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Birds of Southern Africa (Princeton Field Guides) (Paperback)

by Ian Sinclair (Author), Phil Hockey (Author), Warwick Tarboton (Author), Peter Hayman (Illustrator), Norman Arlott (Illustrator)
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The 200 colored plates are superb and carefully give attention to the natural variations of plumages with age, sex, and seasons. It is certainly the most comprehensive set of illustrations of South African birds in one volume. -- Review

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The 200 colored plates are superb and carefully give attention to the natural variations of plumages with age, sex, and seasons. It is certainly the most comprehensive set of illustrations of South African birds in one volume.
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  • Paperback: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press (September 23, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0691096821
  • ISBN-13: 978-0691096827
  • Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #36,824 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely indespensible, January 1, 2006
This book is an absolute must for any birder, amateur or expert, who travels in southern Africa. I used it daily on a overland camping trip through South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia. The descriptions of the various species are accurate. The color plates are extremely life-like. The maps and habitat information provided for each bird were very helpful in helping us identify the different subjects. If you have any interest in birding take this book with you on your journey to southern Africa.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Birds of Southern Africa, August 30, 2006
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I own all the field guides for this area and the Sinclair book is the best. The illustrations are excellent and the text and range maps are opposite the illustrations making it easy to use in the field. I do question the inclusion of some species where there are only two or three records for the area covered as this makes someone visiting the area go through a lot of alternatives to make an identification. Also better explanation of the summer ranges of certain species would help.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A standard for other field guides, December 11, 2007
By N. Whiting (California) - See all my reviews
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Warning: using this field guide will make you dissatisfied with many other field guides. You will enjoy studying and using this guide.
The illustrations are large and detailed, distinctly more accurate than most guides. In addition most are just beautiful works. They are grouped in species settings with juveniles, alternate plumage, flight and significant field marks highlighted.
On the opposite page: written description, habitat, abundancy status and call descriptions with a range map plus the Afrikaans name.
As an example of the illustrations: the Laughing Dove is illustrated by two flight poses and a profile. The profile has arrows noting 'no hind collar', 'cinnamon back' and 'black-flecked necklace'. The written text notes marks that distinguish this bird from a Cape Turtle-Dove.
The cover is plastic coated and the pages have a lesser water resistant coating.
A lot of attention to detail went into creating this book --colored coded page edges according to bird group, groups of waterbirds and hawks in flight for comparison, a checklist near the index and internet addresses of birding resources in the area.
All this in a work that I carried in a large pants pocket every day.
It just makes me wish such books were available for many more areas.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding guide
Princeton field guides have earned a deservedly high reputation and this guide is an example of why. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jessejps

4.0 out of 5 stars Well presented field guide for identification
The size of the book is appropriate for carrying in the field. The narrative is concise and well presented. The pictures of the birds are easy to reference. Read more
Published 9 months ago by B. Wilson

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use reference book.
We wanted to label all the photos of birds we took in South Africa. This book made it easy to locate the drawings of the birds. . .drawings that were very lifelike. . . Read more
Published 14 months ago by Judy S. Altman

5.0 out of 5 stars Great looking guide
This guide looks perfect for my needs. I have looked it over carefully, even though I haven't had a chance to use it in the field. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Bird Worm

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Field Guide for South Africa
Well worth the money to enjoy your trip to South Africa even more. Even with a good guide (like we had with Transfrontiers) it is well worth taking a strong field guide like... Read more
Published 20 months ago by R. Bell

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I wanted
This book is superbly illustrated, with clear descriptions of each type of bird and makes identification fairly straight forward. Read more
Published on June 7, 2007 by Nick Mitchell

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Comprehensive Field Guide
I'm so glad I bought this guide before visiting South Africa recently. I took it with me everywhere and it shows! Read more
Published on March 29, 2007 by B. Bleho

5.0 out of 5 stars Birds of Southern Africa
Book was purchased for our forthcoming trip to Botswana. It seems to give excellent coverage of the birds
we're likely to encounter there and with little repetition of birds... Read more
Published on March 8, 2007 by Wallace R. Maclaren

5.0 out of 5 stars Birds of South Africa
Sinclair's book is a big improvement on the earlier fieldguides for the area that I had (Newman and Prozesky). The art is better and the info is compactly displayed. Read more
Published on February 23, 2007 by T. Arny

5.0 out of 5 stars Bird-watching lover
I had wanted to buy this book soon after I return from trip in Southern Africa. Gone on Safari trip for couple of days. Saw many birds in which I don't know the name. Read more
Published on August 21, 2005 by M. Christiansen

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