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The Birds of Western Sydney Photo Guide
Mark Fuller and Edwin Vella
A photographic fold-out guide to 76 of the most commonly seen birds of Western Sydney. This guide is freely downloadable as a 1.2Mb pdf file from this site. Click here.
An associated Media Release is also downloadable. Click here.
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The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia
Graham Pizzey and Frank Knight
Very comprehensive, full of accurate information, lovely drawings. Bulky and heavy. Favourite amongst serious birders.
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Field Guide to the Birds of Australia
Ken Simpson and Nicholas Day
A classic and long-time favourite of Australian birders especially beginners. Excellent drawings, limited information. Bulky and heavy.
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The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds
Peter Slater, Pat Slater and Raoul Slater
Very popular because of its compact size. Easily carried into the field. Drawings and information very acceptable given its size.
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Field Guide to Australian Birds
Michael Morcombe
Lots of information including distant islands, sub-species distribution, nests and eggs. Bulky and heavy.
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Field Guide to Australian Birds, Compact Edition
Michael Morcombe
Comprehensive, detailed, smaller than his other work, easily carried into the field. Useful size comparison charts.
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Most Australian bookstores will have copies of at least one of the above field guides (except for the Photo Guide which is downloadable from this site). These books cost about $30.00 to $45.00. The book images are not to scale. |
