A guide to the birds of southern Africa, this title features an advanced technique for improved field identification, and an extensive taxonomy featuring corrected misidentifications and recorded species splits that have occured since the previous edition. Also updated from the second edition are names based on recommendations of the International Ornithological Committee and name hyphenations. The checklist, reading list, family summaries, cross-references to species accounts and societies and club details have also been updated since the last edition. The guide features distribution maps that feature dual shading to show relative abundance of a species in the region, as well as crosses to indicate occurances of vagrants. Many of the plates have been cleared of superfluous foliage detail and a feature of the illustrations is the insertion of labels indicating distinctive features for quick identification.
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About the Author
Ian Sinclair has travelled widely in pursuit of his abiding interest in birds, and has written and co-authored a number of books on bird identification. Phil Hockey is a professor at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology at the University of Cape Town, and a recognised authority on the biology of southern African birds, with a special focus on coastal species. Warwick Tarboton is a well-known bird expert, writer and photographer who has authored several books. He was awarded the Gill Memorial Medal for 'services to ornithology south of the Zambezi'.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Mark Abdy
Format:Paperback
I travel to southern Africa at least once a year on safari. I have found the Sasol guide book to be my favorite, and I use it extensively -- and I also own Newman's and Roberts (both good choices), as well as three other bird guide books for the region. If you have a little bit of birding experience, then this is an excellent book to consider. I may be wrong, but from personal experience, most southern African birders use either a copy of the Sasol, Newmans or Roberts.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By alexma
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Would never have purchased the kindle version if I knew it was so user unfriendly. Why are there no links from the bird name to the appropriate page? Even if you know exactly what you are looking for, it takes forever to find the information. It is day lite robbery to sell the kindle version, I'll stick to my printed version.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
My family and I purchased this book for a trip to South Africa and Zambia last summer. We found it invaluable. Every day, whether on safari, walking through town, or driving along the highway we needed it to identify the most wonderful species of birds. The illustrations and organization were helpful, along with the photo index inside the cover. Our Zulu tour guide on Safari had one as well and said it was the only serious one to use. Sasol Birds of Southern Africa
Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not great!
Unfortunately I've found it quite un-user friendly as a e-book. When you're looking for a bird in the index, it would have been nice to just click on the name and it takes you... Read more
Published 15 days ago by Bernice Van Der Meijden
1.0 out of 5 stars
Much inferior to the iPhone app
I am very disappointed. I have the Sasol app for the iPhone. In addition to beautiful illustrations and loads of information, it is searchable and has 7-8 second bird calls. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Elizabeth K. Dawson
3.0 out of 5 stars
Sasol Birds of Southern Africa
I find it difficult to find birds and then to tie the picture in with calls, areas and nesting habits.
Published 1 month ago by Shelley Friend-Smith
1.0 out of 5 stars
Unfriendly
A book on birding is pointless unless one is able to reference sightings. If the book does have reference features such as Roberts Birds of Southern Africa, it is unfriendly to the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Yvonne
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sasol ebook
It would be nice if you can design this application to record the sound of a specific bird and then have a program that regonize the sound in order for us to identify the bird... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Daleen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Easy to use - even for electronic dummies!
I use the guide on my ipad. I find it easy to access without having to go through too much detail - the ideal field guide! MB
Published 5 months ago by Marie Bester
5.0 out of 5 stars
Okavango Delta
Ended up taking lots of pictures of birds which I did't recognize. I purchased this book after my trip and was able to name most of them. There are few I couldn't locate.
Published 6 months ago by Arun Singh
2.0 out of 5 stars
Sasol birds
I downloaded the apps first and thought the book would work the same way but not anything like it,
Would rather have bought the app version not likely to use it as it... Read more
Would rather have bought the app version not likely to use it as it... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Malcolm Foulis
