The Birds of Prey of Australia is a comprehensive guide to the wide variety of raptors indigenous to Australia. Included in this easy to use field guide are some of the most spectacular birds found anywhere in the world: eagles, falcons, goshawks, and harriers all feature prominently in this fully illustrated book. Written with both amateur bird watchers and professional ornithologists in mind, Stephen Debus highlights many unique, notable raptors, including those most at risk. Like its predecessor, Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds: Volume 2, The Birds of Prey of Australia is an exhaustive review. Included are twenty-four full color plates and fifty black and white illustrations and line drawings, depicting the flight, posture, display, feeding and hunting patterns, and courtship rituals of some of the world's most amazing birds. Also provided are profiles of the biology of each species.

The Birds of Prey of Australia: A Field Guide to Australian Raptors

Science & Math

Debus, Stephen

Biological Sciences

Oxford University Press

* High-quality illustrations * Easy to use and read, enabling rapid identification of difficult raptors * Provides a ready summary of biological information on Australian raptors, and a lead-in to the latest scientific literature on them This book is an illustrated field guide to diurnal raptors, a bird group that many people find among the most difficult birds to identify. Raptors are popular and iconic birds, and important ecologically as well as in legislation, with some species listed as threatened. Birds of Prey of Australia will enable people to more easily identify them. It also provides a brief overview of the biology of raptors and an indication of the current state of knowledge on them. The book has been completely revised and updated, with 15 years of new data, a section on difficult species-pairs (split-images providing direct contrast), and rearranged in modern field-guide format, making it easy to use and enabling rapid identification of "difficult" raptors. Birds of Prey of Australia will appeal to a wide range of readers.

Birds of Prey of Australia [OP]: A Field Guide

CSIRO Publishing

Birds of prey spend most of their time in flight, and, when viewed from the ground, they are notoriously hard to identify. Australian Birds of Prey in Flightis a photographic guide to the eagles, hawks, kites and falcons flying high above you. Individual species profiles describe distinguishing features and the text is supported by detailed images showing the birds at six different angles and poses, using photographs from many of Australia's leading bird photographers. Annotated multi-species comparison plates highlight key features that can help differentiate birds of prey in flight. This book will be of value to anyone who wants to learn more about Australia's birds of prey, and will provide a useful reference for identifying soaring birds in the field, and also while trying to identify images from your own camera. Features: - First guide to focus solely on helping you to identify Australian birds of prey in flight. - Coverage of 26 birds of prey, including all resident Australian species, as well as 2 regular visitors. - Lavishly illustrated with photographs from many Australian bird photographers. - Photographic plates combine multiple photographs of birds at different angles of flight for easier comparison of key characteristics. - Detailed text and annotated photographs to explain the key features and markers that help you to identify that distant flying bird of prey.

Australian Birds of Prey in Flight: A Photographic Guide

Arts & Photography

Seaton, Richard

Gilfedder, Mat

Photography & Video

Raptors are popular and iconic birds, and are important ecologically, with some species listed as threatened. Yet they are among the most difficult birds to identify. This fully updated third edition of the popular and award-winning field guide Birds of Prey of Australia contains two sections: a field guide with distribution maps, detailed illustrations and information on identification; and a handbook which includes an overview of the current knowledge about raptors, including their biology, ecology and behavior. An illustrated section on difficult-to-distinguish species pairs is also included, along with new photographs.
Birds of Prey of Australia will appeal to a wide range of readers, including ornithologists, raptor biologists, birdwatchers, wildlife rescuers/carers, raptor rehabilitators, zookeepers, naturalists, bushwalkers, ecological consultants, fauna authorities, park rangers, state forestry personnel and students.
Features:<ul>
<li>Updated edition of this popular and award-winning field guide</li>
<li>"Bible" of raptor identification, providing current knowledge on the ecology and biology of these species</li>
<li>New and improved photos</li>
<li>Companion to the recently released Australian Birds of Prey in Flight, which aids identification of soaring raptors</li>
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Birds of Prey of Australia: A Field Guide

Australian Falcons: Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation

History

Australia & Oceania

Reference

JB Books

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