Slater Field Guide To Australian Birds Third Edition

by Peter Slater (Author), Pat Slater (Author), Raoul (Author)

The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds is a winner of a Whitley Award for Best Field Guide and has been in print since the mid-1980s. Beginners and experienced birdwatchers turn to this fully updated edition of the guide to identify the birds they see in their backyards and on bushwalking or birdwatching expeditions.

Now in its third edition, this guide includes:

• Many revised colour plates depicting all species observed in Australia, including Tasmania and islands and territories, with the addition of many new species.
• Organisation of the guide into broad habitats – seabirds, shorebirds, inland waterbirds and bush birds.
• Updated common and scientific names.
• All the latest species ‘splits’ recognised by any of the four major taxonomic authorities.
• Many new and revised maps.
• A visual index to aid beginners in finding the most appropriate pages in the guide.

This guide is designed for use in the field, to slip easily into a hip-pocket, backpack or glove-box.With the exception of a small number of extreme rarities, it describes and illustrates all of the approximately 950 species recorded to date in the Australian region.The colour plates are designed to enable easy comparison between similar species.

The concise and informative text emphasises the best way to differentiate each species, setting out the most helpful characteristics to watch for. It details the different plumages of males and females, variations between juvenile and adult birds, and gives information on identifiable subspecies or races, together with their ranges shown on distribution maps.As well, a typical egg of each species that breeds in Australia is illustrated and nests are described.

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