The Australian Bird Guide

Peter Menkhorst has more than thirty-five years' experience in ecological research and the survey and management of Australian mammals and birds. He has worked in a range of environmental roles in the Victorian government since 1976 and is the author of Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia.

Danny Rogers completed a PhD on shorebirds in Roebuck Bay, north-western Australia and has birded widely in Australia, South Korea, Malaysia and Iran. He has particular interests in the minutiae of plumage, moults and field identification, and in the ecology and conservation of shorebirds.

Rohan Clarke is an ecologist at Monash University, with expertise in conservation biology and avian ecology. He is also a prominent member of the Australian birdwatching community, having been involved in the discovery of more than 15 species that were previously unrecorded the country. Rohan is a longstanding member of the BirdLife Australia Rarities Committee, and sits on the editorial board for the journal Australian Field Ornithology.

Peter Marsack trained as a zoologist but has also worked extensively as a natural history artist and illustrator. He was an artist for the multi-volume Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds, and a prize-winner in the inaugural Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize.

Kim Franklin has had an interest in birds throughout his life. He has exhibited in Africa and Europe. His illustrations have featured in ornithological books including Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds (OUP), Birds of the Western Palearctic (OUP), Parrots (Pica Press), Raptors of the World (Helm), Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (Helm) and Pheasants, Partridges, and Grouse (Helm)..