The concise and informative text details the different plumages of male and female birds, variations between adult and juvenile birds, information on seperate sub-species or races, together with their range. It is compact and the lightest of the guidebooks, better suited to field carry. The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds (by Peter, Pat & Raoul Slater) This is the most convenient guide to take with you while birding as it slips comfortably into a coat pocket. Now a household name among birdwatchers it is the book to which both beginners turn … Field Guide to the Birds of Australia. Read 5 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. 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. Peter Slater has 86 books on Goodreads with 252 ratings. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds Peter Slater, Pat Slater and Raoul Slater The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds is a guide to the identification of all the birds so far recorded in Australia and is designed for use in the field, to slip easily in a hip-pocket, backpack or glove box. Peter Slater’s most popular book is The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds. "The Australian Bird Guide" as a book to study but not carry in the field "The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds" as a field guide to be carried in the field (or consider Morcombe, which I have not actually seen) "Birds of Australia: a Photographic Guide" for its 30 page coverage of habitat The most comprehensive one-volume book of identification that shows all Australian bird species. Victoria (Vic) Birding Australia Site Guide The South East includes a species list for each site, facilities, visitor information, access, maps, plus seabird and wader hotspots. Birds of the Australian Rainforests. 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. Since it was first published in 1984, Simpson & Day's Field Guide to the Birds of Australia has been one of the most - if not the most - respected bird guide in the country. Field guides. The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, 9th edition by Graham Pizzey and Frank Knight, edited by Sarah Pizzey (2012): Field Guide To The Birds Of Australia, 7th edition by Nicholas Day and Ken Simpson (20o4; there is an 8th, 2010 edition as well): The Slater’s Field Guide to Australian Birds (1993, there is also a 2nd ed., 2009): BUY FROM CSIRO. He has wriiten or illustrated more than twenty books on Natural History. Peter Slater is well known for his beautiful and accurate illustrations of Australian birds, as well has the authoritative The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds, on which he collaborated with his late wife, Pat Slater, and son, Raoul Slater, and which has been continuously in print since 1986. The definitive and most respected guide to Australian bird identification, this book is a must for both experts and amateurs and has been fully updated. Birdwatcher's Guide to the Sydney Region .