Pocket Guide: Birds of Southern Africa
New in Struik Nature’s Pocket Guide series, this book covers an astonishing 500 southern African birds, yet is small enough to fit in your pocket. It is loaded with information that makes for quick and easy bird identification:
* Color photographs show each bird, giving both male and female images where there's a difference
* Concise text pinpoints key identification features
* Distribution maps locate each species in the region
* Calendar bars show the months when the birds are more likely to be seen
* Bird size and breeding months are indicated. For use at home or when traveling to new climes, this handy pocket guide will be an indispensable companion.
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Pocket Guide: Birds of Southern Africa
New in Struik Nature’s Pocket Guide series, this book covers an astonishing 500 southern African birds, yet is small enough to fit in your pocket. It is loaded with information that makes for quick and easy bird identification:
* Color photographs show each bird, giving both male and female images where there's a difference
* Concise text pinpoints key identification features
* Distribution maps locate each species in the region
* Calendar bars show the months when the birds are more likely to be seen
* Bird size and breeding months are indicated. For use at home or when traveling to new climes, this handy pocket guide will be an indispensable companion.
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Pocket Guide: Birds of Southern Africa

Pocket Guide: Birds of Southern Africa

by Ian Sinclair
Pocket Guide: Birds of Southern Africa

Pocket Guide: Birds of Southern Africa

by Ian Sinclair

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Overview

New in Struik Nature’s Pocket Guide series, this book covers an astonishing 500 southern African birds, yet is small enough to fit in your pocket. It is loaded with information that makes for quick and easy bird identification:
* Color photographs show each bird, giving both male and female images where there's a difference
* Concise text pinpoints key identification features
* Distribution maps locate each species in the region
* Calendar bars show the months when the birds are more likely to be seen
* Bird size and breeding months are indicated. For use at home or when traveling to new climes, this handy pocket guide will be an indispensable companion.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781770077690
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Publication date: 07/01/2011
Pages: 144
Sales rank: 539,380
Product dimensions: 4.10(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Ian Sinclair is recognised as one of Africa’s foremost fi eld birders and has led many expeditions to find and research birds. He is the most published author on the birds of Africa and its adjacent islands and has written over 20 bird books.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Bird habitats in southern Africa 6

How to use this book 8

Glossary 10

Species accounts 12

Further reading 138

Photographic credits 138

Index 140

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Zimmerman

Presents a comprehensive set of illustrations unmatched not only for the region covered but for any part of Africa.
Dale A. Zimmerman, Western New Mexico University

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