding and migrant species found in Greater Southern Africa. Comprising South Africa, Lesotho, eSwatini, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia, Greater Southern Africa is a vast region and home to a truly extraordinary diversity of avifauna.

The latest in the Helm Field Guides series, Birds of Greater Southern Africa describes all 1,170 regularly occurring species that are likely to be encountered in the region, from the Wandering Albatross to the Pennant-winged Nightjar. Featuring 272 colour plates by three of the world’s leading bird illustrators, this practical guide also includes concise species accounts describing key identification features, status, range, habitat and voice.

Distribution maps for each species are also included. Fully illustrated throughout, this is an essential reference guide for anyone visiting or living in this wildlife-rich area.

General

Imprint:	Jonathan Ball Publishers
Series:	Helm Field Guides
Release date:	April 2024
Authors:	Keith Barnes • Terry Stevenson • John Fanshawe
Illustrators:	John Gale • Brian Small
Dimensions:	216 x 142 x 38mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	640
ISBN-13:	978-1-928363-19-4
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Wild animals > Birds & birdwatching Books > Local Author Showcase > Sport & Leisure Books > Promotion > New Reads Promotions > Loadshedding > Books
LSN:	1-928363-19-9
Barcode:	9781928363194

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Fri, 5 Apr 2024 | Review by: Carlisle J.

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New benchmark for SA field guides

Fri, 17 May 2024 | Review by: Matthew A.

This book is the new benchmark for southern African field guides. The illustrations are brilliant and the write ups with extra taxonomical information are great. Having Zambia, Malawi and northern Mozambique included takes this book to the next level and introduces southern African birders to a whole host of species they wouldn’t have seen in their other southern African field guides. The section at the back of possible vagrants to the region to look out for is also an amazing addition. Overall an amazing field guide and and sets the new standard for southern African bird books.

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Amazing Field Guide!

Fri, 17 May 2024 | Review by: John K.

Barnes and has team of talented illustrators have created an exceptional publication which has, simply put, become a “bar raiser” for all local field guides on the regions avifauna. Highly recommended.

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Tue, 18 Jun 2024 | Review by: Anonymous

At last a genuine reference guide I can carry in my backpack. Printed on top quality paper with an exhaustive amount of information covering everything from bird calls (phonetic text), to habitat areas in scaled images (ie. human size vs trees/fauna). The illustrations are supremely well presented by masters of their art. The book covers all sea and aquatic birds including those in regional oceanic islands and archipelagos. An absolutely essential birding guide.

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