This authoritative handbook covers the identification of this difficult group of warblers in breathtaking detail, illustrated with line drawings, sonograms, wonderful colour plates and photographs. It is destined to become the ultimate reference for these challenging birds.

Reed and Bush Warblers (Helm Identification Guides)

Peter Kennerley

Reference

Christopher Helm Publishing Co

This new Helm Field Guide covers the species-rich Melanesia region of the south-west Pacific, from New Caledonia and the Solomons through the Bismarcks to Vanuatu, an increasingly popular destination for tours and travellers and one that has never before had complete field-guide coverage. The cover star is the Kagu, the region's most iconic bird species and a highly sought-after endemic of New Caledonia. Superb colour plates illustrate the 650 species that occur in the region, allied with concise identification text and a series of distribution colour bars. For anyone travelling to this far-flung Pacific region, this book is indispensable.

Birds of Melanesia: Bismarcks, Solomons, Vanuatu and New Caledonia

Science & Math

Guy C. L. Dutson

Nature & Ecology

This is the first dedicated field guide on the birds of Ghana, covering every species recorded, with text and maps opposite the plates.

Field Guide to the Birds of Ghana (Helm Field Guides)

Nik Borrow

This new field guide is based on the authors' groundbreaking Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (1998) and covers all the bird species found in India, Pakistian, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives. The plates face the descriptions and maps for quick at-a-glance reference. Many of the plates have been repainted for this edition and a number of new species added. This guide also provides tables, summarising identification features of particularly difficult groups such as nightjars, warblers and rosefinches.

Birds of the Indian Subcontinent. Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp, Tim Inskipp

Richard Grimmett

This new field guide from the world's foremost authority on parrots comprises beautiful colour plates with a succinct text on the opposite pages. It will cover every species in the world and include up-to-date distribution maps. Useful introductory chapters examine topics such as taxonomy, evolution, breeding biology, behaviour and conservation. The primary purpose of the book is identification of the world's parrot species and it will become an essential reference for a wide variety of people including birders, researchers, conservationists, aviculturists and customs officials.

Parrots of the World: A Field Guide

Forshaw

The Netherlands Antilles comprises three main islands off the coast of northern Venezuela. These are Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire . They are major tourist destinations, especially popular with divers, and also attract many visitors from Holland and elsewhere. The colour plates are based on the bestselling Birds of Northern South America, but many new images have been painted specially for this book. The authoritative text highlights the key features needed to identify each species in the field, and the plates illustrate every distinct plumage and race. This will be the first ever comprehensive field guide dedicated to the birds of the region.

Birds of Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire. by Bart de Boer, Eric Newton, Robin Restall

Bart A. De Boer

The bird population of the Seychelles is the focus of this comprehensive field guide. Over 250 recorded species are depicted in colour, with accounts of the breeding species including endemics, their origins, threats and conservation.

Field Guide to Birds of Seychelles (Helm Field Guides)

Skerrett, Adrian

Biological Sciences

This field guide uses the relevant images from 'Birds of Northern South America' to create new plates specific for Trinidad and Tobago. The text is new and has been written specifically to assist in the field identification of every species that occurs on Trinidad.

Birds of Trinidad and Tobago (Helm Field Guides)

Martyn Kenefick

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