An Australian Bird Book

Author : Peter Menkhorst,Danny Rogers,Rohan Clarke
Publisher : Helm
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2024-12-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781399421706

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Australian Bird Guide by Peter Menkhorst,Danny Rogers,Rohan Clarke Pdf

The Australian Bird Guide – the most comprehensive field guide to Australian birds ever published. Australia's avifauna is large, diverse and spectacular, reflecting the continent's wide range of habitats and evolutionary history. The book covers every regularly occurring species in Australia, including subspecies and rarities. Illustrations of more than 900 species on almost 250 plates, with particular emphasis on providing the fine detail required to identify difficult groups and distinctive plumages, make The Australian Bird Guide the most comprehensive guide to Australian birds ever published. This revised edition includes updated maps and artwork, reflecting advances in our knowledge of the biology and distribution of Australia's birds, plus fully updated text to ensure identification, distribution and status details are current and accurate, along with an improved index. This book sets the standard for coverage of Australia's remarkable avifauna. It is truly indispensable for anyone looking to explore Australia's magnificent and unique birdlife.

Author : Bridget Farmer
Publisher : Black Cockatoo Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0646843028

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The Bush Birds by Bridget Farmer Pdf

A book of Australian birds commonly found in the bush. Each page contains a riddle to engage the reader with the illustration and try and guess the name of the bird. This book aims to both familiarise readers with the twelve birds included within the pages but also teach them what to look for when trying to identify birds in real life.

Author : Rohan Clarke,Tim Dolby
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 621 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781486300846

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Finding Australian Birds by Rohan Clarke,Tim Dolby Pdf

Finding Australian Birds is a guide to the special birds found across Australia's vastly varied landscapes. From the eastern rainforests to central deserts, Australia is home to some 900 species of birds. This book covers over 400 Australian bird watching sites conveniently grouped into the best birding areas, from one end of the country to the other. This includes areas such as Kakadu in the Top End and rocky gorges in the central deserts of the Northern Territory, the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, rainforests distributed along the eastern Australian seaboard, some of the world's tallest forests in Tasmania, the Flinders Ranges and deserts along the iconic Strzelecki and Birdsville Tracks in South Australia, and the mallee temperate woodlands and spectacular coastlines in both Victoria and south west Western Australia. Each chapter begins with a brief description of the location, followed by a section on where to find the birds, which describes specific birdwatching sites within the location's boundaries, and information on accommodation and facilities. The book also provides a comprehensive 'Bird Finding Guide', listing all of Australia's birds with details on their abundance and where exactly to see them. Of value to both Australian birdwatchers and international visitors, this book will assist novices, birders of intermediate skill and keen 'twitchers' to find any Australian species.

Author : Iain Campbell,Sam Woods,Nick Leseberg
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781400865109

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Birds of Australia by Iain Campbell,Sam Woods,Nick Leseberg Pdf

The best photographic field guide to Australia's birds Australia is home to a spectacular diversity of birdlife, from parrots and penguins to emus and vibrant passerines. Birds of Australia covers all 714 species of resident birds and regularly occurring migrants and features more than 1,100 stunning color photographs, including many photos of subspecies and plumage variations never before seen in a field guide. Detailed facing-page species accounts describe key identification features such as size, plumage, distribution, behavior, and voice. This one-of-a-kind guide also provides extensive habitat descriptions with a large number of accompanying photos. The text relies on the very latest IOC taxonomy and the distribution maps incorporate the most current mapping data, making this the most up-to-date guide to Australian birds. Covers all 714 species of resident birds and regularly occurring migrants Features more than 1,100 stunning color photos Includes facing-page species accounts, habitat descriptions, and distribution maps The ideal photographic guide for beginners and seasoned birders alike

Author : Ken Simpson,Nicolas Day
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Birds
ISBN : CORNELL:31924063133460

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Field Guide to the Birds of Australia by Ken Simpson,Nicolas Day Pdf

Fourth edition of a portable field guide which accompanies the fourth edition of TBirds of Australia'. Revised and expanded to include an illustrated rare bird bulletin, an Australian island territories checklist, 52 additional or replacement black-and-white drawings, and changes to 93 distribution maps. Also provides information on the taxonomy, habitat and biology of each bird family as well as covering such topics as prehistoric birds, and DNA-DNA hybridisation. Referenced and indexed.

Author : Graham Pizzey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1987-12-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0691084831

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A Field Guide to the Birds of Australia by Graham Pizzey Pdf

"If you carry only one field guide [to Australia], take the Pizzey".--American BirdsThis book is the most comprehensive work yet published in one volume on Australian bird life. Full details are given of the field marks, habits, voice characteristics, breeding and nesting habits, and range of each species. To enable quick field identification each description is linked by a serial number to its illustration and also to its relevant distribution map.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 615 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Birds
ISBN : OCLC:240678426

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Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds by Anonim Pdf

Author : Tim Low
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780300226805

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Where Song Began by Tim Low Pdf

An authoritative and entertaining exploration of Australia’s distinctive birds and their unheralded role in global evolution Renowned for its gallery of unusual mammals, Australia is also a land of extraordinary birds. But unlike the mammals, the birds of Australia flew beyond the continent’s boundaries and around the globe many millions of years ago. This eye-opening book tells the dynamic but little-known story of how Australia provided the world with songbirds and parrots, among other bird groups, why Australian birds wield surprising ecological power, how Australia became a major evolutionary center, and why scientific biases have hindered recognition of these discoveries. From violent, swooping magpies to tool-making cockatoos, Australia’s birds are strikingly different from birds of other lands—often more intelligent and aggressive, often larger and longer-lived. Tim Low, a renowned biologist with a rare storytelling gift, here presents the amazing evolutionary history of Australia’s birds. The story of the birds, it turns out, is inseparable from the story of the continent itself and also the people who inhabit it.

Author : Gisela Kaplan
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781486300198

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Bird Minds by Gisela Kaplan Pdf

In her comprehensive and carefully crafted book, Gisela Kaplan demonstrates how intelligent and emotional Australian birds can be. She describes complex behaviours such as grieving, deception, problem solving and the use of tools. Many Australian birds cooperate and defend each other, and exceptional ones go fishing by throwing breadcrumbs in the water, extract poisonous parts from prey and use tools to crack open eggshells and mussels. The author brings together evidence of many such cognitive abilities, suggesting plausible reasons for their appearance in Australian birds. Bird Minds is the first attempt to shine a critical and scientific light on the cognitive behaviour of Australian land birds. In this fascinating volume, the author also presents recent changes in our understanding of the avian brain and links these to life histories and longevity. Following on from Gisela’s well-received books on the Australian Magpie and the Tawny Frogmouth, as well as two earlier titles on birds, Bird Minds contends that the unique and often difficult conditions of Australia's environment have been crucial for the evolution of unusual complexities in avian cognition and behaviour.

Author : Peter Slater
Publisher : New Holland Publishing Australia Pty Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Birds
ISBN : 1877069639

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The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds by Peter Slater Pdf

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, backpack 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.

Author : Richard Thomas
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780643097858

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The Complete Guide to Finding the Birds of Australia by Richard Thomas Pdf

This fully revised second edition describes the best-known sites for all of Australia's endemic birds, plus regular migrants such as seabirds and shorebirds. Covers all states and territories, plus all Australia's island and external territories.

Author : Richard Seaton,Mat Gilfedder,Stephen Debus
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781486308682

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Australian Birds of Prey in Flight by Richard Seaton,Mat Gilfedder,Stephen Debus Pdf

Birds of prey spend most of their time in flight and, when viewed from the ground, they are notoriously hard to identify. Australian Birds of Prey in Flight is a photographic guide to the eagles, hawks, kites and falcons flying high above you. Individual species profiles describe distinguishing features and the text is supported by detailed images showing the birds at six different angles and poses, using photographs from many of Australia's leading bird photographers. Annotated multi-species comparison plates highlight key features that can help differentiate birds of prey in flight. This book will be of value to anyone who wants to learn more about Australia's birds of prey, and will provide a useful reference for identifying soaring birds in the field, and also while trying to identify images from your own camera.

Author : Gráinne Cleary
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781760870812

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Your Backyard Birds by Gráinne Cleary Pdf

A beautiful, inspiring and heartwarming book about our human relationships with the birds who share our backyards. 'Do you ever wonder what birds are talking about as they fly by you? The sounds and songs of birds constantly surround us as we go about our lives. But what are they talking about? Or are they even talking or just mindlessly squawking and chirping? Why are so many urban birds so loud? Is there a message in what the birds are telling each other?' Observing and interacting with all the different birds who visit Australian backyards leads naturally to questions about their behaviours, habits and needs. Why are they visiting? What do they want from us? For a bird, life in Australia means having mates: others who you can trust and work with to locate food and water, which can disappear as suddenly as it appears. As the humans who plant the gardens they live in and visit, what can we learn from Australia's often-cheeky birds? With a foreword by science journalist and broadcaster Robyn Williams AM, and chapters dedicated to discovering extraordinary information about Australia's innovative birds, Your Backyard Birds is a delightful and compelling read. With real stories from bird-loving citizen scientists, this fascinating book features new insights about the lives of our avian friends. Your Backyard Birds, written by a wildlife ecologist who is passionate about the vital role of citizen scientists, provides a fresh and lively perspective on human interaction with birds.

Author : Sarah Allen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1922863793

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Busy Beaks by Sarah Allen Pdf

Author : G Pizzey,F Knight,S Pizzey
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781743095874

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Regional Field Guide to Birds by G Pizzey,F Knight,S Pizzey Pdf

Practical, portable and easy to use, these fully illustrated regional field guides are the ideal companion for all experienced and beginner birdwatchers in Australia. the Pizzey & Knight regional birding guides are easy to use, handy and portable field guides for beginner and experienced birdwatchers alike. Designed to complement Australia's best-selling tHE FIELD GUIDE tO tHE BIRDS OF AUStRALIA, now in its 9th edition, each regional guide includes every bird found within the region, organized by the environments they are most likely to be seen in, and all beautifully illustrated by Frank Knight. Concise text highlights the key features of every species and an illustrated index helps to find your bird quickly. Accompanied by an introduction to the region's habitats, these guides are an essential companion for anyone out in the field and wanting to become more familiar with Australia's natural world. Books in the regional field guide series are: South East Coast & Ranges - Greater Sydney to Greater Melbourne from the Great Dividing Range to the coast, and tasmania, including adjacent seas and islands. Mallee to Limestone Coast - All of Western Victoria west to Greater Adelaide, and north to Broken Hill in NSWCentral East Coast and Ranges - From Newcastle (NSW) in the south to Gladstone (Qld) in the north.Red Centre to the top End - All of the Northern territory and adjacent seas. (the book is also relevant to areas immediately adjacent to Nt in Western Australia such as the Kunnanurra region which is a key visitor destination, and national parks along the border in Qld)