Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds
Third edition
Published on 31. August 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-1-921073-16-8 (ISBN)
Description
The most updated bird ID book on the market. Beginners and experienced
birdwatchers turn to this guide to identify the birds they see in their
backyards and on bushwalking or birdwatching expeditions. Designed to slip
easily into a pocket, back- pack or glove box. 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. Also included is a re-organisation of the guide
into broad habitats - seabirds, shore birds, inland water birds and bush
birds; updated common and scientific names, revised maps, and a new visual
index to aid beginners in finding the most appropriate pages in the guide.
A must for serious naturalists in Australia, be they beginners or experts.
birdwatchers turn to this guide to identify the birds they see in their
backyards and on bushwalking or birdwatching expeditions. Designed to slip
easily into a pocket, back- pack or glove box. 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. Also included is a re-organisation of the guide
into broad habitats - seabirds, shore birds, inland water birds and bush
birds; updated common and scientific names, revised maps, and a new visual
index to aid beginners in finding the most appropriate pages in the guide.
A must for serious naturalists in Australia, be they beginners or experts.
More details
Edition
3rd Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Australia
Publishing group
New Holland Publishers
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 114 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
692 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-921073-16-8 (9781921073168)
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Peter Slater was interested in birds from early childhood until his death in 2020 and studied nearly every Australian species in the field. He wrote and illustrated many books, including award-winners 'The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds', 'Rare and Vanishing Australian Birds', 'Masterpieces of Australian Bird Photography' and 'Australian Birds - a portfolio of paintings and drawings', as well as hold many exhibitions of paintings.