- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Struik Publishers; 3rd Revised edition edition (1 Sep 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1868727211
- ISBN-13: 978-1868727216
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 14.8 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 148,763 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A guide to the birds of southern Africa, this title features an advanced technique for improved field identification, and an extensive taxonomy featuring corrected misidentifications and recorded species splits that have occured since the previous edition. Also updated from the second edition are names based on recommendations of the International Ornithological Committee and name hyphenations. The checklist, reading list, family summaries, cross-references to species accounts and societies and club details have also been updated since the last edition. The guide features distribution maps that feature dual shading to show relative abundance of a species in the region, as well as crosses to indicate occurances of vagrants. Many of the plates have been cleared of superfluous foliage detail and a feature of the illustrations is the insertion of labels indicating distinctive features for quick identification.
About the Author
Ian Sinclair has travelled widely in pursuit of his abiding interest in birds, and has written and co-authored a number of books on bird identification. Phil Hockey is a professor at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology at the University of Cape Town, and a recognised authority on the biology of southern African birds, with a special focus on coastal species. Warwick Tarboton is a well-known bird expert, writer and photographer who has authored several books. He was awarded the Gill Memorial Medal for 'services to ornithology south of the Zambezi'.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Found this really useful in the Kruger park. Quick to get to the pages you want, good images. Have used both Roberts and Newmans in the past and they are both great guides but I found this easier
48 of 50 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When you turn up a guide's house in Zimbabwe and find a book in his expedition packing list you know it's worth carrying with you. A very well laid out and easy to use field guide with reliable colour plates and distribution charts of the species described next to the colour plate, so no flicking back through the book to find the SBJ you think you're looking at lives in a different part of Africa. The plates also include descriptions of behaviour and habitat that are missing from Colins Illustrated Check List to further aid identification.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I think the illustrations are well ahead of "Newman" and I found it easy to use. It is so important to have the distribution maps on the same page as the plates.
There are so many changes to names and locations that I think it is beneficial to have more than one guide to hand. Our party also had the "Collins" and, between the two we could resolve more than we could with one book. I still cannot do Cisticolas/Warblers though!
There are so many changes to names and locations that I think it is beneficial to have more than one guide to hand. Our party also had the "Collins" and, between the two we could resolve more than we could with one book. I still cannot do Cisticolas/Warblers though!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
The best guide for the region
Newly updated, this is the best guide for the region in my view. I also have the Newman and Collins guides to this patch, but this one leaves them standing. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Stephen Vaughan
Reasonably good bird guide for South Africa
We are going To SA at Christmas and I needed a decent birdbook to ID species. Pictures are excellent which is a good start. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mr. C. Greaves
Good book
I visited Namibia last year and taken many, many photos of the birds and needed a reference source to identify each one, or to confirm the name given to me by our guide. Read more
Published 24 months ago by P. Jones
better than the Roberts
I needed a bird guide for Southern Africa as I was going to Namibia and through a recommendation brought the Roberts which I was not happy with. Read more
Published on 18 April 2010 by Stephen
THE bird book to take to South Africa
I am a keen UK bird watcher but this was my first visit to South Africa. I wanted to bird watch as I travelled about. Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2010 by Paul Harry
Visually one of the best field guides I have come across
I have purchased this field guide prior to a trip to South Africa and only use in the field will determine how good it really is for fast reference. Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2009 by Pn Edlin
SA book
This book is a really useful field guide and could even do well as a coffee table reference book.The illustrations, maps and general information are first rate, and the casual... Read more
Published on 27 Oct 2009 by Dr. R. I. Jenkins
Perfect
The right product, delivered with no delay. As usual, I am more than satisfied from Amazon. Nothing more to expect.
Published on 9 Feb 2009 by Mr. M. S. D. Mary
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