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The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds

The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds 3

Second Edition

by Raoul Slater, Peter Slater and Pat Slater
Paperback
Publication Date: 16/09/2009
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Beginners and experienced birdwatchers turn to this guide to identify the birds they see in their backyards and on bushwalking or birdwatching expeditions.

Designed to slip easily into a pocket, backpack or glove box.

This is a new and updated version of the very popular Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds and includes 64 new or extensively revised colour plates, incorporating all the new birds observed in Australia, including Tasmania and islands and territories since 1986.

Also included is a re-organisation of the guide into broad habitats seabirds, shore birds, inland water birds and bush birds; updated common and scientific names, revised maps, and a new visual index to aid beginners in finding the most appropriate pages in the guide.

A must for serious naturalists in Australia, be they beginners or experts.

ISBN:
9781877069635
9781877069635
Category:
Wildlife: birds & birdwatching
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
16-09-2009
Language:
English
Publisher:
New Holland Publishers
Country of origin:
Australia
Edition:
2nd Edition
Pages:
414
Dimensions (mm):
321x245x9mm
Weight:
0.69kg
Peter Slater

Peter Slater (born 1932) is an Australian ornithologist, wildlife artist and photographer. Slater grew up in Western Australia and moved to North Queensland in 1966. He began photographing birds from an early age, has won numerous awards in international exhibitions, and was made an Artiste of the Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique in 1964. He has produced several natural history books and field guides, often in collaboration with his wife Pat or his son Raoul.

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Very comprehensive yet east to use guide. Great for backyard or travelling.

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This book has been a godsend to a novice trying to identify the myriad of birds and species on the property. The photographs are clear and detail being a great assist, with detailed notes and information.

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OK, well I obviously haven't read the whole thing: it's a reference book. But I have had it for years (Christmas 1990) and it's a brilliant book to have on the shelf. Recently we have been taking Mum to the duck pond to get her out of the Care Facility and there are quite a lot of different ducks and birds. I wanted to know what the one with the red beak and frontal shield and the blue breast was. Because of the great colour plates, I was able to flick through and identify it from pp96-97 as an Eastern Swamp Hen. Also the Dusky Moorhen and the Eurasian Coot. It will stay on my shelves.

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