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Parrots of the World: An Identification Guide (Hardcover)

by Joseph M. Forshaw (Author), Frank Knight (Illustrator)
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Editorial Reviews

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"One of those rare books that equally serves field workers, researchers, bird enthusiasts and art lovers". -- Gerry Rising, The Buffalo News

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Once again Joseph Forshaw has raised the bar of avian identification guides. His latest book . . . is a superbly written and illustrated book on all parrot species and subspecies of the world. . . . I cannot recommend this book highly enough and believe it should hold pride of place in any collection of avian volumes.
(Susie Anderson Australian Aviculture )

Joseph Forshaw's name is synonymous with quality parrot books. . . . For the serious parrot enthusiast, this excellent book is a must-have. Without a doubt, Parrots of the World: An Identification Guide, will remain for years to come, the definitive work on the subject of parrot identification.
(Russell Kingston Australian Birdkeeper )

As well as helping identification this terrific book also covers the relationships between parrot families, plus their relationship with humans and subsequent conservation issues affecting the birds today. Any fan of birding in the tropics will want a copy, as will those with an interest from an aviculture perspective.
(The Visitor )

A wonderful addition to any avian library.
(AFA Watchbird )

This is a very valuable reference text.
(Roger Wilkinson Newsletter of the World Parrot Trust )

Altogether it is a fine addition to the literature and one that will please the most discriminate reader.
(Charles E. Keller Indiana Audubon Quarterly )

By far the most comprehensive and illustrative handbook for distinguishing all 350 extant species of psittacines in the world.... An essential tool.
(Auk )

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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press (February 6, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0691092516
  • ISBN-13: 978-0691092515
  • Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 8.7 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #214,386 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars New Forshaw, April 10, 2007
By Bruce M. Miller (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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A gorgeous book. More usable than the previous edition: physically smaller (still a coffee-table book, but lighter & smaller - binding should hold up now), much more up to date, no more hunting for pictures. Downsides: text refers to color plates but color plates don't refer back to text, and a short bibliography (<100 cites. It does cite the previous edition and Juniper & Parr, each with over 700 cites, but you'd need those to track references). Compared to Juniper & Parr's Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, it's cheaper, more recent and better for phylogeny; but has less information about each species and doesn't cite references for each species. The larger size allows an elegant layout but makes it a poor field guide.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic reference, February 12, 2007
By Joy Kearney (The Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This is a classic reference book and is an unmissable volume in any bird lover's library. The colour plates are beautiful, and it provides substantial information. All in all a lovely book to have!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Parrots of the World: An Identification Guide by Joseph M. Forshaw, January 4, 2007
The Parrots of the World: An Identification Guide by Joseph M. Forshaw is an excellant book that shows beautiful color pictures of the Parrots, tells where the Parrots are from with a colored map of the area they are originally from in the wild. Also the book tells in detail the color and size of the Parrots. I would highly recommend it for anyone interested in recognizing the different Parrots.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference book
Very thorough reference book on parrots. Although they are illustrations rather than photographs, the birds are very clearly drawn and coloured so it's easy to find the one (or... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Dee-Dee

5.0 out of 5 stars You can't parrot this book
Usually, scientific reference works are all text and few pictures. "Parrots of the World" take the opposite approach: all pictures and very little text. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Ashtar Command

4.0 out of 5 stars Parrots of the World
Excellent product, bought mostly for the pictures and for ID-ing birds. Illustrations good and easy to find. Text informative but not intrusive.
Published 17 months ago by Richard Perkins

5.0 out of 5 stars Parrots of the World
This book is very comprehensive and the illustrations are beautiful. I like the illustrations because differences between parrots can be more easily pointed out the using... Read more
Published 17 months ago by J. Chung

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Book as described and would be more than happy to order again as service was great.
Published 22 months ago by Betty J. Johnson

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Color Guide to Parrots
This book has great pictures from several angles of the species covered. It is not extremely thorough, so if you are interested in one species in particular, I would recommend... Read more
Published on November 10, 2006 by T.C.

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