Birds of Africa South of the Sahara - Softcover

Ryan, Peter; Sinclair, Ian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1770076239 ISBN 13: 9781770076235

Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa, 2011

Synopsis

Birds of Africa South of the Sahara provides unrivalled coverage of African birds in a single volume, and is the only book to describe and illustrate all of the birds found in Africa south of the Sahara Desert (the Afrotropic Region), including Socotra, Pemba and islands in the Gulf of Guinea. Despite its exceptional coverage, this guide is compact enough to use in the field, and follows the standard field guide format, with texts and range maps appearing opposite the color plates. Comprehensively revised to reflect changes in taxonomy. Illustrations show most distinctive plumages, diagnostic flight patterns and major geographic variants.

About this title

About the Author:

Peter Ryan is Director of the FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology at the University of Cape Town. Seabirds are Peter's special area of interest. He is a keen bird photographer, has travelled widely in pursuit of birds and has authored several key books on the subject, with particular reference to the various subantarctic islands of the region.

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.

Review:

Winner of the 2003 Best Bird Book - Africa, Worldtwitch
Winner of the 2003 Best Bird Book - Africa, Worldtwitch

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1770076239
• ISBN 13: 9781770076235
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 768