Important Bird Areas in Africa and Associated Islands
L D C Fishpool & M I Evans (Eds)
2001. 1144 pages. More details...
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Important Bird Areas in Africa and Associated Islands L D C Fishpool & M I Evans (Eds) 2001. 1144 pages. More details...
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edited by Urban, Fry & Keith Gamebirds to Pigeons. 568 pages. More details...
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edited by Keith, Urban & Fry Parrots to Woodpeckers. 627 pages. More details...
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edited by Brown, Fry, Keith, Newman, Urban Thrushes to Puffback Flycatchers. 689 pages. More details...
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edited by Brown, Fry, Keith, Newman, Urban Picathartes to Oxpeckers. 742 pages. More details...
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Hilary Fry & Stuart Keith Covers sparrows, weavers, whydahs, waxbills, finches and buntings. Martin Woodcock’s exquisite colour ID plates are complemented by a wealth of superb line drawings by Ian Willis. 688 pages. More details...
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Birds of Africa south of the Sahara Ian Sinclair & Peter Ryan (with Patrice Christy & Phil Hockey) More than 3000 images on some 340 plates, of nearly 2100 species. Includes Socotra and islands in the Gulf of Guinea, but excludes Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion and Seychelles. 712 pages. More details...
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Photographic Guide to Birds of Prey, Southern, Central & East Africa David Allan Slim pocket guide. Approximately 200 colour photos. 88 colour maps. 144 pages.
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The Birds of Algeria /. Les Oiseaux d'Algerie Aissa Moali & Paul Isenmann Annotated checklist of the 406 bird species recorded up to 1999 in Algeria. Language: French/English. 336 pages. More details...
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W J R Dean BOU Checklist 18. 16 pages of colour plates. 444 pages. More details...
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Field Guide to the Birds of the Atlantic Islands Tony Clarke Covers all resident, migrant and vagrant species found in Macaronesia (Azores, Cape Verde, Canaries & Madeira) . Over 450 species are illustrated with full details of all plumages and major races likely to be encountered. 320 pages. More details...
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Birds of Prey of Africa & its Islands Alan & Meg Kemp Identification, distribution & behaviour of over 100 species of diurnal raptor and 40-plus species of owl. 220 colour photos. 500 colour paintings. 347 pages. More details...
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Aurelio Martin & Juan Antonio Lorenzo Summarises and updates much of the ornithological knowledge available about The Canary Islands. All the text is in Spanish. 788 pages.
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Birds of the Cape Verde Islands Cornelis J Hazevoet BOU Checklist 13. 192 pages. More details...
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Mullarney, Svensson, Zetterström, Grant (Now also available in an exciting electronic version: Collins Bird eGuide v1.1a.) The most complete field guide to the birds of Britain and Europe. Provides all the information needed to identify a species at any time of the year. Fully integrated; the text and distribution map, and the illustrations for each species, are on facing pages. 400 pages. More details...
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Anthony Checke Provides the definitive account of this tragic yet remarkable fauna, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of our relationship with the world around us. 250 pages. More details...
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Field Guide to Birds of East Africa Terry Stevenson & John Fanshawe Helm Field Guide covering Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. 1388 species illustrated on 287 superb colour plates. The text plus distribution map and the illustrations for each species are on facing pages. 632 pages. More details...
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Photographic Guide to Birds of East Africa Dave Richards Slim pocket guide. 300 colour photos of 265 species. 144 pages. More details...
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Birds of Europe with North Africa & The Middle East Lars Jonsson Still one of the better field guides. Covers all but a few of the Western Palearctic's breeding birds. 400 colour plates. 560 pages. More details...
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A Field Guide to Birds of Gambia & Senegal Barlow, Wacher & Disley The only specific guide to the birds of this area. Almost 570 species are illustrated on 48 colour plates. 408 pages. More details...
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M E J More BOU checklist 3. Second edition. 152 pages. More details...
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Important Bird Areas in Guinea-Bissau T Dodman, C Barlow, J Sa & P Robertson 2004. 130 pages. More details...
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Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America K M Olsen & H Larsson Revised edition. Helm Identification Guide covering 43 species, both familiar seabirds and some little-known & globally threatened species. The essential reference to a fascinating and endlessly challenging group of birds. 608 pages. More details...
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Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands Ian Sinclair & Oliver Langrand Illustrates all the 359 regularly encountered species of Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues, the Seychelles and the Comoros.Currently re-printing, due late October 2007 184 pages. More details...
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Photographic Guide to Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands Ian Sinclair, Oliver Langrand & Fanja Andriamialisoa A selection of the most commonly encountered and striking bird species of Madagascar, the Seychelles, the Comoros and the Mascarenes. 128 pages. More details...
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Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania Dale Zimmerman & Don Turner Helm Identification Guide. Over 1,100 species covered in detail. 124 colour plates. 740 pages.
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Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania Zimmerman, Turner, Pearson Helm Field Guide. Over 1,100 species covered on 124 colour plates, with 800 distribution maps. This revised edition (2002) covers 6 additional species. 576 pages. More details...
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Pete Morris & Frank Hawkins A comprehensive photo guide. 500 colour photos, several colour plates and numerous maps. 328 pages. More details...
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The Birds of Malawi: An Atlas & Handbook F Dowsett-Lemaire & R J Dowsett Detailed accounts of the 650 species known. 16 pages of colour photos illustrate the habitats of Malawi as well as a dozen of the more interesting bird species. 556 pages. More details...
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Michael Thevenot, Rae Vernon, Patrick Bergier BOU Checklist 20. Covers 500 species recorded in Morocco. 670 pages. More details...
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The Birds of Southern Mozambique Phillip A Clancey New revised and updated edition of A Handlist of the Birds of Southern Mozambique, first published in 1970-71. More an avifauna than a field guide, it provides distribution (with maps), range and habitat preferences for all recorded species. In addition, there are new illustrations of species, a gazetteer of place names, and indices of generic and specific names. 49 colour plates and 39 maps. 312 pages.
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J Helgood et al BOU checklist 4. Second edition. 306 pages. More details...
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Pipits and Wagtails of Europe, Asia and North America Per Alström & Krister Mild Comprehensive Helm ID Guide to the 26 species of pipits and wagtails of the Holarctic. 26 colour plates, by Per Alström & Bill Zetterström, plus over 220 colour photos. 496 pages. More details...
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Raptors of Europe and Middle East Dick Forsman Comprehensive collection of photos, by the foremost authority on Western Palearctic raptors, showing all plumages of species in the field. Over 700 photos and 100 drawings. 607 pages. More details...
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Field Guide to the Raptors of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa William S Clark An extremely detailed new guide. 48 colour plates, 40 pages of colour photos, plus line illustrations and distribution maps. 371 pages. More details...
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Raptors of the World: A Field Guide James Ferguson-Lees & David A Christie Uses all of the plates from the Helm ID Guide Raptors of the World, with concise, revised text on facing pages, to create a conveniently-sized, lightweight field reference book covering all 330 raptor species. 320 pages. More details...
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Erik Hirschfeld / Birdlife International Covers the 189 rarest bird species in the world and is beautifully illustrated with over 400 colour photos and paintings. £4 goes directly to Birdlife International for every book sold. 274 pages.
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Rare Birds Yearbook - 2008 & 2009 Erik Hirschfeld / Birdlife International Save £4 and give £8 to Rare Bird Conservation. The 2008 edition will be sent out immediately and the 2009 edition when available in early November 2008. 548 pages.
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Erik Hirschfeld / Birdlife International Available from early November 2008. This edition has over 80% new material . £4 goes directly to Birdlife International for every book sold. 274 pages. More details...
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Terry Oatley & Graeme Arnott Covers the 33 species endemic to Africa. 36 stunning colour plates and numerous pencil sketches. 288 pages.
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Birds of Sao Tome & Principe with Annobon Peter Jones & Alan Tye BOU checklist 22. An annotated checklist to this group of islands in the Gulf of Guinea. 16 pages of colour photos, plus black-and-white maps and figures. 192 pages. More details...
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Sasol Birds of Southern Africa Sinclair, Hockey, Tarboton 3rd edition. THE best field guide to the region with over 200 colour plates and numerous distribution maps. 445 pages. More details...
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Skerrett, Bullock, Disley Helm Field Guide. 242 species illustrated, including 26 endemics, on 53 colour plates. 320 pages.
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John Bowler 64 stunning photographic plates featuring birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, dragonflies, butterflies and other creatures likely to be encountered in the Seychelles. 192 pages. More details...
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A Photographic Guide to Birds of Southern Africa Ian Sinclair Slim pocket guide. 350 colour photos of 265 species. 144 pages. More details...
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Important Bird Areas of Southern Africa Edited by Keith Barnes 1998. 394 pages. More details...
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Newman's Birds of Southern Africa Ken Newman 9th edition. Text and maps with facing page colour plates. 510 pages. More details...
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Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa Ian Sinclair Colour photos of over 900 species from Antarctica to the Zambesi River with clear distribution maps and comparative descriptions. 368 pages. More details...
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Roberts Birds of Southern Africa VIIth Edition PAR Hockey, WRJ Dean & PG Ryan This benchmark reference for South African ornithology has now been greatly expanded and contains completely new text and specially commissioned artworks of 950 species, 15% of them endemic. It is now a major handbook and weighs in at over 5kg! 1296 pages. More details...
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Hugh Chittenden At last! a field guide version of Roberts Birds of Southern Africa VIIth Edition featuring large, clear illustrations, distribution maps as well as a "breeding bar" indicating breeding season. Covers over 950 species including all the recent splits. 456 pages.
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Guide to the Birds of St Helena & Ascension Island Neil McCulloch 92 pages. More details...
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Beau Rowlands et al BOU Checklist 16. 292 pages. More details...
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Terns of Europe and North America Klaus Malling Olsen & Hans Larsson Helm ID Guide. Covers all Western Palearctic species. 44 colour plates. 200 colour photos. 224 pages.
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Robert A Cheke & J Frank Walsh BOU Checklist 14. 212 pages. More details...
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Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island Edited by Peter Ryan Compact ID guide to the animals and plants of the Tristan da Cunha archipelago and Gough Island, with more than 400 colour photos. 162 pages. More details...
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P Isenmann, T Gaultier et al An authoritative and up-to-date detailed status, with dual English/French text. 130 colour photos and 150 maps. 130 pages. More details...
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Margaret Carswell, Derek Pomeroy, Jake Reynolds & Herbert Tushabe Uganda is about the size of Britain but has more than 1,000 bird species, including many large and attractive ones. This atlas records what is known about the distribution and seasonality of these birds, and discusses this in relation to their conservation. 480 pages. More details...
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Warblers of Europe, Asia and North Africa Kevin Baker Covers 145 species and all their races in detail. 48 colour plates. 360 pages. More details...
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Nik Borrow & Ron Demey Helm ID Guide. 147 plates depicting over 1280 species. Covers Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Rio Muni, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, part of Mauritania and the islands of Sao Tome, Principe and Bioko (Fernando Po). 832 pages. More details...
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Field Guide to the Birds of Western Africa Nik Borrow & Ron Demey Helm Field Guide to the birds of all 23 western African countries - from Mauritania east to Chad and south to Congo and including all island groups. 148 colour plates illustrate 1,304 species. Plates face the text. 512 pages. More details...
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Photographic Guide to the Birds of the Western Palearctic Hadoram Shirihai & Lars Svensson Available from 12 December 2008. A unique and spectacular book that is the most complete and comprehensive photographic guide to the avifauna of the Western Palearctic ever published. Unlike many other guides, the handbook is illustrated with high-quality photography, which, together with the comprehensive text, details the entire plumage spectrum and geographical variation of every species in the region. Over 3000 photos. 1000 pages. More details...
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Robert J Dowsett, Dylan R Aspinwall, Francoise Dowsett-Lemaire Distribution atlas presents detailed accounts of more than 750 species known (among which there are 100 migrants from the northern hemisphere) to occur in the country. Updates and expands its immediate predecessor (Birds of Zambia - Benson, Brooke, Dowsett & Irwin, 1971). 606 pages.
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Field Guide to Zambian Birds not found in Southern Africa Dylan Aspinwall & Carl Beel Reprint due shortly (We have no stock left of this title). A supplement to the field guides to the birds of the Southern African sub-region. Zambia, lying further north, has about 120 bird species not dealt with in such works. 106 pages.
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WTWB = Where to watch birds
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A Birdwatchers' Guide to the Canary Islands Tony Clarke & David Collins 1996. Prion site guide. 48 maps. 110 pages. More details...
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Matthew Firestone, Rafael Wlodarski & Anthony Sattin Lonely Planet Travel Guide. 9th Rev Ed edition (23 May 2008). 572 pages. More details...
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Cassandra Vivian An Explorer's Handbook 480 pages. More details...
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A Birdwatchers' Guide to the Gambia Rod Ward 1994. Prion site guide to one of the most popular tropical birding destinations. 116 pages.
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Philip Briggs An essential travel guide to this African country, including sections on the Natural History and the national parks. "Contains a wealth of information for travellers of all budgets." - Footloose 406 pages.
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Keith Marsh 2005. A species-by-species site and fieldcraft guide to finding 500 of Britain and the Western Palearctic's most coveted bird species. Includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Azores and the Canaries. 600 pages. More details...
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Leon Bennun & Peter Njoroge 1999. 318 pages. More details...
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Published by New Holland
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A Birdwatchers' Guide to Morocco Patrick & Fedora Bergier 2004. Revised, expanded second edition of this essential site guide. 172 pages.
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Published by New Holland
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Sasol Birding Map of Southern Africa Ian Sinclair and Trevor Hardaker 2002. Includes over 200 birding sites in Southern Africa, as well as many game and nature reserves. More details...
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Southern Africa - Travellers' Wildlife Guide B Branch, C Stuart, T Stuart & W Tarboton Colour illustrations of more than 500 of southern Africa's most common amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. 488 pages. More details...
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Southern African Birdfinder: Where to find 1400 bird species in southern Africa C Cohen & C Spottiswoode, assisted by J Rossouw 2006. The ideal companion to all the local bird field guides. Covers 330 birding sites and associated birds across South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Madagascar and the little-documented, but increasingly popular, areas of Angola, Mozambique, Zambia & Malawi. Includes a fold-out map of the entire region, annotated checklist and a quick guide to finding the region's top 100 birds. 448 pages. More details...
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Southern African Wildlife: A Visitor's Guide Mike Unwin 4th edition (2003). Bradt Travel Guide. Lightweight and reader-friendly. Covers key wildlife sites in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, southern Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Tips and advice are given on planning a trip or safari. 284 pages. More details...
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Soutpansberg-Limpopo Birding Self Drive Route Sarah Venter Discover the birds of the Soutpansberg and Limpopo Valley. This booklet contains a basic map, accommodation and site lists, checklists and details of local facilities. 40 pages.
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Important Bird Areas in Tanzania Elizabeth & Neil Baker 2002. 303 pages. More details...
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Northern Tanzania - Bradt Safari Guide Philip Briggs
296 pages.
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Eduardo Garcia del Rey 2000. Details the best sites to look for the endemics and rare seabirds. 148 pages. More details...
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Important Bird Areas in Uganda Byaruhanga, Kasoma and Pomeroy 2001. 166 pages. More details...
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Where to watch birds in Uganda J Rossouw & M Sacchi 1998. Still one of the best where to watch books yet published for a single country. Colour photos and maps throughout. 114 pages.
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Important Bird Areas in Zambia Peter Leonard 2005. An essential new resource for conservationists and birders, this book describes 42 IBAs identified in Zambia, including 18 National Parks. 220 pages. More details...
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Amphibians of Central and Southern Africa Alan Channing The first field guide to cover all of the 200 species of frogs and three caecelians of the 10 African countries south of the Equator - Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. 160 colour photos. 470 pages. More details...
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Chris & Tilde Stuart 400 colour photos with descriptions and distribution maps. 320 pages. More details...
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Chris & Tilde Stuart 500 colour photos. 272 pages.
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Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals Jonathan Kingdon Over 480 colour pictures and 280 maps covering 460 mammals or species groups. 494 pages. More details...
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Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals Jonathan Kingdon New pocket ID guide to all the African land mammals by one of the world's leading naturalists. The illustrations are in an easy-to-use plate format and are placed opposite the text. 108 colour plates and over 250 maps. 272 pages. More details...
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Gus Mills & Martin Harvey This fascinating examination of the larger predators' behaviour and social make-up is beautifully complemented by superb and dramatic photography. Large format. 160 pages. More details...
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Photographic Guide to Southern, Central & East African Mammals Chris & Tilde Stuart Slim pocket guide. 228 colour photos. Over 150 black-and-white distribution maps. 144 pages.
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Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa Steve Woodall Designed for easy, rapid ID. 408 pages. More details...
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John McNutt & Dave Hamman A large-format, handsome book depicting the history, evolution, behaviour and day-to-day survival of one of the most fascinating cats of the African continent. 144 pages. More details...
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Alain & Danielle Laurent Stupendous colour photos and distribution maps of all of Djibouti's impressive mammals. Also looks at the varied topography, climate and vegetation of the region. Large Format. Text in French. 280 pages.
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Pocket Guide to the Reptiles & Amphibians of East Africa S Spawls, K Howell & R Drewes Portable photographic guide that covers the most prominent 200 reptiles and 80 amphibians found in the region (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi). 240 pages. More details...
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Photographic Guide to Snakes, other Reptiles & Amphibians of East Africa Bill Branch Covers 260 of the most common snakes, lizards, skinks, chameleons, terrapins and amphibians (frogs) of East Africa. Each species account features a brief text that highlights diagnostic features, a distribution map and a colour photo. 144 pages.
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Field Guide to the Mammals of Egypt Richard Hoath 236 pages. More details...
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A Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Egypt Sherif Baha El Din With an easy-to-use key, high-quality maps, and over 100 colour illustrations, this field guide covers 110 species, including tortoises and turtles, lizards, snakes, and crocodiles. 359 pages. More details...
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Field Guide to the Mammals of the Kruger National Park H Schultze Full-colour photos and detailed information - including distribution, habitat, diet, reproduction, physical characteristics and behaviour. 240 pages. More details...
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Bradt, Schuurman, Garbutt A Visitors Guide. Covers 250 species. Over 200 colour photos. 138 pages.
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Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar Frank Glaw & Miguel Vences Comprehensively illustrated with over 1500 photos, plus detailed distribution maps and lists of localities. 496 pages. More details...
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Mammals of Madagascar: A complete guide Nick Garbutt Detailed and authoritative text illustrated by superb colour photos and line drawings, covering all 123 mammal species found on the island. 304 pages. More details...
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Collins Field Guide to Mammals of Africa Mark Andrews Available from 2 March 2009. 50 colour plates depicting almost all of Africa's 1150 plus species. 304 pages. More details...
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Photographic Guide to Mammals of North Africa & Middle East Chris & Mathilde Stuart Stunning colour photography depicts roughly 100 species found in this region and covers all major families. Information for each species includes a detailed description with key ID features, distribution, habitat and status, behaviour, diet and reproduction. 128 pages.
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Jonathan Leeming Field guide to the more common of the region's scorpions. 130 colour photos. 88 pages. More details...
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Field Guide to Insects of South Africa M Picker, C Griffiths, A Weaving Some 1200 insect species are described, each with a full-colour photo, distribution map, ID features, biology, habitat and, where applicable, related species. 444 pages. More details...
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A Photographic Guide to the Sea Shells of South Africa Douw & Elise Steyn Slim pocket guide. Details 528 commonly encountered shells - with photographs of both sides of the shell. 144 pages.
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Coastal Fishes of Southern Africa Phil & Elaine Heemstra This up-to-date guide to over 400 species of the fascinating fish along the coast of southern Africa, features over 600 original paintings showing changes with growth. 488 pages.
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Reptiles & Amphibians of Southern Africa Graham Alexander & Johan Marais Available from early November 2008.
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Guide to the Reptiles of Southern Africa Graham Alexander & Johan Marais A Guide to the Reptiles of Southern Africa introduces the 517 species currently described in the region, arranged into three main groups - snakes and lizards, crocodiles, and shelled reptiles. 408 pages. More details...
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Photographic Guide to Snakes & other Reptiles of Southern Africa, Bill Branch Slim pocket guide. Approximately 240 colour photos and 240 black-and-white maps. 144 pages.
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