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The Birds of Western Africa
Nik Borrow, Ron Demey:
Buy from Amazon.com
or Amazon.co.uk
- A major new fieldguide, and a classic
from the "Helm" stable that will set the standard
for Western Africa for years to come. It covers all the
1282 species expected to be seen in the c.20 nations inside
a triangle enclosing The Congo, Chad and Mauritania. For
the Ivory Coast it is the only single guide that covers
all of the nations birds in one book. Nicely illustrated
with over 3000 drawings on 142 colour plates which cover
all the species described apart from a few vagrants. Distribution
maps are provided for the majority of species. As the first
comprehensive guide to the region in over 25 years this
is a "must buy" for any serious birder visiting
Western Africa.
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Where to Watch Birds in Africa
Nigel Wheatley: Buy from Amazon.com
or Amazon.co.uk
- One of a series of guides devoted
to birdwatching, this book contains site accounts, plans,
maps, lists of birds in the regions and advice on planning
bird-watching trips. It deals with over 200 sites in detail,
and mentions many others. Each country is covered alphabetically,
including archipelagos and isolated islands off the African
mainland, for example, the Azores. Bird lists are included
under the headings "Endemics", "Specialities",
"Others" and also "Other Wildlife",
if relevant. Access details are given, often with detailed
site maps. The emphasis of the book is "bird finding",
that is, where to go for the "best" species.
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Collins Illustrated Checklist:
Birds of Eastern Africa
Ber Van Perlo: Buy from Amazon.com
or Amazon.co.uk
- I took this book with me for a two
week family holiday in Kenya where I visited Tsavo game
parks, coastal regions and also went on a bush walk near
Mombasa. As a beginner to African birds I found the illustrations
and brief descriptions very helpful and in some cases it
was superior to the larger reference books that I had studied
before I went.
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Birds of Africa South of the Sahara:
A Comprehensive Illustrated Field Guide
Ian Sainclair, Peter Ryan: Buy from
Amazon.com
or Amazon.co.uk
- This book is the first time ever that
a field guide is aiming for the whole region - from 20 deg
N up to 200 nautical miles off the continent shores (including
Socotra but not Madagascar, Seychelles and other Indian
and Atlantic Ocean Islands).
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