THE SLATER FIELD GUIDE TO AUSTRALIAN BIRDS

Second Edition

by Peter Slater, Pat Slater & Raoul Slater

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Brand new softcover book, 416 pages, with clear protective plastic cover. Measures 12x 22 cm, perfect size for carrying in a glovebox, backpack or hip pocket for use in the field.

This is a new and updated version of the very popular Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds and includes 64 new or extensively revised colour plates, incorporating all the new birds observed in Australia, including Tasmania and islands and territories since 1986. It describes and illustrates approximately 800 species recorded to date in the Australian region. With colour places designed to emabe easy comparison between similar species. .

The guide has been reorganised into broad habitats - seabirds, shore birds, inland water birds and bush birds. It also features updated common and scientific names, revised maps, and a new visual index to aid beginners in finding the most appropriate pages in the guide.

The concise and informative text emphasises the best way to differentiate each species, with a key sentence setting out the most helpful characteristics to watch for. It details the different plumages of males and females, variations between juvenile and adult birds, and gives information on separate subspecies or races, together with their range, shown on a distribution map. In addition, the eggs or all species that actually breed in Australia are illustrated and nests are described.

A must for serious naturalists in Australia, be they beginners or experts.

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The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds 2nd Edition by Peter, Pat and Raoul Slater