All the Birds of the World

For the first time ever, you can contemplate All the Birds of the World together in a single easy-to-use, fully illustrated volume. Created for a broad public, from novice birders to expert ornithologists and anyone interested in the spectacular diversity of birds, this book has something for everyone.

Highlighted Features

• Presents every taxon accepted as a species by any of the four major world lists: 11,524 in total.
• 20,865 illustrations covering sexual dimorphism, morphs and many distinctive subspecies.
• 11,558 distribution maps, with notes on altitudinal ranges.
• All 3,313 one-country endemic species marked.
• IUCN/BirdLife International conservation status given.
• Taxonomic treatment by the four major world lists indicated and compared for each species.
• Nomenclatural discrepancies explained.
• All English and scientific names from eBird included.
• QR codes for instant access to videos, photos and sound recordings, species-by-species.
• Checkboxes for personal record-keeping.
• All species known to have become extinct since the year 1500 presented separately in their own appendix.
• A 37-page world atlas of colour reference maps, with relevant details of interest to birders and ornithologists.
• The easiest and most enjoyable way to browse through all the birds of the world.