{"product_id":"birds-of-southern-africa-fifth-revised-edition-paperback","title":"Birds of Southern Africa: Fifth Revised Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Sinclair\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePhil Hockey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWarwick Tarboton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA substantially revised and expanded new edition of the bestselling standard field guide for southern Africa, now with a dedicated app providing access to vocalizations\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow in its fifth edition, \u003ci\u003eBirds of Southern Africa\u003c\/i\u003e has been brought fully up to date by its expert authors and greatly enhanced with a wide range of new information and features. Providing comprehensive coverage of the bird life of South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and southern Mozambique, this comprehensive book is sure to maintain its place as one of Africa's most trusted field guides. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis fifth edition offers: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew \"bird-call\" feature--access calls by scanning QR codes in the guide with a free downloadable app\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore than 800 new illustrations, including all-new plates for raptors and seabirds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComprehensive coverage of southern Africa's birds, including the latest species records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRedesigned plates noting identification features\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalendar bars depicting species' occurrence and breeding periods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully updated species accounts and distribution maps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFresh contributions from new authors and illustrators\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlphabetical and illustrated quick references to bird groups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Sinclair, \u003c\/b\u003e one of Africa's foremost field birders, has led many expeditions to find and research birds and has written more than twenty books on African birds. \u003cb\u003ePhil Hockey\u003c\/b\u003e (1956-2013) was director at the FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology at the University of Cape Town and a widely recognized authority on the biology of southern African birds. \u003cb\u003eWarwick Tarboton\u003c\/b\u003e is a well-known bird expert who has written numerous books on southern African birds and dragonflies. He was awarded the Gill Memorial Medal for services to ornithology south of the Zambezi. \u003cb\u003eNiall Perrins\u003c\/b\u003e is a dedicated photographer and bird guide who runs Bustards Birding Tours. \u003cb\u003eDominic Rollinson\u003c\/b\u003e holds a doctorate in seabird conservation from the FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology and works as a guide for Birding Ecotours. \u003cb\u003ePeter Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e, director of the FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, is a bird photographer and author who has written a number of books on the birds of southern Africa and on Subantarctic Islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 488\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47400622588082,"sku":"9780691248493","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/285d22a973d98433da8610775bd1c236.webp?v=1778087311","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/birds-of-southern-africa-fifth-revised-edition-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}