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A fully revised and updated new edition of the award-winning, bestselling field guide to East African birds
Birds of East Africa is widely regarded as one of the best field guides to any region of the world. Named a BirdTwitch Best Bird Book of the year for Africa when it was first published, it has become the go-to guide for anyone visiting this spectacular birding region, which is home to a remarkably diverse and colorful birdlife. Now this indispensable guide has been fully revised and updated to make it even better. Featuring revised text and distribution maps, the latest taxonomy, and much more, this comprehensive but compact guide describes and illustrates 1,448 species―all the resident, migrant, and vagrant birds of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi―in convenient facing-page layout. Featuring 289 color plates with more than 3,500 painstakingly rendered images, the guide depicts all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Introductory sections include information on conservation and where to send records, as well as maps of important bird areas. More than ever, this is the must-have guide for birding in East Africa.
The standard field guide to the birds of East Africa―now fully revised and updatedNew edition features revised text and distribution maps, the latest taxonomy, and much moreCovers all 1,448 regularly occurring species, with more than 3,500 images on 289 color platesFeatures concise, facing-page species accounts that cover identification features, status, range, habits, and voiceMore than ever, the must-have guide for birding in East Africa
Publisher : Princeton University Press; 2nd edition (December 8, 2020)
Language : English
Paperback : 640 pages
ISBN-10 : 0691158258
ISBN-13 : 978-0691158259
Item Weight : 2.5 pounds
Dimensions : 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches
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