Books Australasia & Oceania
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Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Ken Simpson & Nicolas Day Seventh edition. Over 2000 colour illustrations of over 770 species. 392 pages. More details...
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Birds of the Top End of Australia Denise Goodfellow A field guide to the birds of the Top End of Australia. 160 pages. More details...
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Photographic Guide to Birds of Australia Peter Rowland, The Australian Museum Slim pocket guide. Colour photographs of 251 species. 144 pages.
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Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds P, P & R Slater 775 species are described and illustrated in 157 superbly painted plates. Colour plates, text and maps are on facing pages. 343 pages. More details...
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Sean Dooley A very entertaining story of one man's attempt to see over 700 Australian species in one year. 322 pages. More details...
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Birds and Bird Lore of Bougainville & the North Solomons Don Hadden 2004. A detailed account of the birds of this region east of New Guinea, with over 200 colour photos plus 25 paintings by Peter Slater and Dana Gardner. 312 pages. More details...
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A Guide to the Birds of Fiji & Western Polynesia Dick Watling Including American Samoa, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Wallis & Futuna. 173 species illustrated on 16 colour plates. 272 pages. More details...
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Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds Vol 1 (A & B) Edited by S Marchant and P J Higgins Ratites to ducks. This book is printed to order and takes at least 8 weeks for delivery. 1400 pages.
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Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds Vol 2 Edited by S Marchant and P J Higgins Raptors to lapwings. This book is printed to order and takes at least 8 weeks for delivery. 984 pages.
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Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds Vol 3 Edited by P J Higgins and S J J F Davies Snipe to pigeons. This book is printed to order and takes at least 8 weeks for delivery. 1028 pages.
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Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds Vol 4 Edited by Peter J Higgins Parrots to Dollarbirds. This book is printed to order and takes at least 8 weeks for delivery. 1248 pages.
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Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds Vol 5 Edited by P J Higgins, J M Peter and W K Steele Tyrant-flycatchers to chats. This book is printed to order and takes at least 8 weeks for delivery. 1269 pages.
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Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds Vol 6 Edited by S Marchant and P J Higgins Pardalotes to Shrike-thrushes. This book is printed to order and takes at least 8 weeks for delivery. 1300 pages. More details...
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Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds: Volume 7 Peter Higgins, John Peter & Sid Cowling The final volume, published in 2 parts covers Boatbill to Starlings. 2056 pages. More details...
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Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific H D Pratt, P L Bruner & D G Berrett Available from the end of December 2010. (Currently out of print & out of stock, re-print under consideration) 45 colour plates. Covers the Hawaiian Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, south-eastern Polynesia and Micronesia and the surrounding oceans. 409 pages. More details...
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Birds of New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago: A Photographic Guide Brian J Coates & William S Peckover Over 650 crippling colour photos of 440 species. 272 pages. More details...
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Beehler, Pratt & Zimmerman Available from 30 May 2011. 2nd edition. Over 700 species are included and more than 600 of them are illustrated in colour.
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Field Guide to New Zealand Seabirds Brian Parkinson An excellent photo guide to the many species that are likely to be encountered, including 75% of the world's albatrosses and petrels. The updated (2007) second edition includes the recently rediscovered New Zealand Storm Petrel. 136 pages.
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Hand Guide to the Birds of New Zealand Barrie Heather & Hugh Robertson A compact field guide - the only comprehensive one available for the country. Includes a where to watch birds section. 74 colour plates. 176 pages.
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Photographic Guide to Birds of New Zealand Geoff Moon Slim pocket guide. 250 colour photographs. 140 pages.
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Field Guide to the Birds of the Solomons, Vanuatu and New Caledonia Doughty, Day & Plant Helm Field Guide. All 362 species illustrated in colour. 91 plates. 340 colour distribution maps. 208 pages.
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Photographic Field Guide to Tasmanian Birds Dave Watts A handy, supplementary photo field guide to 185 species. 192 pages. More details...
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Guide to the Birds of Wallacea Brian Coates & David Bishop Covers Sulawesi, the Moluccas and Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. More than 700 species are illustrated on 64 fine colour plates. 535 pages. More details...
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C M N White & M D Bruce BOU Checklist 7. 528 pages. More details...
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WTWB = Where to watch birds
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Nigel Wheatley 1998. An overview of the best birdwatching sites. More than 100 maps. 432 pages. More details...
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Australia, The East: Travellers' Wildlife Guide Les Beletsky 544 pages. More details...
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The Complete guide to finding the Birds of Australia Richard & Sarah Thomas Available from early December 2008. Out of Print. 180 of the best birding sites on mainland Australia and Tasmania. Information on locating all the resident birds and regular migrants. This title is now out of print, and we have no more stock. A new, revised edition will be published late 2008. 280 pages.
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Les Beletsky Colour illustrations of more than 300 of the islands' most common fishes, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and essentially every Hawaiian bird. 416 pages. More details...
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Where To Watch Birds in New Zealand Kathy Ombler New Zealand Kathy Ombler introduces more than 30 of New Zealand's finest birding sites, with a full description of the location as well as a list of the birds to watch out for. 272 pages. More details...
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Field Guide to Insects in Australia Paul Zborowski & Ross Storey Second edition of this colourful and informative book. More than 250 photographs showing insects in their natural habitats and line drawings illustrating subtle differences where identification is tricky. 207 pages. More details...
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Ronald Strahan This book surveys the rich and varied world of Australia's mammals, from well known Platypus, Koala and Kangaroo species: to the less well known pygmy-possums, bats and carnivorous marsupials; the seals and sea lions; and introduced mammals such as the Rabbit, Camel and Deer. It covers everything that is known of an animal's current biology and survival status. 756 pages.
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Photographic Guide to Mammals of Australia R Strahan & The Australian Museum Slim pocket guide. 300 colour photos. 144 pages.
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Complete Guide to the Reptiles of Australia Steven Wilson & Gerry Swan Covers over 800 species. Approximately 930 photos. Stunning! 448 pages. More details...
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Photographic Guide to Snakes & other Reptiles of Australia Gerry Swan Slim pocket guide. 230 colour photos. 140 pages.
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The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea: Their Systematics and Biology Michael Parsons 1008 pages.
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Photographic Guide to Mammals of New Zealand Carolyn King Available from mid October 2008. This new addition covers the few bats, marine mammals and odd quadrupeds that constituted the local land-breeding mammals along with the throng of colonisers which have joined them. Many of the colonisers are unwelcome but all are now here to stay and worthy of study for their interesting habits and ecological impact. 128 pages.
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Photographic Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of New Zealand Tony Jewell Available from mid November 2008. This guide covers more than 65 species of lizards (including skinks and geckos), frogs and other reptiles and amphibians native to New Zealand - including the tuatara, New Zealand's unique 'living dinosaur'. 144 pages.
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A Photographic Guide to Sea Fishes of New Zealand Wade Doak Slim pocket guide. Colour photos of 117 species. 144 pages. More details...
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A Photographic Guide to Ferns of New Zealand Lawrie Metcalf Slim pocket guide. Colour photos of 108 species. 136 pages. More details...
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Photographic Guide to Trees of New Zealand Lawrie Metcalf Slim pocket guide. 250 colour photos. 144 pages.
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Australia, The East: Travellers' Wildlife Guide Les Beletsky 544 pages. More details...
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Australia, Ecotraveller's Guide Hannah Robinson How to discover the best experiences in the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland Wet Tropics, Kakadu, Tasmania, Ayers Rock, Sydney and the Blue Mountains. 290 pages. More details...
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Les Beletsky Colour illustrations of more than 300 of the islands' most common fishes, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and essentially every Hawaiian bird. 416 pages. More details...
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Handbook to the Mammals of New Zealand Edited by Carolyn M King Comprehensive account of all 46 species of land breeding mammals known in New Zealand, including native, exotic, wild, feral, living and extinct. 610 pages. More details...
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