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Family guides
In this section of the Birdwatch bookshop you will find books on specific bird families, which cover subjects such as behaviour, ecology and biology.
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The Illustrated Guide to Chickens Covers 100 of the most familiar breeds of chickens in Europe and North America.…Author: Celia Lewis Format: Hardback RRP: £16.99   | Parrots of the World A beautifully illustrated field guide to parrots of the world.…Author: Joseph M. Forshaw Format: Paperback RRP: £24.99 |
Owls of the World: A Photographic Guide SEPTEMBER BOOK OF THE MONTH. The definitive work on owl identification, no birder's bookshelf should be without it!…Author: Heimo Mikkola Format: Hardback RRP: £35.00 | Nightjars of the World This is the ultimate identification guide to the nightjars, potoos, frogmouths, Oilbird, and owlet-nightjars of the world, covering all 135 known…Author: Nigel Cleere Format: Hardback RRP: £45.00 |
Crows and Jays 120 species of crows, jays and their allies exist in the world today. The 30 superb colour plates by Hilary Burn in this book depict them all; the…Author: Steve Madge and Hilary Burn Format: Hardback RRP: £50.00 | Wildfowl New Naturalist Wildfowl provides an overview of the birds found in our diminishing wilderness areas.
…Author: David Cabot Format: Paperback RRP: £50.00 |
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World The book covers 350 species, including cockatoos, parakeets, lovebirds and budgerigars.…Author: Tony Juniper and Mike Parr Format: Hardback RRP: £65.00 | Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America Covers 80 species of gulls and includes some of the most familiar seabirds as well as some little-known and globally threatened species.…Author: Klaus Malling Olsen and Hans Larsson Format: Hardback RRP: £50.00 |
Wrens, Dippers and Thrashers This is the first comprehensive guide to these closely related families.…Author: David Brewer Format: Hardback RRP: £50.00 | Cuckoos of the World This authoritative handbook looks in detail at the world's cuckoos, couas and coucals - the family Cuculidae.…Author: Frederik Brammer, Johannes Erritzøe, Richard A. Fuller and Clive F. Mann Format: Hardback RRP: £60.00 |
Cotingas and Manakins This definitive guide illustrates all 133 Central and South American species and detail their fascinating natural histories.…Author: Guy Kirwan and Graeme Green Format: Hardback RRP: £60.00 | Finches and Sparrows This is a guide to true" finches and sparrows illustrating all the species, many races and most sex and age variations, with almost 950 portraits.…Author: Peter Clement, Alan Harris and John Davis Format: Hardback RRP: £65.00 |
Pigeons and Doves: A Guide to the Pigeons and Doves of the World This volume is dedicated to the field identification of pigeons and doves, and it incorporates much recent information on the family.…Author: David Gibbs, Eustace Barnes, John D. Cox Format: Hardback RRP: £65.00 | Nightjars and their Allies A guide to the 118 species of nightjars and their allies.…Author: D T Holyoak Format: Hardback RRP: £110.00 |
Toucans, Barbets and Honeyguides This book covers in detail the life history, relationships, biology, and conservation of all the world's toucans, barbets, and honeyguides.…Author: Lester Short, Jennifer Horne Format: Hardback RRP: £115.00 | The Herons Covers breeding, distribution, biology, description, systematics, breeding, feeding, and conservation.…Author: James A Kushloan, James Hancock Format: Hardback RRP: £120.00 |
The Grebes An overview of recent grebe research.…Author: Jon Fjeldså Format: Hardback RRP: £120.00 | The Cuckoos This book explains cuckoo ecology and diversity of behavior.…Author: Robert B Payne Format: Hardback RRP: £120.00 |
Pelicans, Cormorants and their Relatives This book addresses the breeding biology of the six pelecaniform families.…Author: J Bryan Nelson Format: Hardback RRP: £120.00 | The Hawaiian Honeycreepers A monograph describing Hawaiian Honeycreepers.…Author: H Douglas Pratt Format: Hardback RRP: £120.00 |
The Bowerbirds A guide to bowerbird ecology.…Author: Clifford Frith, Dawn Frith Format: Hardback RRP: £120.00 | Ratites and Tinamous The book covers the evolution, biology and natural history of the group of flightless birds.…Author: Stephen Davies Format: Hardback RRP: £120.00 |
Ducks, Geese and Swans A comprehensive guide which includes the ecology, taxonmy and behaviour of ducks, geese and swans.…Author: Janet Kear Format: Hardback RRP: £180.00 |