The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds
Your essential companion for identifying Australian birds in the wild.
"The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds: 3rd Edition" by Peter Slater, Pat Slater, and Raoul Slater is a comprehensive and updated resource for bird enthusiasts. This edition features 64 new or extensively revised colour plates, incorporating all the new birds observed in Australia, including Tasmania and surrounding islands, since 1986. Organized by broad habitats—seabirds, shorebirds, inland water birds, and bush birds—the guide offers updated common and scientific names, revised maps, and a new visual index to assist beginners in quickly locating species. Designed for portability, it easily fits into a pocket, backpack, or glove box, making it an indispensable tool for both novice and experienced birdwatchers exploring Australia's diverse avian life.
Features
- 64 new or extensively revised colour plates
- Inclusion of all new bird species observed in Australia since 1986
- Reorganization by habitat: seabirds, shorebirds, inland water birds, and bush birds
- Updated common and scientific names
- Revised distribution maps
- New visual index for easy navigation
- Compact design for portability
Specifications
- Authors: Peter Slater, Pat Slater, Raoul Slater
- Edition: 3rd (2023)
- Pages: 416
- ISBN-13: 9781921073168
- ISBN-10: 1921073160
- Publisher: New Holland Publishers
- Format: Paperback
- Language: English
- Audience: General Adult
- Country of Publication: Australia
- Claimed Weight: 0.7 kg
- Dimensions: 22 (H) x 12 (W) x 3 (D) cm
