Garden Birds in Southern Africa

Garden Birds in Southern Africa
Author: Duncan Butchart
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Total Pages: 816
Release: 2017-11-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1775844757

This guide profiles 101 garden birds likely to be found in gardens across southern Africa, informing readers about what to look and listen for, and where and when. It is also an inspirational guide to creating a bird-friendly garden that is also a reservoir of biodiversity, wherever you are in the region. With an attractive layout and multiple colour images, it offers the following: Descriptions and photos of 101 garden birds. How to get to know your local species, their feeding, breeding, calls and general behavior. How to design your garden to attract the widest range of birds and other wildlife. The best plants and structures to provide food and shelter for birds. Detailed lists of recommended trees, shrubs, climbers, aloes and grasses.

Sasol Birds of Southern Africa

Sasol Birds of Southern Africa
Author: Ian Sinclair
Publisher: Struik Pub
Total Pages: 445
Release: 1997
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781868720330

This field guide to the birds of Southern Africa incorporates many features to allow the reader to quickly and easily identify birds and find information about them. Each species account provides the bird's common name in English and Afrikaans, its scientific name, its Roberts number and its length. To help identify species, information is provided on plumage of the male, female and immature bird, typical behaviour, voice, habitat and nests and food. To make the information more accessible, entries are colour coded, reduced bird images make finding bird groups easier and a list of bird families in alphabetical order with their page references appears inside the front cover for quick reference. Recent discoveries and reclassifications are included and the text and maps have been updated.

The Wildlife of Southern Africa

The Wildlife of Southern Africa
Author: Vincent Carruthers
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Total Pages: 1866
Release: 2017-02-06
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1775844641

A field guide to the wildlife of southern Africa, describing over 2,000 plants and animals, with accurate illustrations in full colour. This book has been a trusted fi eld companion for many years. Comprehensively updated, it now features range maps for most groups. The chapters are colour-coded for easy reference, and diagnostic features appear in bold type within the descriptions. Each chapter is written by a leading expert in the field. All the main plant and animal groups are covered: Lower invertebrates, Spiders and other arachnids, Insects, Freshwater fishes, Frogs, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, Grasses, sedges, ferns and fungi, Wild flowers, Trees

Wildlife of Southern Africa (Traveller’s Guide)

Wildlife of Southern Africa (Traveller’s Guide)
Author: David Hosking
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 475
Release: 2011-09-29
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0007413262

The perfect companion for the safari enthusiast, this complete traveller’s guide to the wildlife of Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Malawi is a must-have for all those considering a trip to the game reserves of this highly popular region.

Newman's Birds of Southern Africa

Newman's Birds of Southern Africa
Author: Kenneth Newman
Publisher: New Holland Australia(AU)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Birds
ISBN: 9781868724949

This field guide illustrates and describes all the birds recorded from the Antarctic to the Zambezi. It shows how to identify birds in the field, illustrates plumage variations and provides brief descriptions and distribution maps.

The Complete Photographic Guide to Southern African Birds

The Complete Photographic Guide to Southern African Birds
Author: Burger Cillié
Publisher:
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2021-05-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781928363125

The most comprehensive and up-to-date photographic guide to Southern African birds With over 5,000 photographs covering all bird species in Southern Africa, this new guide promises to be a feast of information. The accompanying free app features bird calls as well as additional photographs of other colour variations. The five authors discuss all bird species recorded in Southern Africa in concise text, with emphasis on identification and behaviour. Over 5,000 excellent colour photographs are used in the book and app to illustrate the different plumages of male, female, adult, juvenile, breeding or other colour variations. New distribution maps show the migration status and relative abundance of each species. The Complete Photographic Guide to Southern African Birdsis an essential companion for every birder to this region.

Wildlife of the Okavango

Wildlife of the Okavango
Author: Duncan Butchart
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Total Pages: 550
Release: 2016-09-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1775843394

A remarkable variety of animals and plants can be found in the wilderness region surrounding the Okavango Delta. This photographic guide covers more than 470 of the area’s most conspicuous and interesting mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs, fi shes, invertebrates, trees and aquatic plants. An informative introduction describes the area’s geology, climate, habitats and the key roles played by some animals, such as termites and elephants. The species accounts feature concise text describing the species’ appearance, size, habits, habitat and status, with full-colour photographs to facilitate identification.

Birds of Africa

Birds of Africa
Author: Chris Stuart
Publisher:
Total Pages: 190
Release: 1999
Genre: Birds
ISBN:

A comprehensive account of the birds of Africa. The text covers all the avifaunal families that occur in Africa, discusses the species that occur within each family, and provides representative examples of each family in depth.