A Field Guide to the Birds of the Gambia and Senegal [Hardcover]

'One of the best' --thetraveleditor.com (March 2011) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

'one of the best' thetraveleditor.com (March 2011) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

This field guide covers the area of the Gambia, a country which is very popular with a large number of birders. The Gambia shelters many migrants from the Western Palearctic, from September to April, as well as having a significant list of resident West African birds. The guide also covers Senegal, which almost entirely surrounds The Gambia. The colour plates depict 570 species - virtually every species recorded in The Gambia - and the text covers every species on the Senegambian list, as well as a few which are likely to turn up in the future. In total, over 660 species are described in the book.

Clive Barlow has been a resident in The Gambia for many years and is an authority on the birds of the region. Tim Wacher is a zoologist, working with the Zoological Society of London, specialising in the research of antelopes. He also lived in The Gambia for many years. Tony Disley is an acclaimed bird illustrator whose work has also appeared in the Birds of the Seychelles (Helm Field Guides). --This text refers to the Paperback edition.