Essential information on more than 800 bird species

Written and illustrated by bird expert, Michael Morcombe, this is a compact version of his larger work titled "Field Guide to Australian Birds".

There are 3000+ illustrations detailing subspecies, males, females and juveniles of 800 species from the mainland, Tasmania and offshore islands.

Essential species information surrounds each illustration including graduated colour distribution maps. Unique tables at the beginning of each chapter illustrate relative sizes of species. There is also a comprehensive index.

Plastic cover. 386 pages. Full colour. (2004)  230mm X 110mm. ISBN 9781740215596. RRP $34.95