The most comprehensive one-volume book of identification that shows all Australian bird species.
Since it was first published in 1984, Simpson & Day's Field Guide to the Birds of Australia has been one of the most - if not the most - respected bird guide in the country.
It has sold over 500 000 copies.
The guide contains 132 superb full-colour plates showing all Australian bird species; key points of identification using the latest classification system; distribution maps for all species; over 900 black and white line illustrations; breeding information; a vagrant bird bulletin; a core library list; and easy-to-use indexes.
This eighth edition has been revised and updated, including some beautiful new plates.
- Title: Field Guide To The Birds Of Australia - 8Th Edition
- Author: Nicolas Day, Nicholas Day
- Edition: 8
- Publisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd
- Subject: NATURE AND WILDLIFE; ORNITHOLOGY; REFERENCE
- Format: PaperBack
- Category: Birds , Wildlife , Reference , Environment
- Publication Date: 25/06/2010
- Pages: 392
- Height: 22.3 centimetre
- Country of publication: Australia