Bird Families of the World

Authoritative and accessible, each volume in this series of handbooks provides a fascinating synthesis of current knowledge on one bird family or several related families.

"...enough to make any naturalist want to learn more..."
BBC Wildlife Magazine

Each volume features:

• Six to ten chapters on the biology, feeding ecology, breeding behaviour, evolutionary relationships, and conservation of birds in the family
• Specially commissioned colour plates by a leading artist, showing both sexes and juveniles of all species and many subspecies
• Drawings illustrating anatomy and behaviour
• Descriptions of each species individually,including appearance, weights, and measurements; field characters; voice; habitat and food; breeding behaviour; lifecycle; and range and status (with distribution map)