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Birds of Prey of Australia: A Field Guide

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    Birds of Prey of Australia: A Field Guide Format: Paperback First Published: Published By: CSIRO Publishing
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    Pages: 224 ISBN: 9781486311118 Categories: ,

    Raptors are popular and iconic birds, and are important ecologically, with some species listed as threatened. Yet they are among the most difficult birds to identify. This fully updated Third Edition of the popular and award-winning field guide Birds of Prey of Australia contains two sections: a field guide with distribution maps, detailed illustrations and information on identification; and a handbook which includes an overview of the current knowledge about raptors, including their biology, ecology and behaviour. An illustrated section on difficult-to-distinguish species pairs is also included, along with new photographs.

    Birds of Prey of Australia will appeal to a wide range of readers, including ornithologists, raptor biologists, birdwatchers, wildlife rescuers/carers, raptor rehabilitators, zookeepers, naturalists, bushwalkers, ecological consultants, fauna authorities, park rangers, state forestry personnel and students.

    • Features Updated edition of this award-winning definitive field guide, with new and improved photos
    • `Bible’ of raptor identification, providing current knowledge on the ecology and biology of these species
    • Companion to the recently released Australian Birds of Prey in Flight, which aids identification of soaring raptors
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    "This book is a very thorough and well-organized field guide that I would consider essential for anyone interested in identifying Australian raptors." -- William E. Davis * The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 131(4) *

    Author Biography

    Stephen Debus has studied or observed all 24 of Australia’s resident raptor species during the past 40 years, almost half of them intensively and some over many years. Awarded BirdLife Australia’s D.L. Serventy Medal for ornithological publication, his many works include the books Australian Birds of Prey in Flight (2019), Australasian Eagles and Eagle-like Birds (2017) and Queensland’s Threatened Animals (2012).